PerformCare Awarded New Jersey Contract Systems Administrator (CSA) Contract

HARRISBURG, Pa.--(Business Wire)--
PerformCare, a national full-service behavioral health managed care
organization, announced today that it had been selected to be the Contract
Systems Administrator (CSA) by the New Jersey Department of Children and
Families` (DCF) Division of Child Behavioral Health Services (DCBHS). The
contract begins September 2009 and runs for five years with two one-year
renewals.

PerformCare, a member of the AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies, together
with its partner TAI, Inc., will assist New Jersey in enhancing its Systems of
Care program. The Systems of Care program brings together services and resources
from the various state agencies and community providers to coordinate and manage
care for children, youth, and young adults using various services.

"We are honored to be selected by DCF`s Division of Child Behavioral Health
Services as the Contract Systems Administrator for this exciting initiative,"
said Dr. Richard Edley, President and CEO of PerformCare. "We see a great
opportunity for improving the treatment outcomes of youth and families while
providing efficiencies to the providers."

Under the contract, some of PerformCare`s responsibilities will include:

* Providing 24-hour, seven-day-a-week customer service/call center support
* Providing utilization management, outlier management and care coordination
* Coordinating access to services for all children, youth and young adults
* Facilitating access to specialized services for children, youth and young
adults
* Providing quality and outcomes management and a system measurement program
that supports DCF/DCBHS` goal to promote best practices and assists the state in
assuring compliance with state and federal guidelines
* Implementing a complaints, reconsiderations and appeals process
* Providing support for provider network development

To support these administrative services, PerformCare and TAI, Inc., will
provide a highly innovative and customized Management Information System (MIS)
that offers flexibility, system integration, comprehensive information
management and production of sophisticated and practical management reports.
This new system will make the work of those delivering services more efficient,
and give them more time to spend with the youth and families they serve, rather
than on entering data.

PerformCare will also implement its innovative KIDnet program, an outcomes
management system which will help clinicians and youth receiving services
understand the effectiveness of their treatments. PerformCare is currently
developing the ability for KIDnet to do large-scale population analyses to help
New Jersey and the provider delivery system truly understand what works for
those in need and receiving services. KIDnet was developed through years of
collaboration with the University of Maryland- Baltimore Children`s Outcome
Monitoring Center.

Although their technology offers many advantages, PerformCare understands the
critical importance of building relationships in New Jersey.

"PerformCare was founded by providers, so we understand the importance of having
strong relationships with the provider community," said Dr. Edley. "We intend to
develop these same, close relationships with the providers, advocacy
organizations, and others in the communities we serve. We want people to know
that we are here, and that we will listen and be responsive to their concerns."

About PerformCare

PerformCare, a member of the AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies, is a
national full-service behavioral health managed care company that supports
members through specialized behavioral health and human services programs in the
public and private sectors. PerformCare, known as CBHNP within Pennsylvania,
serves nearly 4 million people across the country. For more information, go to
www.performcare.org.

PerformCare
Keith Eckert, 215-863-6762
Cell: 215-527-7577
keith.eckert@amerihealthmercy.com

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