BehavioralHealthOnline.com Selected by Venetian Casino / Hotel to Offer Online Behavioral Health and Wellness Program to Employees.

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PEABODY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2000

PHC PHC Primary health care, see there , Inc., dba Pioneer Behavioral Health Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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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 :PIHC), announced today that its BehavioralHealthOnline.com Internet subsidiary has contracted with the Venetian casino/hotel in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , to offer an online behavioral health and wellness program for Venetian's employees and their families. Visitors to a private, confidential area of the BehavioralHealthOnline.com web site will have access to a variety of behavioral health resources and professionals dedicated solely to members of the Venetian Information Support Treatment and Answers (VISTA) program, one of the most comprehensive benefit programs in the gaming industry.

BehavioralHealthOnline.com will draw on the resources of Pioneer's Nevada-based managed healthcare division Harmony Healthcare, which is the largest provider of behavioral health services to the gaming and transportation industries.

Bruce A. Shear, President, stated, &uot;BehavioralHealthOnline.com, in conjunction with Nevada-based Harmony Healthcare, also a Pioneer subsidiary, is excited to have been chosen by Venetian Hotels as their online behavioral health resource.&uot; BehavioralHealthOnline.com will be offering similar online behavioral health oriented o·ri·ent
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Pioneer Behavioral Health's core business provides inpatient inpatient /in·pa·tient/ (in´pa-shent) a patient who comes to a hospital or other health care facility for diagnosis or treatment that requires an overnight stay.

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n. and outpatient behavioral healthcare services. The company contracts with national insurance companies in addition to major transportation and gaming companies who have engaged the company to provide behavioral health services. Pioneer also owns and operates BehavioralHealthOnline.com, a leading provider of behavioral health services over the Internet.

For more information about Pioneer Behavioral Health, please visit the company's web site at www.behavioralhealthonline.com.

This press release may include forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. about the Company's revenues and earnings and future plans and objectives. Any such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to vary materially. These risks are discussed in the Company's Report on Form 10-KSB for the years ended June 30, 1997, June 30, 1998, and June 30, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 14, 1997, October 13, 1998 and October 13, 1999, respectively.

NOTE TO EDITORS: For more information, or to arrange an interview with Bruce A. Shear, President, please contact Terri Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929.

American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. at (978) 536-2777. Pioneer's press releases are available at no charge through Business Wire's News On Demand fax service. For a menu of Pioneer's press releases or to retrieve a specific release, call 1-800-469-1254.

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