May 27, 1999

Contact: Claire Thayer
Phone: 503.226.9850
Fax: 503.225.9643
E-Mail: claire@mcol.mcareol.com
Web Site: www.mcol.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Managed Care On-Line(™) enters into distribution agreement with HealthCare Press(™)

Modesto, CA - Managed Care On-Line(™) members and web site visitors can now order The Medicaid Letter and The Digest of Managed Health Care, published by HealthCare Press(™) from MCOL's Managed Care Store web site.

The Medicaid Letter, is a monthly 20-page digest which addresses health care issues of the low-income populations. As health care programmers and caregivers search for innovative ways in which to deliver effective care, The Medicaid Letter provides distillations of pertinent research and news selected from the extensive body of written materials now devoted to health care service delivery for the poor, disabled, and vulnerable populations.

The Digest of Managed Health Care is a 20-page monthly compendium which addresses the wide range of issues relating to managed or coordinated health care. The editorial staff at HealthCare Press review the prodigious amount of health care research now being conducted; selecting and condensing what is most essential for the work of the health care professional. The Digest of Managed Health Care is designed to provide the most time-efficient way of keeping informed about the rapidly changing and complex environment of managed care.

"We are excited to offer our members and web site visitors access to these informative and educational professional resources. In addition, for orders purchased before July 1, 1999, MCOL members will receive a special 15% discount off of the retail prices for these newsletters," stated Claire Bollier Thayer, MCOL Director Research and Development.

"The digests provide quick access to essential information relating to both managed health care and Medicaid. The HealthCare Press editorial staff casts a wide net in search of information and then summarizes only the most relevant research and news that will prove most useful to health care professionals," stated Robert S. Brown, Managing Editor, HealthCare Press Inc.

HealthCare Press is based in Skaneateles, New York and has become widely known as a leading publisher of research results for the health care industry.

MCOL is a healthcare information technology company specializing in delivering managed care knowledge resources to professionals involved in managed care via the internet and through software applications. MCOL business lines include: Managed Care On-Line(tm), and Global Managed Care.Com, internet membership-based services providing managed care knowledge resources through member only web sites, e-mail delivery services and optional software; Managed Care Store, a one-stop shopping place for managed care informational resources; and Software Development and Services. MCOL is based in Modesto, California with additional offices in Oregon and Southern California.


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