Press Releases: 2006

The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies Presents at
Medicaid Health Plans of America Annual Conference

October 27, 2006 - Philadelphia (PA) - Representatives from the AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies recently presented on a number of topics during the Medicaid Health Plans of America's Annual Conference, held October 15-18, 2006, at the Rio All Suite Hotel in Las Vegas.

Daniel J. Hilferty, President and CEO, AmeriHealth Mercy, spoke on Bringing the Industry Together (view full speech). Joe Miller, Director of E-Business for AmeriHealth Mercy, presented on E-prescribing. Dr. Lewis Gregory, Chief Medical Officer, Select Health Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AmeriHealth Mercy, gave a presentation on Managing Pharmacy Expenses in a Voluntary Managed Medicaid Marketplace.

Jerry Brehany, Associate Vice President and Chief of Staff, PerformRx, AmeriHealth Mercy's pharmacy benefit management division, discussed Transparent Pricing. Shannon Turner, JD, Associate Executive Vice President, University Health Care d.b.a. Passport Health Plan, an the AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies affiliate, discussed The Deficit Reduction Act, focusing on the Medicaid program goals. Ruth Atkins, Vice President, Operations and Quality Improvement, also from Passport Health Plan presented on Special Needs Plans.

With nearly 25 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 sixteen states. For more information on visit AmeriHealth Mercy.

Medicaid Health Plans of America’s (MHPA) 2006 Annual Meeting, "Promoting a Public-Private Partnership," in Las Vegas was MHPA's largest attended meeting of the year. Attendees garnered a wealth of useful information from expert speakers - all addressing the most relevant and timeless issues facing the Medicaid managed care industry today. Visit MHPA (http://www.mhpa.org) for more information.