All New 2003 National Managed Care Leadership Directory Available from MCOL's HealthQuest Publishers.

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

MODESTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2003

Offers Very Current Snapshot of Nearly 5,000 Industry Leaders from

Multiple Industry Segments

MCOL, the business-to-business health management and managed care resource company, today announced the release of its popular National Managed Care Leadership Directory. The 2003 Edition of the "National Managed Care Leadership Directory" is available for $195 in book form, or $395 for the CD-ROM database version through MCOL's HealthQuest Publishers division. For additional details and purchase information, please visit: http://www.healthquestpublishers.com or call 209/577-4888.

Claire Thayer, MCOL Vice President of Research and Development, says, "There continues to be significant movement in employees and companies within the managed care sector, and through considerable research, we have been able to capture a very current snapshot of the leaders within the industry. Having access to the most current contact information for these industry leaders is vital in this dynamic industry, especially for recruitment, business development, and marketing professionals working for health plans, provider networks, PBMS, specialty, and administrative organizations."

Adds Thayer, "The 2003 Edition of the National Managed Care Leadership Directory provides extensive contact details for nearly 5,000 separate executives, listed from over 750 companies, with up to 30 key executive positions listed per company. In addition to their actual title, executives are listed by standardized job functions, with an even greater number of total executives listed by job function, as some leaders pull double or even triple duty filling key functions in some organizations. This latest edition includes 1,988 new listings, 608 previous listings were updated, and 1,563 previous listings were deleted due to turnover and related reasons."

Companies listed in the directory are managed care-related organizations, representing multiple industry segments to provide a single source of contact information, including address, phone, fax and web site. Parent company affiliations are included where applicable, and all companies are listed according to the following standardized categories: Health Plans; Administrative Organizations; PBMs; Provider Networks; and Specialty Organizations including dental, vision and behavioral health.

The book version is 276 pages in length and includes an index of companies by state and by type of organization. The CD-ROM version of the Directory includes an Adobe Acrobat version of the Directory book in addition to offering multiple file formats of the directory database, including: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Tab Delimited Text and Database IV files, and pre-formatted mailing labels in Microsoft Word.

Detailed Demographic information (including listing of number companies by type and state; number of employees by type and state; job function; and listing of companies) for the 2003 Edition of the National Managed Care Leadership Directory is available at: http://www.mcareol.com/mcolfree/mcolfre1/hqlddemo.htm.

Additional information for the 2003 Edition of the National Managed Care Leadership Directory is available at: http://www.mcareol.com/mcolfree/mcolfre1/hqlead.htm.

About MCOL

MCOL, established in 1995, is a leading provider of business-to-business health management and managed care knowledge resources via e-mail, the web, as well as more traditional means. MCOL provides membership services, e-commerce and business e-solutions. HealthQuest Publishers is the division of MCOL producing directories and special reports for professionals. MCOL acquired HealthQuest Publishers in 2000. MCOL is based in Modesto, California, with additional offices in Portland, Oregon. For more information, please visit www.mcol.com/about.htm.