PERFORMAX ENTERS INTO STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH AMERICAN HEALTH HOLDING TO PROVIDE LEADING EDGE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES

February 2002 (Columbus, OH) – American Health Holding, Inc., a dual URAC-accredited, national medical management company headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, announces a contract to provide medical management services on behalf of PERFORMAX, a Baltimore-based national developer, manager and administrator of employee health and benefit plans.

American Health Holding will provide Utilization and Case Management services to PERFORMAX’s members. PERFORMAX integrates cutting-edge medical management as part of its product and service offerings. The medical management products and services offered by American Health ultimately will be delivered through PERFORMAX’s physician, consumer and employer portals. These products and services include Utilization Management, Case Management, Demand Management, 24/7 Precertification Initiation, Medical Reviews and Disease Management.

“American Health’s collaboration with PERFORMAX delivers to the marketplace a best-of-breed partnership,” says Michael J. Reidelbach, President and CEO of American Health Holding, Inc. “This is a win-win-win scenario; PERFORMAX wins, the employer wins and PERFORMAX health plan participants win.”

Keith B. Sullivan, PERFORMAX President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Our strategic relationship with American Health reaffirms our commitment to offer our clients leading-edge services to control health benefit plan costs. At the same time, working with American Health strengthens our ability to educate PERFORMAX plan participants regarding health conditions and therapeutic options with proven medical efficacy.”

ABOUT PERFORMAX: PERFORMAX offers middle market employers comprehensive strategic solutions to their health and benefit needs. Utilizing the proprietary PERFORMAX system, the company designs, manages and fully administers flexible, customized programs that help employers manage health care costs and support their evolving business objectives. With a management team holding more than 150 years' experience in health benefits, PERFORMAX has offices stretching from New York City to Seattle and plan participants in every U.S. state. For more information, visit PERFORMAX on the web at www.GetPERFORMAX.com.

ABOUT AMERICAN HEALTH: Founded in 1992, American Health is a full-service medical management firm dedicated to reducing health care costs while maintaining quality of care through their Utilization Management, Case Management, Demand Management, Disease Management, Out-of-Network Repricing, Referral Authorization and Maternal Newborn programs. American Health is positioned on the leading edge of medical management, with a comprehensive i-Suite of Internet products that increase staff productivity and offer a level of flexibility unparalleled in the medical management industry. Current i-Suite products include Internet-based Precertification, Out-of-Network Repricing and Disease Management. The i-Suite will expand in 2nd quarter 2002 to include Case Management, Demand Management and Referral Authorization, as well as Utilization Management, an enhancement to the Internet Precertification product. For more information about American Health Holding, visit their website: www.AmericanHealthHolding.com.





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