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LifeMasters Awarded Merit Award in 2003 National Health Information Awards Program

-- Company’s Magazine Recognized in Patient Education Category --

IRVINE, Calif. (September 8, 2003) - LifeMasters Supported SelfCare, Inc., a leading disease management company, was awarded a merit award as part of the 10th Annual National Health Information Awards. LifeMasters was honored in the patient education category for Living WellSM, the health education magazine the company sends to the individuals that it monitors on behalf of health plans, employers and government supported insurance programs.

The award program is sponsored by the Health Information Resource Center (HIRC) and is designed to recognize the nation’s best consumer health information programs and materials.

Living WellSM, a proprietary LifeMasters’ publication, has been in existence since 1999 and is the only disease management publication to be honored in this category by the HIRC, a national clearinghouse for consumer health programs and materials.

“We know that empowerment begins with education, and that is the primary mission of Living Well - to provide useful, timely information for individuals with chronic illnesses,” said Christobel Selecky, LifeMasters’ CEO. “It helps the individuals we monitor to become more actively involved with their care. We were delighted to participate in the National Health Information Award program and we are honored to be selected as a winner.”

LifeMasters sends Living Well to over 275,000 program participants engaged in LifeMasters’ disease management programs. Sections in the magazine include Diabetes, Heart Health, Lung Health, and Healthy Living. Articles appearing in Living Well magazine are written by LifeMasters’ registered nurses, in direct response to questions and concerns they hear from individuals they monitor as well as covering other essential information individuals with chronic disease may need to best manage their conditions. Living Well is also translated into both Chinese and Spanish languages to facilitate access to all participants.

About LifeMasters Supported SelfCare
LifeMasters Supported SelfCare, Inc. provides disease-management programs that create interactive health partnerships among patients, physicians and payors. LifeMasters is fully accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) to provide disease management services in each of five disease categories, including: diabetes, congestive heart failure (CHF), coronary artery disease (CAD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. LifeMasters provides services to more than 275,000 people in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. LifeMasters programs improve quality of life for individuals with chronic illnesses, reduce chronic-disease costs for payors and provide decision-support tools for physicians.

Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Irvine, California, LifeMasters manages individuals with chronic illness for some of the nation's leading health plans, employers and governmental organizations, including Aetna, the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (Medicaid). More information about LifeMasters can be found at http://www.lifemasters.com or by calling 1-800-760-9261.

For More Information Contact:

Denise Apcar LifeMasters, Inc (650) 829-6217 pr@lifemasters.com