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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         

MCOL unveils HMOMarketReports.com  

HMO Industries’ Leading Publishers Showcased in MCOL’s  HMOMarketReports.com Web Site—A One-Stop Site for Comprehensive, Timely, and Respected Managed Care Information 

MODESTO, CA, October 11, 2000---- MCOLÔ  (mcol.com), the leading health care information technology company specializing in delivering business-to-business managed care knowledge resources, unveils HMO Market Reports.com, a new web site dedicated exclusively to providing premier HMO market share and related reports at the MSA, state and national levels. 

Says Claire Thayer, MCOL vice president research & development, “HMO MarketReports.com furthers our strategy in providing e-commerce solutions and delivering knowledge resources to professionals involved with managed care.  Now professionals looking for localized HMO market share data can go directly to a centralized resource where they can easily find regional and national enrollment, trend, financial and market data from the industry’s leading analysts and publishers, saving them hours and hours of valuable research time.” 

LuAnne R. Farrah, president Mark Farrah Associates says, “HMO Marketreports.com is a great resource for any professional wanting to find regional or national level financial and trend data on HMOs.” Mark Farrah Associates provides in-depth analysis of HMO performance and trends in the New England region, covering Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. 

Says John Harkey, Ph.D., publisher of the Harkey Report and Chief Research Officer of HealthLeaders Inc., “Consultants, health plans, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, medical groups and others will welcome the opportunity to have a centralized web site to search for high quality managed care research reports with a state and market level focus.”  The Harkey Report, a publication of HealthLeaders Inc., publishes in depth research (state and regional newsletters and market guides) on managed care developments in 15 eastern states plus Texas.

Allan Baumgarten, publisher of Managed Care Reviews says, “Organizations in today's health care marketplace are faced with crucial business decisions.  To make the right business decisions, these organizations need timely, high quality information. HMO Marketreports.com offers an easy way for researches to quickly identify the market research reports that will best meet their needs.”  Allan Baumgarten is an independent research consultant whose work focuses on health care policy, finance and local market strategies.  Mr. Baumgarten publishes annual Managed Care Reviews in seven states: Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Texas. He plans a new study of managed care in California for 2000.   

Rick Biehl, publisher, AIS, Inc., notes, "This new site will be an invaluable resource for strategic planners, marketing managers and new business development specialists across the health care industry who need reliable and timely intelligence on local managed care market share and other trends so they can make sound business decisions. AIS's Health Industry Market Intelligence database provides detailed trending information on managed care products and employer purchasing in 40 of the nation's largest MSAs.

The new site HMO Market Reports.com contains managed care research reports from: Allan Baumgarten, Atlantic Information Services, Corporate Research Group, Harkey Reports, InterStudy Publications, Mark Farrah Associates, Milliman & Robertson, and MCOL.  Paid members of Managed Care On-Line receive a preferred 5% discount off of any report available on HMO Market Reports.com.  Additional information about HMO Market Reports from MCOL is available at www.hmomarketreport.com. 

About MCOL

MCOL is a five-year-old health care Internet company delivering business-to-business managed care resources. MCOL has become the recognized Internet leader in the delivery of knowledge resources to professionals involved in managed care. MCOL business lines include: Membership-based services through Managed Care On-Line and Global Health Resources.Com; e-Commerce through the Managed Care Store; and Business e-Solutions. MCOL is based in Modesto, California, with additional offices in Portland, Oregon. For more information, please visit www.mcol.com/about.htm.    

 


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