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PRESS RELEASE Novation Signs New Technology Agreement With Edwards Lifesciences

These organizations used Novation contracts
to purchase more than $23 billion in supplies in 2004. PPOs are
medical insurance plans in which members receive more coverage if they choose
health care providers approved by or affiliated with the plan.

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About Novation

Based in Irving, Texas, Novation was established in January 1998 through a
combination of the supply programs of VHA and UHC, two national health care
alliances., The National Committee for Quality
Assurance (NCQA) has granted Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue
Cross) Full Accreditation as a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO). Blue Cross
is the first PPO in the state to receive this accreditation.

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NCQA standards for PPO Accreditation are intended to help organizations
achieve the highest level of performance possible, reduce patient risk for
unfavorable outcomes and create an environment of continuous improvement.
"We want to ensure that our members always receive the safest and highest
quality care possible," said Marc Manley, M.

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Accreditation evaluates how well a PPO plan manages all parts of its delivery
system -- physicians, hospitals, other providers and administrative services
-- in order to continuously improve health care for its members.

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The process allows VHA and UHC
members speedier access to savings on the latest FDA approved medical
technology.

Blue Cross First Health Plan in State to Receive Full Accreditation as PPO

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suburb of Eagan, was chartered in 1933 as Minnesota's first health plan and
continues to carry out its charter mission today: to promote a wider, more
economical and timely availability of health services for the people of
Minnesota. A not-for-profit, taxable organization, Blue Cross is the largest
health plan based in Minnesota, covering 2.

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1, 2006 and will run through Jan. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is an independent licensee
of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association , headquartered in Chicago.

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The agreement began on Feb. Novation serves the purchasing needs of more than 2,500 members
and affiliates of VHA and UHC. "An achievement like this is
part of our dedication to our mission of making a healthy difference in
people's lives.

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The Edwards PreSep catheters provide central venous oxygen saturation
monitoring via a central venous catheter platform allowing for real-time
monitoring of a patient's condition and assesses the patient's clinical
response to intervention.
Blue Cross also maintains Excellent ratings for Blue Plus of Minnesota,
its managed care organization, with both the commercial and Medicaid
populations.7 million members in Minnesota and
nationally through its health plans or plans administered by its affiliated
companies.

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"This is our 50th agreement through Novation's innovative technology
program, and it represents our ongoing commitment to ensuring that member
health care organizations have the latest and emerging health care
technologies on contract, thereby improving health care delivery and
ultimately patient outcomes," said Cathy Denning, senior director, contract
and program services at Novation .com to learn more about Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Minnesota.

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Novation, the health care contracting services
company of VHA Inc.
"Earning Full Accreditation shows that a PPO is providing access to care
and high quality service -- it shows that the organization looks after its
members ' interests," said Margaret E.

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The Excellent ratings for these populations are also the highest
NCQA recognition that managed care organizations can earn.

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Minnesota's Largest Health Insurer Also Maintains Excellent Rating for Its
Managed Care Organization

EAGAN, Minn. Full
Accreditation is granted to those PPO plans that have excellent programs for
continuous quality improvement and meet NCQA's rigorous standards.

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, and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), has
signed a single-source, new technology agreement with Edwards Lifesciences
for central venous oximetry catheters, which includes the Edwards PreSep
catheters .

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, with headquarters in the St.

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The
agreement was awarded through Novation's new-technology evaluation, which
accelerates the review process so new and improved technologies do not have
to wait for a scheduled competitive bid. Go to
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, vice president and medical
director for population health for Blue Cross.

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NCQA's PPO Accreditation is a nationally recognized evaluation that
purchasers, regulators and consumers can use to assess PPO plans.

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