For Immediate Release

Health Plus Sponsors Luncheon To Meet Former Giant Great Lawrence Taylor
Hall-Of-Famer Shares Experiences At Mickey Mantle's Restaurant

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New York, NY - March 2, 2004 —


From left to right, Health Plus's Tom Early, Pat Cahue, Ada Rodriguez, Rolando Portocarrero, Margie Bowen, Farley Kamhi, and Angel Rosario flank football great Lawrence Taylor

Lawrence Taylor, who led the New York Giants to the Super Bowl on two occasions, stands with Health Plus's Chief Marketing Officer Ada Rodriguez at an event the managed care organization sponsored, along with other organizations, at Mickey Mantle'

Hall-of-famer Lawrence Taylor signs a football for Health Plus's Marketing Manager Al Simmons

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Health Plus, a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization, is one of the fastest growing managed care organizations in New York City. It was established in 1984 with a commitment to provide coordinated quality health care and improving access to health care for uninsured and underserved families. In its annual review of managed care plans, the New York State Department of Health ranked Health Plus as the top plan for quality in its 2002 and 2003 "Consumer's Guide to Medicaid Managed Care in New York City." Health Plus is New York City's leading provider of Child Health Plus, a New York State Department of Health program that offers parents FREE or low-cost health insurance for children under the age of 19. "CRAIN'S New York Business" magazine ranked Health Plus fifth among the largest health maintenance organizations in the New York area.