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Windsor Medicare Extra Adds Baptist Memorial Health Group to Its Growing Provider Network


Nashville, TN, October 11, 2006
- Windsor Medicare Extra, a Medicare Advantage plan offered by Windsor Health Plan Inc., announced that they have signed a full-service agreement with Baptist Memorial Health Care. The agreement will enable Windsor to add Baptist to its participating health network in the West Tennessee and Northern Mississippi areas, effective immediately.

Baptist is one of the largest not-for-profit health care systems in the United States and offers a full continuum of care to communities throughout West Tennessee and North Mississippi.

"The addition of Baptist Memorial Health Care greatly enhances our provider network, giving our West Tennessee and northern Mississippi area members even greater access to world-class facilities and health care," said Michael Bailey, Windsor Health Plan’s President and CEO.

"We are delighted that our new agreement enables us to provide care to the thousands of Windsor Health Plan members in the area who have confidence in Baptist and our specialists who partner with us,” said David Elliott, CEO of Baptist Health Services Group. “We look forward to working closely with Windsor to provide its members with high-quality health care.”

There are 14 hospitals in Baptist Memorial Health Care's system, and they draw patients from across the Mid-South region. Baptist also operates four minor medical centers in the Memphis area, and numerous outpatient facilities in the region.

About Windsor Medicare Extra

Windsor Medicare Extra is a series of Medicare Advantage Plans that provides comprehensive benefit coverage to Medicare beneficiaries. Combining the benefits of Original Medicare, Medicare Supplements and Medicare Prescription drug coverage with extra benefits ranging from preventative care and health screening to hearing, eye care and even transportation coverage. Windsor Medicare Extra Plans provide “all-in-one” coverage from a single trusted source. Windsor Medicare Extra and Windsor Health Plan are affiliates of Windsor Health Group Inc., a Nashville Tennessee based managed healthcare company operating government sponsored health plans and providing specialty managed care service to both the insurance and healthcare provider communities.

About Baptist Memorial Health Care

One of the largest and top-rated integrated health networks in the country, Baptist Memorial Health Care comprises 14 hospitals; more than 2,900 affiliated physicians; home, hospice and psychiatric care throughout the area; minor medical centers; a network of surgery, rehabilitation and other outpatient centers; and an education system highlighted by the Baptist College of Health Sciences. In fiscal year 2005, Baptist provided more than $324 million in community benefit, and the organization had an economic impact of more than $2 billion on the communities it served in fiscal year 2004. For more information about Baptist, please visit www.baptistonline.org or call 1-800-4-BAPTIST.