MultiPlan to Award Ten Grants to Rural Hospitals

NEW YORK, NY, Apr 29 (MARKET WIRE) --
MultiPlan, Inc., the nation's oldest and largest independent PPO network,
is now accepting applications for its 2009 Rural Health Outreach Grant.
The program, now in its 14th year, awards ten hospitals serving rural
areas grants of $3,000 each to help them introduce or expand services,
education, screenings and other endeavors aimed at improving the health
of people in their communities.

"MultiPlan's Rural Health Outreach Grant helps our rural hospitals support
the people in their communities during every stage of life," said Dr. Paul
Goldstein, Corporate Medical Director for MultiPlan. "These grants provide
funding for a diverse array of programs that focus on the specific
healthcare needs of newborns, teens, adults and seniors."

The grant is available to rural hospitals participating in MultiPlan's
PHCS, MultiPlan and/or HealthEOS Networks. An application for the grant is
posted on MultiPlan's website at
http://www.multiplan.com/providers/ruralhealthgrants.cfm. Completed
applications must be submitted by June 30, 2009. Grant recipients will be
announced in August.

Since 1995, MultiPlan has awarded nearly $300,000 through this program.
Grant recipients have used this funding to address the unique healthcare
needs of people in their neighborhoods with programs that focus on such
wide-ranging health-related issues as: emergency pediatric services,
exercise and nutrition, smoking cessation, family counseling, diabetes
management, mammogram screenings, and healthcare access. Information about
previous grant recipients is available on the MultiPlan website.

For more information about MultiPlan's Rural Health Outreach Grant,
contact MultiPlan at rural@multiplan.com. MultiPlan also offers a Toy Car
Program and a Holiday Card Program that benefit the pediatric departments
of participating hospitals.

About MultiPlan

MultiPlan is the industry's most comprehensive provider of healthcare cost
management solutions. The company provides over 2,100 clients with a
single gateway to a host of primary, complementary and out-of-network
strategies for managing the financial risks associated with healthcare
claims. Clients include large and mid-sized insurers, third party
administrators, self-funded plans, HMOs and other entities that pay
claims on behalf of health plans. Services include national primary and
complementary PPO networks, fee negotiation services, a Wisconsin-based
primary PPO and a national transplant network. Well over 600,000
providers participate with MultiPlan through these networks. Incorporated
in 1980, MultiPlan is owned by a group of investors led by The Carlyle
Group. For more information, visit www.multiplan.com.

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