Tanner Health System Signs with Thomas, Thomas & Walsh

ATLANTA--April 12, 2006--Thomas, Thomas & Walsh, Inc. (TT&W), a leading healthcare eligibility services company, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Tanner Health System to provide Medicaid/SSI disability eligibility services. Healthcare delivery organizations typically lose considerable sums of money as a result of caring for self-pay and uninsured patients, many of whom are eligible for the Medicaid program. TT&W will provide Tanner with the critical services that identify, contact and help these Medicaid-eligible patients apply for and obtain approvals.

"If we can identify these individuals who are eligible and assist them in obtaining Medicaid approvals, it not only keeps our hospitals from losing money, it helps the person attain other healthcare services as well," said Lee Sherseth, chief financial officer for Tanner Health System. "Because we are a non-profit health system, any profit that is made is put directly back into services for the community. So, it's definitely a win-win situation for everyone involved."

TT&W markets its Medicaid eligibility services under the HealthAid(TM) brand name. HealthAid is a unique, patient-friendly, personalized approach designed to accept and approve more accounts that otherwise would not be paid. Through HealthAid, TT&W caseworkers help applicants navigate all aspects of a complex eligibility process, from initiating Medicaid and Social Security applications, to preparing appeals up to hearing level, if necessary.

About Tanner Health System

Established in 1949 in Carroll County, Ga., Tanner Health System serves the healthcare needs of nine counties in western Georgia and eastern Alabama. In its prominent role as a non-profit, regional healthcare provider based in Carrollton, Ga., Tanner Health System has a staff of more than 180 physicians and 1,900 employees at its three hospitals system-wide. Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton is a 202-bed acute care hospital, offering such services as cardiac and cancer treatment, hospice care, occupational and behavioral health services, community wellness programs, maternity and nursery care.

Tanner's other major facilities are located in the newly constructed, 40-bed acute care hospital in Villa Rica, Ga., and also at the recently renovated and expanded Higgins General Hospital, a critical access hospital with a maximum license capacity of 25 beds, located in Bremen, Ga. In addition, Tanner operates many other primary care clinics throughout west-central Georgia in the communities of Bowdon, Buchanan, Douglasville, Tallapoosa and Temple. To learn more about Tanner Health System, visit the Tanner website at: www.tanner.org.

About Thomas, Thomas & Walsh, Inc.

Atlanta-based Thomas, Thomas & Walsh provides comprehensive healthcare eligibility services to hospitals. The company identifies patients who are potentially eligible for Medicaid benefits, initiates Medicaid and Social Security applications, prepares their appeals up to hearing level, if necessary, and offers a variety of services to help applicants expedite determination of their status. To date, TT&W has worked successfully with over 120 hospitals in the Southeast. Altogether, TT&W has successfully represented tens of thousands of patients, which have resulted in over $200 million in reimbursements to its client hospitals. Visit the TT&W website at: www.ttandw.com.