As WPPN grows and expands into other states, we've found the WPPN name can be puzzling to those outside Wisconsin, so we are now marketing our products and services under the new brand name HealthEOS. We now refer to the WPPN Network as the HealthEOS WPPN Network. HealthEOS will offer other network options and healthcare services.

We selected the name because Eos is the Greek goddess of the dawn, bringing each new day to life. We believe that our new EOS approach will bring a new dawn to heath care - reducing cost while helping doctors improve the quality of the care they deliver.

Located in De Pere, Wisconsin near Green Bay, Wisconsin Preferred Provider Networks has been providing health care management services and products since 1989. Contracts with over 15,000 provider locations and 150 hospitals make WPPN the largest preferred provider network in Wisconsin. We also provide coalition services to business groups all around the country. Our experienced staff of professionals has served clients as a trusted ally and business partner in the dynamic process of managing health care costs and quality. In January of 1997, WPPN affiliated with MultiPlan, one of the nation's largest preferred provider organizations, bringing the convenience of national network availability to our Wisconsin clients.

Making a Difference in Quality and Value

Quality and Value - these two benefits go hand in hand at HealthEOS. We never lose sight of our overall missionÞhealth care cost containment and quality improvement. Our Chiropractic Managed Care Network and CareEngine^sm Service are two examples of this. Our variety of Network products allows customers to balance cost and flexibility in customized network programs. Our reporting capabilities allow plan sponsors to see hard numbers, letting them judge for themselves the quality and value HealthEOS brings to their health plans. We are proud of our rapid claim turn-around standard and our fully operational Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) capability with providers and payors that helps close claims faster.

HealthEOS

HealthEOS clients are employers with self-funded health plans, third party administrators, insurance companies, community health care coalition groups, union groups, provider groups, hospitals and health care consultants. Nearly one million lives access the HealthEOS networks which cover a broad geographic distribution in Wisconsin and adjacent areas in Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois.

The Company provides specialized services to employer coalitions around the country, including ones in Michigan and Arizona. These services include the new CareEngine^sm Service that is helping make employer healthcare programs more efficient and less costly.

CareEngine^sm Service

HealthEOS offers our new EOS solution to out-of-control healthcare costs with its powerful combination of programs to help clients get more for every healthcare dollar. The EOS Solution combines

• Customized PPO networks with national network access
• CareEngine^sm Service
• Pre-Cert / UR
• Aggressive Repricing plans
• Rapid electronic data transfer for almost instantaneous processing

CareEngine^sm Service is an amazing medical advance, provided by our strategic partner ActiveHealth Management, which combines the power of computer technology with the experience of skilled physicians to often reduce:

• Misdiagnoses
• Ineffective drug prescriptions
• Unnecessary lab tests
• Unneeded treatments
• Length of recovery
• Costly repeat visits to the doctor
• The per-employee cost of healthcare

For more details on CareEngine^sm Service, click here.

Data Management Tools

We utilize computer technology, state of the art measurement tools and our many years of claims repricing data (we reprice all our own claims) to bring the power of data management reporting to the health care decision making process. HealthEOS has the unique ability to combine data for employers using multiple payors. We provide our clients with network savings reports, utilization reports, and other managed care reports. These reports give our clients the tools to be proactive and in control, and provide a standard of excellence for our providers.

Provider Relations

HealthEOS is committed to maintaining professional and mutually beneficial relationships with its network providers and hospitals. Our goal is to negotiate fair fee schedules and to be responsive to the concerns of the medical professionals who make up our networks. Our Internet site and Internet Provider Directory are examples of our commitment to our providers and facilities. Physicians and hospitals both praise the value of our new CareEngine^sm Service as a powerful tool to help patients get well faster and stay well longer.

Independence

We provide services to our clients, unencumbered by ownership relationships with any insurance company or third party administrator. We can handle claims both in and out of our networks.

Vision

The health care industry is changing rapidly. HealthEOS has the vision to anticipate change. Our vision of what managed care can mean led us to offer our new CareEngine^sm Service to cut costs and help doctors improve care. Our vision also led to the development of our Chiropractic managed care network and our Dental PPO Network. We correctly anticipated the need for high-powered data management tools. Now we are a leader among Wisconsin area networks in providing this cost-saving service for our clients.

Convenience

WPPN's alliance with MultiPlan, one of the nation's oldest and largest provider networks, brings added benefits to HealthEOS (WPPN) clients in Wisconsin and all around the country. Here are just a few of the conveniences an affiliation with us provides:

• Enhancements to our information systems
• Listing our Network Directory on the Internet
• Availability of a national network of facilities and providers for local plan sponsors with members in other parts of the country

If you have any questions or would like more information about any HealthEOS products or services, please contact us.