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mEDSOLUTIONS AND CIGNA HEALTHCARE AFFILIATION EXTENDS
RADIOLOGY MANAGEMENT TO PLAN MEMBERS

NASHVILLE, Tenn.. – May 3, 2007 – MedSolutions, a provider of innovative and sophisticated analytics to the management of radiology services for health plans as well as government agencies, has entered into a definitive agreement with CIGNA HealthCare to provide radiology management programs, including access to MedSolutions' national imaging network, radiology cost management and quality improvement programs.

"We've had a continuous relationship with CIGNA for nine years now, which we believe to be the single longest continuous relationships of any payer with a radiology benefits management company," states Curt Thorne, president and CEO of MedSolutions. "We are pleased to cement a multi-year extension to that relationship and look forward to continuing to work with the many CIGNA field and corporate employees with whom we have developed a strong partnership over the years."

The definitive agreement covers more than 2.1 million CIGNA HealthCare members located in ten markets. Under this agreement, MedSolutions will provide radiology cost management and quality improvement programs for CIGNA, including utilization management, access to MedSolutions' national network of imaging providers, and quality assessment of CIGNA HealthCare imaging providers.

"We've had a long-term focus on serving the needs of the physician offices and members affiliated with our customers," adds David Smith, senior vice president for account management at MedSolutions. "Our focus on taking care of their customers has been highly valued by CIGNA."

Smith points out that MedSolutions' ability to improve costs for CIGNA HealthCare and its clients, while achieving a 94 percent satisfaction score from the providers, has only been possible because of the long-term working relationship with the CIGNA HealthCare leadership team.

"And we've had additional external validation of the quality of service we provide when we were recently awarded the prestigious J.D. Power and Associates award for call center operation customer satisfaction excellence," he notes.

About MedSolutions

MedSolutions specializes in managing radiology services for national and regional health plans as well as federal and state government agencies, maintaining management contracts for nearly 25 million individuals nationwide. The company leverages sophisticated analytics, personalized call center operations and extensive radiology care management experience to provide the most innovative, cost-effective radiology management solutions in the industry. MedSolutions is now recognized for call center operation customer satisfaction excellence under the esteemed J.D. Power and Associates Certified Call Center Program (SM). MedSolutions is the only radiology management company to be certified under the program.

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