Access Health to Provide Care Management Services to Humana Inc.RANCHO CORDOVA Rancho Cordova (răn`chō kôrdō`və), uninc. residential city (1990 pop. 48,731), Sacramento co., N Calif. A suburb of Sacramento, it experienced rapid growth in the late 20th cent. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 1996--Access Health, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ACCS ACCS Air Command and Control System (NATO) ACCS Advanced Cisco Campus Switching ACCS Association of Copyright for Computer Software ACCS Air Command & Control System ACCS Airborne Command & Control Squadron ) has announced an agreement to provide, through its Informed Access Systems business unit, care management services to nearly 600,000 fully-insured members of Humana Inc. The contract, which became effective December 1, includes Humana's members in Arizona, Ohio, Nevada, and parts of Texas, Florida and Kentucky. In these same regions, the agreement also covers members of Employers Health Insurance Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Humana Inc. Under the agreement, Humana members have around-the-clock telephone access to symptom assessment, appropriate care options and health information provided by specially trained registered nurses. "We are pleased to be partnering with Humana on this agreement," Access Health Chief Executive Officer Thomas E. Gardner said. "Our Informed Access care management services will help Humana's members receive the care they need when they need it." Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Ky., is one of the nation's largest publicly-traded managed-care companies. Humana offers a full range of managed-care products to more than 4.8 million members in 22 primary states. Access Health is the leading provider of membership-based personal health and care management services designed to help improve quality of care, reduce costs and improve member satisfaction. The company has a total membership of more than 16 million people nationwide. Access Health is headquartered at 11020 White Rock Road, Rancho Cordova, Calif., 95670. The phone number is 916/851-4000, the fax number is 916/852-3890 and the corporate World Wide Web address is http://www.access-health.com -0- Note to Editors: Certain statements contained in this release, including those relating to the timing and number of members which will result from this contract, are forward-looking statements and therefore are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Actual results may differ and such differences may be material. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, including the possible non-renewal of such contract. These risks are detailed in the Company's Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. or 10-K/A filed for fiscal year 1995 and reports filed on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the first, second and third quarters of fiscal year 1996. CONTACT: Access Health Jan Emerson, 916/864-4784 Matt Plavan, 916/851-4012 (Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. ) |
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