CORRECTED: First Health Announces Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call and Webcast.

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. -- First Health Group Corp. (NASDAQ:FHCC) will be hosting a conference call and webcast on Monday, November 1, at 9 a.m. Central Standard Time, to discuss the company's third quarter results which will be released before the market opens.

The call is being webcast and can be accessed at First Health's website at www.firsthealth.com. The webcast is open to all interested parties on a listen-only basis. Individuals unable to participate in the scheduled call may listen to a replay until November 3 by calling [phone], code 65752522. The webcast will also be archived on the company's website. Individuals who listen to the call will be presumed to have read First Health's annual report or Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31 and June 30, 2004.

First Health, the premier national health-benefits services company, specializes in providing large payors with integrated managed care solutions. First Health is a unique national managed care company serving the group health, workers' compensation and state agency markets. Using technology to enable service and managed care innovations, First Health sets the bar for industry performance. For more information, visit the company website at www.firsthealth.com.