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To: george eberting who wrote (990)	4/19/1999 12:24:00 PM
From: Madeleine Harrison	Respond to of 1530

(PR Wires) DJ: Appropriate Health Services Completes Plan of Merger DJ: Appropriate Health Services Completes Plan of Merger CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 1999--Appropriate Health Services.com, Inc. (AHS) today announced that it has completed its Plan of Merger with Avalon Group, Inc. in accordance with the terms set out in an agreement dated January 27, 1999. As a result of the merger, AHS will be doing business as StayHealthy.com for all of its business activities. StayHealth.com operates a premier consumer health Web site at stayhealthy.com. Appropriate Health Services.com, Inc. is in the business of acquiring health and health care-related businesses. This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties and actual results may be materially different. Investors are encouraged to perform comprehensive due diligence before making investment decisions. CONTACT: Media contact: John Collins (626) 355-8053 E-mail: jc@stayhealthy.com 12:07 EDT APRIL 19, 1999 * end of story *

To: george eberting who wrote (990)	4/19/1999 12:37:00 PM
From: Eric Fader	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1530

George- you're right, I think. Medcare has spent a ton of money promoting itself for many years, with generally negligible apparent effect on the stock price. I don't know, but would guess they've been selling stock into the market on a consistent basis. Your description is their old one, while the "service" (and I use that term very loosely <g>) whose writeup Howard pasted seems to be conveying MCAR's latest attempt to turn itself into a successful company. I don't think StayHealthy has anything to fear from Medcare. In fact, I like the idea that those masters of promotion think that this is a good marketing angle for them, because AHS is doing most of that stuff LEGITIMATELY and will have the killer app to make the site "sticky" (keep people there and keep them coming back). -Eric