National Government Services to Assume Business Operations
of United Government Services, LLC Effective January 1, 2007

Effective January 1, 2007, National Government Services assumed the Medicare business operations of its affiliate, United Government Services, LLC. This new organization combines the operational, financial and human resources of five great companies—AdminaStar Federal, Associated Hospital Service, Anthem Health Plans of New Hampshire, Inc., Empire Medicare Services and United Government Services—and positions this new enterprise as the national leader in Medicare.

The consolidation of these great organizations brings together the long-held traditions of customer focus and operational excellence that each company provides and creates an opportunity to offer an even stronger operation that will deliver the very best in service and education to the provider and supplier communities serviced by National Government Services. These customer-centered experiences will help to make National Government Services stronger and ready to extend its mission: “To Serve the Medicare Community,” to all of the organization’s states and territories:

Medicare Part A Fiscal Intermediary for:

California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the U.S. Territories of American Samoa, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.

Medicare Part A Regional Home Health Intermediary for:

Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and the U.S. Territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands

Part B Carrier for Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey and New York

Jurisdiction B Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractor for Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin (temporarily Virginia and West Virginia)

With advancing medical technology, the Baby Boomer generation entering the Medicare demographic and expanding provider and supplier expectations continuing to challenge the Medicare Trust Fund, National Government Services is poised to take the lead in addressing these challenges. This merger creates an outstanding opportunity to set the industry standard and better serve physicians, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, outpatient physical therapy and compre-hensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities, end stage renal disease facilities, rural health clinics, critical access hospitals, home health agencies, hospice providers and durable medical equipment suppliers. National Government Services’ vision is to redefine the industry by providing more value to our constituents through innovation and world-class customer service.