Family Care Awarded First Multiple Product Discount Medical Plan License in California

Family Care Awarded First Multiple Product Discount Medical Plan License in
California

HOUSTON, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Family Care, a Discount Medical Plan
Organization (DMPO), has been awarded the first multiple product discount
medical plan license in the state of California. The Houston-based company
represents the only full-service Discount Medical Plan Organization to be
recognized with such licensure in California, which ensures quality standards
set by the California Department of Managed Health Care.

Family Care's Knox-Keene license in California will allow Family Care to offer
significant medical discounts to Californians for an affordable monthly
membership fee.

Family Care offers non-insurance discount medical plans to tens of thousands
of households and individuals across the country through a membership card.
The Family Care card is linked to a vast provider network of physicians,
specialists and pharmacies, which offer non-insurance medical discounts to
members.

"For over 26 years, Family Care has provided tens of thousands of households
nationwide with cost-effective discount medical programs that comprise a full
range of health-related services and the very best in customer service. We are
proud of our achievement in obtaining a California Knox-Keene license and look
forward to furthering our commitment to innovative healthcare solutions," said
Dr. Mike Rabie, CEO of Family Care. "As a Discount Medical Plan Organization
licensed on a national basis, Family Care is strategically positioned during
these difficult economic times as a leader in providing affordable,
simple-to-use discount medical alternatives for both underinsured and
uninsured individuals alike," he added.

Having obtained a Knox-Keene license in California, Family Care currently is
licensed as a Discount Medical Plan Organization in 20 states across the
United States that require licensing, with plans for continued growth over the
next several years.

About Family Care:
Founded in 1983, Family Care is the nation's premier discount medical program
dedicated to helping its members save on their medical, prescription, vision,
dental and chiropractic expenses. Family Care strives to lower medical costs
for tens of thousands of members by offering discounts through an extensive
provider network. Information on Family Care and its membership programs are
contained in its consumer website at www.FamilyCareCard.com.

SOURCE Family Care

Mario F. Bunster, Vice President - Operations of Family Care, 1-800-323-4057,
ext. 5620, mbunster@familycarecard.com