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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 Ventura County beginning January 1. In addition, SCAN announced that it will continue to offer comprehensive coverage for Medicare-eligible individuals in the county for the same low $30 monthly premium introduced earlier this year.

“Six months ago when we entered Ventura County, we did so with a strong benefit offering and a promise to keep those benefits solid in 2006,” said David Schmidt, chief executive officer of SCAN Health Plan. “We have kept our commitment for the nearly 2,000 members who have already joined and for those who we hope will become part of our family in the new year. We believe that our package provides seniors and others on Medicare with the best possible value when it comes to benefits and services.”

With no deductibles and small co-payments, SCAN members can avail themselves of 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 Medicare Part D, SCAN members 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 hundreds of 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.