Viant Acquires Healthcare Partners of East Texas Provider Network

PLANO, Texas, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas True Choice, Inc., a subsidiary of
Viant, Inc., a leader in healthcare payment and cost management solutions,
today announced that it has acquired certain assets of Healthcare Partners of
East Texas, Inc. The acquisition will expand Viant's PPO network offering in
the group health market and enhance its existing lines of services to the
nation's leading health plans, insurers and third-party administrators.

Founded in 1994, Healthcare Partners of East Texas, headquartered in Longview,
Texas, has been a highly respected regional Preferred Provider Organization
(PPO) with 39 acute care hospitals and 2,200 physicians in their network. With
the addition of the Healthcare Partners of East Texas provider network, Viant
networks, including Texas True Choice and Beech Street, will now offer access
to an estimated 585,000 healthcare providers nationally.

Commenting on the announcement, Viant Vice President, Alan Scoggins, said, "It
is clear that Healthcare Partners of East Texas has had an excellent
reputation in this region of the state. And, although we were sorry that they
have decided to wind-down operations and sell, it has provided an excellent
opportunity for Texas True Choice, our customers and their members. This
transaction reflects our ongoing commitment to invest in our network services
business, in response to our customers needs for increased coverage,
especially in key states such as Texas."

Mr. Scoggins added, "Healthcare Partners of East Texas has played a key role
in the delivery of care to Childrens' Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and
Foster Care members and this acquisition will continue our commitment to these
programs in Texas."

About Texas True Choice and Viant, Inc.
Viant, Inc. (through its subsidiaries including Texas True Choice and national
PPO network, Beech Street) provides healthcare payment solutions through
primary and supplemental networks, integrated network and contract management,
specialized cost containment strategies and post payment recovery services to
the U.S. health insurance industry. Viant's comprehensive and effective cost
management strategies focus on timely, accurate and fair payment for
providers, payers and patients.

About Healthcare Partners of East Texas
Healthcare Partners of East Texas, Inc. is a regional Preferred Provider
Organization (PPO) located in eastern Texas offering a quality network of
hospitals, physicians and other providers to more than 80,000 patients.

SOURCE Viant, Inc.

Alan Scoggins, VP, Texas True Choice/Viant, +1-214-267-3300, ext. 325,
alan.scoggins@viant.com, or Gisele Molloy, VP, Legal, Viant, +1-860-563-2659,
gisele.molloy@viant.com