For Immediate Release

Silver Spring, Maryland
November 14, 2006

APS Healthcare Wins 18 New and Expanded Accounts

APS Healthcare, one of the country’s leading specialty healthcare companies, has recently been awarded 18 new and expanded care management and behavioral health/employee assistance program (EAP) contracts, totaling more than 760,000 covered lives, in the private and public sectors. Eight of the new customers will implement multiple APS products.

The new accounts include a variety of customers, such as Taft-Hartley Trust Funds, health plans, major employers in the pharmaceutical and utility industries, state employers and Medicaid programs. APS was selected by these customers to deliver stand alone and integrated programs that include health and wellness, disease management, utilization management, behavioral healthcare, EAP and work/life services.

“We are very excited about our growth in the commercial and public programs areas,” said Eileen Auen, CEO of APS Healthcare. “These recent wins continue what has been an outstanding year of growth for APS in 2006. Employers, health plans and publicly funded programs are choosing APS because of our commitment to providing customized, integrated healthcare solutions that emphasize the mind and body and help the members we serve lead healthier lives.”

About APS
APS Healthcare, headquartered in Silver Spring, Md., is a leading provider of specialty healthcare solutions that cover more than 20 million members in the United States and Puerto Rico. APS offers customized, integrated healthcare solutions across two major healthcare product lines – care management and behavioral health services. APS operates under the belief that managing healthcare for the mind and body improves overall health and reduces total healthcare spending.

For more information, contact:

Sarah Clark-Lynn
Manager, Corporate Communications
APS Healthcare
800-305-3720, ext. 3266
sclynn@apshealthcare.com