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SCAN Health Plan Announces 2006 Benefit Package

Including Participation in Medicare Part D

(October 3, 2005) — SCAN Health Plan announced today its benefit package for 2006, including participation in the new Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (Part D), which greatly enhances prescription drug coverage for its members in San Bernardino County beginning January 1. In addition, SCAN announced that it will continue to offer Medicare-eligible individuals in the county comprehensive coverage with no monthly premiums and no deductibles.

“We are pleased to continue to offer seniors and others on Medicare the best possible value when it comes to benefits and services,” said David Schmidt, chief executive officer of SCAN Health Plan "And with the addition of our new Medicare Part D contract, SCAN members in San Bernardino County will have even better coverage for their medication needs in 2006."

SCAN members receive all of the basic benefits covered under Medicare including doctor visits, hospital care, emergency/urgent care, skilled nursing facility care and more. Beyond these core Medicare benefits plus the new Medicare Part D, SCAN members in 2006 will continue to enjoy coverage for routine eye and hearing exams (including eyewear and hearing aids) and transportation to the doctor’s office, plus SCAN On- Call™, a 24-hour nurse advice line, in-home assistance services, and access to emergency care worldwide.

New this year is SCAN’s participation in Medicare Part D, a historic program introduced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services which makes prescription drug coverage available, for the first time, to everyone in Medicare regardless of their income. As part of its participation in the program, SCAN has added 300 new medications to its already extensive drug formulary including generic, brand and injectable drugs. SCAN’s pharmacy benefit has no deductible, unlimited generic coverage, and current SCAN members are automatically enrolled.

Founded in 1977, SCAN is one of the four largest Medicare Advantage Plans in all of California and consistently ranks as one of the state’s fastest growing. SCAN currently serves nearly 75,000 seniors in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties. In addition to its health plan, SCAN also manages one of the largest and most successful Multi-Purpose Senior Service Projects (MSSP) in California providing community-based, long-term care and in-home personal-care coordination for low-income frail seniors.

Further information may be obtained at www.scanhealthplan.com. Medicare-eligible individuals interested in joining should call toll-fee 1-877-452-5896.