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Peggy C. Frank, MBA
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

MCOL AND THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PLANS (TAHP) ENTER INTO AN AFFILIATION TO PROVIDE INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES AND VALUE ADDED BENEFITS FOR TAHP MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS

MODESTO, CA, July 13, 2004---- MCOL, the business-to-business health management and managed care resource company, today announced an affiliation with the Texas Association of Health Plans designed to provide various value added benefits to the member organizations of the association.

Under the new agreement, association members will have access to a special version of the MCOL member site with managed care news, articles, data and resources, receive discounts on a package of MCOL and HealthQuest directories, training software, and membership services, and participate in an upcoming Healthcare Web Summit internet-based conference with special sessions and features for the Texas Association, all linked from the association web site at www.tahp.org.  In addition, MCOL will help to promote the association’s annual conference and will provide extensive managed care data resources to TAHP’s staff. 

“MCOL has positioned itself as a central resource to help health plans meet the marketplace challenges ahead for the industry as a whole.  We are very excited to have the opportunity to work closely with the Texas Association of Health Plans in expanding its value added benefits and resources for their member organizations, and helping them to be meet the challenges ahead for the Texas health plan industry,” stated Clive Riddle, MCOL President.  “We’re delighted to work with MCOL in enhancing the resources available to our health plan members through the Association,” adds Leah Rummel, Texas Association of Health Plans Executive Director. 

MCOL is designing a custom portal from the TAHP web site to the MCOL Free! Member web site, where association members can access significant industry news, data, articles and other resources at no cost and register for free e-newsletters. Association members are now eligible to receive 15% discounts on MCOL products and services including MCOL’s paid on-line subscription service, HealthQuest Managed Care Directories, and MCOL’s managed care and Consumer Driven care training software.  The Association is also co-sponsoring MCOL’s HealthCare Web Summit event in November: “Managing Health Care Costs” an Internet based conference which will feature leading national faculty and presentations specific to the Texas marketplace. Association Members will receive the 15% discount off Managing Health Care Cost web summit registration for access to the complete web summit.  Association members will also have the option to access the Texas-only market presentations at no cost.  

Further details regarding the how Association members can access the MCOL services and discounts will be available shortly on the TAHP web site.

About the Texas Association of Health Plans

The Texas Association of Health Plans (TAHP) mission is to improve health care for all Texans by serving as an effective advocate for value, access, quality care, and sound public policy in the administration of health care benefits. TAHP represents member health plans operating in Texas. For more information go to www.tahp.org

About MCOL

MCOL is focused on helping professionals position themselves for a new kind of health care in the 21st Century. MCOL delivers knowledge resources to health management, managed care, and other health professionals through Membership services, HealthcareWebSummits, Directories and Reports from the HealthQuest Publishers division, e-learning software, e-commerce, specialty web sites, and e-business 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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