, Despite the April 20,
2005, deadline for compliance with the Security Rule of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), only 30 percent of payers and 18
percent of healthcare providers who responded to this bi-annual survey
indicate that they are compliant with these regulations.phoenixhealth . HIMSS frames and leads
healthcare public policy and industry practices through its advocacy,
educational and professional development initiatives to promote information
and management systems' contributions to ensuring quality patient care.

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WebMD Corporation Announces Acquisition of HealthShare Technology Inc .

In order to
be ready in time, providers and payers should have completed their risk
assessment and be well on their way towards implementing the necessary
safeguards.

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These risks and uncertainties include those relating to:
market acceptance of WebMD's products and services; operational difficulties
relating to combining acquired companies and businesses; WebMD's ability to
form and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with customers and
strategic partners; changes in economic, political or regulatory conditions or
other trends affecting the healthcare, Internet, information technology and
plastics industries, including matters relating to the manner and timing of
implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996 (HIPAA) and the healthcare industry 's responses; and the ability of WebMD
to attract and retain qualified personnel. Despite the Looming April 20, 2005, Deadline for the HIPAA Security Rule,
the Survey Sponsored by Phoenix Health Systems and the Healthcare
Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Shows Low
Compliance by Providers and Payers

MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md.

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WebMD Health, the Company's portal segment, provides healthcare
information, decision support and interactive communication products to more
than 20 million consumers and healthcare professionals each month through its
public web sites. WebMD Practice
Services is a leading provider of administrative , financial and clinical
software and related services to the nation's medical practices.

All statements contained in this press release, other than statements of
historical fact, are forward-looking statements, including those regarding:
the amount and timing of the benefits expected from the transactions referred
to in this press release; potential changes in WebMD's business relationships;
future deployment of applications; and other potential sources of additional
revenue.

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, WebMD Corporation
(Nasdaq: HLTH) today announced the acquisition of HealthShare Technology, a
leader in the healthcare decision support market and provider of web-based
hospital quality comparison tools .
"HealthShare is the clear market leader helping health plan members and
employees to make more informed hospital decisions.

Healthcare management consultants may operate as individuals or groups , and specialize in one or more fields such as managed care, insurance, public health systems, government or private policies, costs, and staffing.

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About WebMD Corporation
WebMD Corporation provides services that help physicians, consumers,
providers and health plans navigate the complexity of the healthcare system.
WebMD expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward -
looking statements.

Question - Will Security of Patient Data Be Preserved? Bi-Annual U.S. Healthcare Industry HIPAA Survey Asks

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About Phoenix Health Systems:
Founded in 1987, Phoenix Health Systems provides value-driven solutions to
hospital organizations nation-wide through information technology outsourcing,
strategic planning, IT-based clinical and business transformation, systems
procurement and implementation, and IT security consulting.

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WebMD
Business Services is a leader in payer and healthcare provider transaction
processing and reimbursement cycle management services . "The continuing lack of
compliance may be compromising the overall HIPAA objectives and jeopardizing
the ability to maintain privacy of protected health information.hipaadvisory. For complete coverage of
HIPAA news and issues, visit Phoenix' HIPAA information resource site at
http://www.

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The purchase price was $31 million in cash
and up to an additional $5 million if certain financial milestones are
achieved for the calendar year 2005.
This survey focused only on healthcare provider and payer organizations
with questions requesting feedback to determine the respondents' compliance
status with specific HIPAA Security, Transactions and Code Sets (TCS), and
Privacy requirements. The next three issues
cited for compliance delays were:

* Interpretation of HIPAA Regulations
* Budget Constraints
* Time Constraints

Provider compliance with the HIPAA Security requirements has not changed
in six months, with results both in Summer 2004 and Winter 2005 showing 18
percent of responding providers having met the HIPAA Security requirements.
"With the deadline for compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule only weeks
away, these numbers are cause for concern," said Joyce Sensmeier, MS, RN, BC,
CPHIMS, and HIMSS Director of Professional Services."
To view the results of the entire survey, visit
http://www.org for more information .

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J. These statements are based on WebMD's current plans and expectations
and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future events or
results to be different than those described in or implied by such forward-
looking statements., and other locations across the country,
HIMSS represents more than 15,000 individual members and some 240 member
corporations that employ more than 1 million people.

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For hospitals, HealthShare tools
are used to provide online decision support to help enhance quality of care,
manage costs and profitability, and better understand market position.
The reported "Roadblocks to Compliance" with HIPAA, according to survey
results, found "achieving successful integration of new systems, policies, and
procedures across the enterprise," was the primary impediment in the Winter
2005 and the previous survey released in Summer 2004.com.

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The survey responses offer "mixed results" for this
Winter 2005 report.

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They work with seven of
the top ten health plans and in total, HealthShare provides its services to
more than 85 million members," said Roger Holstein , CEO WebMD Health. "As part of the WebMD family, we will
be able to significantly extend the reach of our hospital quality comparison
tools for health plans, employers, their members and employees . The release of this survey marks the fifth year of tracking and
reporting by these two organizations on the status of HIPAA compliance within
the healthcare industry.

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"Given the imminence of the Security Rule compliance deadline, these low
levels of required patient data security protection are surprising and
worrisome.

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HealthShare provides health plans and employers, and their members and
employees, with online decision support tools that evaluate both cost and
quality to enable users to make more informed decisions about hospital care. Results of the
Winter 2005 survey, co -sponsored by Phoenix Health Systems and HIMSS, were
released at the 2005 Annual HIMSS Conference + Exhibition in Dallas, Texas
last week. If healthcare organizations do not quickly deploy and maintain
comprehensive electronic security measures in particular, the ever-increasing
use of HIPAA standard electronic transactions threatens to turn into patient
privacy and security breaches waiting to happen ," said D'Arcy Guerin Gue,
Executive Vice President of Phoenix Health Systems. Founded in 1961 with
offices in Chicago, Washington D.

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WebMD also provides online health and benefit management
services for employer and payer sponsors through private web sites.

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Leading Provider of Hospital Quality Ratings Enhances
WebMD Health Online Decision Tools

ELMWOOD PARK , N.com/action/surveynew/winter2005.

About HIMSS:
HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) is the
healthcare industry's membership organization exclusively focused on providing
leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology and
management systems for the betterment of human health.

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"The
integration of HealthShare's cost and quality metrics into the WebMD platform
furthers our mission of helping consumers make more informed benefit, provider
and treatment decisions.
Our products and services streamline administrative and clinical processes ,
promote efficiency and reduce costs by facilitating information exchange,
communication and electronic transactions between healthcare participants.

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Further information about these
matters can be found in WebMD's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
On the other hand, 30 percent of payer respondents , versus 13 percent in the
Summer 2004 results, are currently compliant with the HIPAA Security
Regulations . For additional
information, visit http://www.

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"We are delighted to become a part of WebMD Health, America's most trusted
source of health information for consumers and professionals," said Rick
Siegrist, CEO, HealthShare Technology.
WebMD Health is a leading provider of online information , educational
services and communities for physicians and consumers.

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HealthShare also provides professional decision support tools used by health
plan executives to develop provider networks, identify centers of excellence,
and evaluate comparative hospital quality. These
services assist members to make informed benefit, provider and treatment
choices that optimize healthcare cost and quality.com.HIPAAdvisory. Visit
http://www.himss.

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