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For Immediate Release

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska Selects HealthTrio connect™ for Advanced e-Health Services Initiative

HealthTrio connect™, an unparalleled Internet-based health management system, will give constituents fast, easy access to vital information on-line.

Englewood, CO. and Omaha, NE. – June 7, 2005 – HealthTrio, Inc. and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska announced that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska has selected HealthTrio connect™ as its single, on-line platform for providing e-health services to its healthcare community. Providing increased Web functionality with HealthTrio connect™ will improve service to all constituents, improve efficiencies of transactions and reduce administrative costs.

“To provide effective connectivity to our providers, members, group customers and brokers, we chose a solution that allows us to serve the unique needs of each segment with one platform,” said Dan Alm, Vice President of Marketing Services for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska. “HealthTrio’s ability to provide seamless, multi-channel communication services is an integral part of our e-health focused initiatives.”

“We are happy to be working with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska, in bringing real-time interactive e-health services to their constituents,” said Malik Hasan, M.D., President and CEO of HealthTrio.

HealthTrio connect™ is a fully integrated e-health solution enabling two-way communication between the plan, providers, members, employers and brokers for optimum efficiency and improved relationships.

The first phase of this implementation, scheduled for 4 th quarter 2005, includes provider and member portals. Providers will be able to exchange information on eligibility and claims adjudication. Members will be able to perform self-service functions such as changing PCPs or reviewing benefit information and become more proactive in managing and improving their own health and wellness. The second phase will expand the functionality available to providers and members, and give brokers self-service capabilities in 2006.

As an IBM ISV Advantage for Industries partner, HealthTrio’s incomparable, proprietary operational data store technology will be running Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska’s data on powerful IBM hardware.

About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, provides health care coverage or benefit administration to more than 560,000 people. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska is a not-for-profit mutual insurance company. For more information, visit www.bcbsne.com.

About HealthTrio, Inc.
HealthTrio is a leading provider of e-health applications and core business systems for organizations that manage care. Software applications include HealthTrio connect™, a rapidly installed Internet-based communication platform that enables real-time, HIPAA-compliant interactions between health plans, providers, members/patients, employers and brokers. HealthTrio connect provides managed care organizations with an opportunity to engage consumers with health management tools and services. Once members are engaged and make the commitment to accepting responsibility for their personal health, the managed care organization provides them with online access to health management tools, including a personal health record (PHR) while offering providers an electronic health record (EHR). Together, these create the unique HealthTrio Individual Health Record (IHR). The company’s comprehensive product offering also includes HealthTrio xpress™, a core administrative solution that simplifies the administration of benefit structures, including Consumer Directed Health initiatives. These tools allow health plans to reduce health care costs while improving the health of their member population. Both products can be implemented as stand-alone applications or together as a total solution. For more information call 877-571-1988 or visit www.healthtrio.com.

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Press Contact Information:

Dave Syposs
HealthTrio
(520) 571-1988
dave.syposs@healthtrio.com