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JANUARY 1, 1999

MEDSOLUTIONS AND UNITEDHEALTHCARE OF THE MIDWEST SIGN EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT FOR MEDICAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES

     St. Louis, MO -- MedSolutions, Inc. and UnitedHealthcare of the Midwest executed an exclusive agreement to implement a Privileging and Assessment program for United’s radiology network beginning January 1, 1999.

     MedSolutions’ Privileging and Assessment process will identify the health plan’s key diagnostic imaging providers and ensure they meet certain quality standards. "We look forward to working with MedSolutions to implement this important program to ensure the quality of services provided to our members," stated Jim Leap, Vice President of Network Management for UnitedHealthcare.

     UnitedHealthcare is the largest health plan in the St. Louis market covering approximately 650,000 lives. "We value our partnership with UnitedHealthcare and our role in significantly reducing their health care expenditures through our proven business and clinical management techniques," says Frank Kyle, chief executive officer of MedSolutions.

     MedSolutions specializes in the management of radiology services for organizations which assume radiology risk, including managed care plans, large physician groups, independent physician associations and other provider systems which offer comprehensive health benefits. MedSolutions currently provides services for organizations covering more than 1 million lives throughout the nation. For more information, please contact Frank Erwin, Business Development, at 615-269-3233.

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