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PolyMedica Corporation is a leading provider of healthcare
products and services to patients suffering from chronic diseases. Liberty works with
patients to identify their needs, and delivers products and services
directly to their homes.

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LIVE WEBCAST: Available at www. The survey included feedback from more than 7,000
providers in 88 separate regions in the U.

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Hawaii has the highest annual cost at $49,200; while Arkansas costs were
sharply lower in comparison at $18,100.pdf
Genworth Financial commissioned CareScout to conduct its annual cost of
care survey.

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-- Home Care: The average hourly rate for Home Health Aides was $18.
Charts offering additional key regional and national findings from
Genworth 's 2005 Cost of Care Survey, can be accessed online at:
http://www.

About Genworth Financial
Genworth Financial (NYSE: GNW) is a leading insurance holding company,
serving the lifestyle protection, retirement income, investment and mortgage
insurance needs of more than 15 million customers , with operations in 22
countries, including the U.com. The 2005 Genworth survey included polling of Nursing Homes,
Assisted Living Facilities, and Home Care Providers.

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-Stephen C.

Stinson noted that Genworth's industry benchmark study, typically released
every fall, was conducted earlier this year to help inform the heightened
level of debate in Washington at present about the nation's long term care
strategy and the dramatic funding gap that exists with today's government
healthcare programs .

During March through April 2005, Genworth Financial commissioned CareScout
to conduct its annual cost of care survey.

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A live webcast of the presentation will be available at
www.43 a year ago. For Homemaker services, non-certified, licensed
providers had hourly rates averaging $ 16.

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presentation will take place on Thursday, March 31, 2005 at 9:10 a. Genworth
Financial's survey also includes assisted living facilities and certified home
care providers , licensed home care providers who are not Medicare certified,
and non-licensed home care providers who are also not Medicare certified.

Headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts, CareScout helps Americans in
every state find quality care providers at preferred rates.

Metropolitan Jewish Health System is a recognized leader in the field of
integrated health care.

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, a 5% increase over 2004. Research was conducted from March through April of 2005 , and
then fully analyzed.S. MJHS has signed a contract with HomMed, a leader in the medical
device industry, to acquire 50 monitoring units as part of a ground-breaking
program expansion.

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year ago. More than 2000 participants were
polled from each of the three categories of long term care providers: Nursing
Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, and Home Care Provider groups. CareScout, a Wellesley,
Massachusetts company that specializes in eldercare provider databases and
helps families select appropriate providers nationwide, conducted the survey
by telephone in 88 separate regions in the U., In keeping with their mission to
remain at the forefront of innovation, the home care agencies of Metropolitan
Jewish Health System (MJHS) are expanding their utilization of telehealth
technology.

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In addition, PolyMedica provides its patients with a full
range of prescription medications through its mail-order pharmacy and
a nationwide network of over 40,000 retail pharmacies that honor its
drug discount card.
(Excluding entrance, community fees and additional health care services .S.

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PolyMedica's Liberty Healthcare division focuses on patients who
suffer from diabetes and respiratory ailments.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding
PolyMedica's business which are not historical facts are
"forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties., Canada, Australia, the U.
"We are pleased to introduce this powerful new technology to our patients.
We believe it will enhance our nurses' ability to educate and monitor patients
and empower them to achieve a higher level of self-management that should
result in better health and control of their disease ," said Maxine Hochhauser,
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Delivery System at
Metropolitan Jewish Health System. MJHS services nearly 20,000 individuals and their families in
the greater New York area.

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Genworth is the leading provider of long term
care insurance in the United States.
Telehealth is a cutting-edge technological tool that uses advanced
telecommunications to transmit diagnostic and therapeutic medical information
between patient and nurse without either of them having to travel. The unit delivers 51 questions and daily
reminders specific to each patient 's condition concerning important health
topics such as diet, exercise and medication compliance.

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REPLAY: Available for 30 days after the presentation at
www. A
discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual
results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking
statements, are detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the period ended March 31, 2004 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
for the periods ended June 30, 2004, September 30, 2004, and December
31, 2004.

MJHS Expanding Use of Telehealth Technology

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WHAT: Presentation at Smith Barney Citigroup 2005 Health Care
Conference by:
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With over 650,000 active patients, the Company is the nation's largest
provider of blood glucose testing supplies and services to people with
diabetes. For more information , visit
http://www.

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polymedica. By frequently communicating with patients and
providing the convenience of home delivery, Liberty improves patients'
compliance with their physicians' orders and enhances the quality of
their lives.S.

For more information, call (718) 921-7601 or visit http: //www.mjhs.

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Corporation (NNM: PLMD) is scheduled to present at the Smith Barney
Citigroup 2005 Health Care Conference in Washington, DC .polymedica. 2005 Study Includes Annual Costs for In-Home Care,
Assisted Living Facilities and Nursing Homes

Nursing Home Costs Top $200,000 a Year in Alaska;
Hawaii Surpasses New York City With Highest 'Assisted Living' Costs
- Oklahoma Has the Nation's Lowest

RICHMOND, Va.com/comweb/pdfs/coc05tables. Large employers ,
insurance companies, risk underwriters and families rely on CareScout's
proprietary quality of care ratings systems, discount network and database of
more than 77,000 nursing homes, assisted living facilities and home care
agencies.K., surveying more than 6,000
providers overall. BROOKLYN , N. Its participating programs and agencies include home
care, hospice, adult day health care, skilled nursing facilities, HomeFirst
and Elderplan.

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view the patient responses and data, allowing for immediate intervention
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Long Term Care Costs Continue to Climb in 2005 According to Annual Benchmark Study by Genworth Financial

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