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State of Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Approves Registration of Phyhealth's 'Physhield Insurance Exchange'
Aug 29th 2006 MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2006--Physicians Healthcare Management Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:PHYH - News) announced today that its exclusive subsidiary affiliate, Physhield Insurance Exchange, a Risk Retention Group, has received approval from the state of Florida Office of Insurance Regulation for Physhield's registration to underwrite medical professional liability business, commonly known as medical malpractice insurance, in that state. Physhield's Certificate of Authority was previously issued by the Insurance Commissioner of the state of Nevada in February of 2006, and the State of Florida now joins the States of Texas and Nevada in which Physhield is now authorized to operate as a liability insurer.

Physhield is structured as a reciprocal insurer and is owned by its insured physician subscribers. Phyhealth's subsidiary, Phyhealth Underwriters, Inc., serves as the Attorney-in-Fact for Physhield and is contracted to perform Physhield's insurance management, underwriting, claims and administration functions. Physhield will underwrite medical malpractice insurance for physicians of all specialties who are currently practicing within a managed care organization and/or are forming a community-focused Phyhealth Plan, Phyhealth's innovative health plan model designed for the 21st century.

Phyhealth's CEO, Robert Trinka, stated, "Physhield is a critical component of our overall strategy to bring physician managed healthcare to select communities nationwide. With Physhield we provide a unique medical malpractice insurance solution for our Plan physicians. We believe that by combining medical malpractice risk management with our brand of preventive and coordinated care, we give physicians a better opportunity both to deliver higher quality care and to reduce medical injuries. This not only serves to improve the health of patients and communities, but also works to bring today's rapidly rising health care costs under control while providing participating physicians with economic incentive and the ability to build equity in their practices through proper patient care."

Phyhealth Plans are designed for physicians to provide better care for those patients who control their choice of their personal physician and their insurance plan. This includes Medicare Beneficiaries, individuals and small businessmen, who are an important, but often underserved, segment of Florida's patient population. With Florida's more than 3 million Medicare Beneficiaries, Phyhealth together with Physhield is authorized to do business with physicians in states with nearly 14% of the nation's Medicare population. Phyhealth Plans are designed to operate as state licensed health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and to qualify as Medicare Advantage plans authorized under the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003.

Dr. Richard Goulding, a Phyhealth founder and director, further stated, "Medical malpractice insurance rates are outrageously high in many parts of Florida, and the Phyhealth Plan working together with Physhield provides a real solution to the state's independent physicians and medical groups. We now have the tools to give doctors the opportunity to own and manage their own health plan and their own medical malpractice insurer all at the same time. We feel that by owning the HMO and malpractice companies, malpractice insurance, instead of being a chronic nagging outlay of cash, can actually create an "annuity" for physicians. They can earn money, rather than lose it."

About Physicians Healthcare Management Group, Inc.
Phyhealth develops and operates fully integrated healthcare organizations in partnership with physicians. Phyhealth Plans preserve the physician-patient relationship and deliver high-quality affordable healthcare within its selected communities. Phyhealth offers a turnkey, prepaid health plan solution to physicians for their Medicare and other individual patients who prefer to choose their own doctor and who make their own healthcare insurance purchasing decisions. Phyhealth Plans are unique in integrating all aspects of the delivery and financing of care, including providing medical liability insurance protection through Physhield Insurance Exchange, Phyhealth's exclusive risk retention group. The Phyhealth model empowers physicians to proactively manage their patient's general health and medical care and enhances physician financial rewards by increasing practice revenues, reducing expenses and restoring the economic value (equity) of their medical practices.

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Members of the media may submit inquiries by e-mail to info@physhield.com or call Robert Trinka at 305-779-1760