For Immediate Release

Silver Spring, Maryland
October 1, 2006

APS Healthcare Appoints Christopher (Kit) Gorton as President, APS Commercial Programs

APS Healthcare, one of the country’s leading specialty healthcare companies, announced today that Christopher (Kit) Gorton, MD, MHSA, has been appointed to serve as president of APS Healthcare’s Commercial Programs Division. In addition to his responsibilities as division president, Dr. Gorton will retain the responsibilities of chief medical officer and will continue to report to APS’ CEO, Eileen Auen.  As part of APS' expanding national footprint and growing commitment to locating business units in the communities where members live and work, Dr. Gorton will work both out of APS' Silver Spring corporate headquarters and will oversee a new local site to be established in Central Pennsylvania where he lives with his wife and family.

Dr. Gorton joined APS in January of 2006 and brought to the company more than a decade of medical leadership experience and most recently served as chief medical officer for the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare.  He is board certified in pediatrics and received his M.D. from Columbia University and his MHSA from the College of St. Francis.  He is an associate clinical professor in health evaluation science at Penn State University College of Medicine and a senior scholar in the Jefferson Medical College Department of Health Policy and a faculty practitioner teaching negotiation in Johns Hopkins University's Business of Medicine MBA program. 

“Kit has had a tremendous impact on APS since his arrival and we are excited to recognize his contribution through these increased responsibilities," Auen said. "While at APS, he has played a significant role in business development across all of our business units and has been an important part of the significant growth the company has achieved in 2006. He also has led the expansion of the direct business to business component of our informatics organization. Kit is truly a thought leader in the specialty healthcare industry and his experience as a physician and his passion for improving the quality of healthcare will be a true asset to all of APS’ customers.”  

“APS’ diverse set of programs is truly unique. The company is one of the few players in the industry who is focused on the intersection of physical and mental health, a proven strategy for improving outcomes,” Gorton said.  “I look forward to working to extend APS’ leadership position in the commercial market.”

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