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Press Releases: 2006

The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies CEO to Participate in CEO Forum on Best Practices and Challenges for Medicaid Insurance Health Plans at AHIP's Medicaid Conference

September 7, 2006 - Philadelphia (PA) - Daniel J. Hilferty, President and CEO, AmeriHealth Mercy, will participate in a CEO Forum on Best Practices and Challenges for Medicaid Insurance Health Plans, at America's Health Insurance Plan's (AHIP) annual Medicaid Conference on Wednesday, September 13th from 1:15 pm - 2:20 pm.

Moderated by Karen Ignagni, President and Chief Executive Officer, AHIP, this panel of Medicaid health plan executives will examine best practices and operational challenges facing Medicaid plans in an environment where states are considering fundamental changes in their benefit structure and delivery systems.

In addition, earlier that day from 7:30 am to 8:30 am, Jay Feldstein, DO, Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs & Chief Medical Officer, AmeriHealth Mercy, will present The Value to Medicaid of Providing Payer Clinical Data to Emergency Rooms. In this case study presentation, Dr. Feldstein will discuss a pilot project currently underway with MEDecision, Inc. to provide Patient Clinical Summaries to emergency rooms in the Philadelphia, PA area. The presentation will focus on the many benefits of providing clinical patient data to providers at the point of care.

With more than 20 years of experience exclusively serving the Medicaid population, the AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies and its affiliates comprise the largest family of Medicaid managed care plans in the United States, touching the lives of more than 2 million members in 16 states. For more information, visit AmeriHealth Mercy.

Covering the most important topics impacting Medicaid, AHIP's annual Medicaid conference, being held September 13-14, 2006, is the ideal forum for health insurers to share experiences, best practices and insights, interact with policymakers about specific issues important to your company and gain the tools necessary to succeed in these programs. Visit AHIP, for more information.