(Long Beach, California June 13, 2005) – Jack D. Williams, Chief Executive Officer at ppoNEXT, announced today the results of a recently conducted customer satisfaction survey.

When asked what they felt was working well, respondents overwhelmingly applauded the people at ppoNEXT. The people at ppoNEXT were by far the company's greatest strength. Respondents acknowledged a corporate "sense of urgency" and an unyielding commitment to excellent customer service. This satisfaction with people extended to the senior management team, which was credited with having made positive changes in the organization to improve customer satisfaction.

"We are extremely proud of these results", said Williams. "Although we will continue to strive for perfection in customer service, nods like these from our clients are an excellent indication that we are headed in the right direction."

Other strong points for ppoNEXT included service levels and responsiveness, network access, web site services, enhancements in account management, and communication.

About ppoNEXT:

Founded in 1999, ppoNEXT is a leading provider of health network services aimed at assisting companies, and therefore, consumers with managing the spiraling cost of healthcare by actively participating in Consumer Driven Healthcare initiatives. These initiatives hold great promise as mechanisms to aid employers in gaining control over the cost of employee health benefits. ppoNEXT is dedicated to providing services that are like-minded, realizing that companies who meet the challenges faced by opening the healthcare marketplace will be at the forefront of delivering on that promise. Based in Long Beach, California, ppoNEXT offers clients access to over 450,000 physicians, 3,700 hospitals, and thousands of leading ancillary care providers nationwide. ppoNEXT serves self-funded employers, third party administrators, insurance carriers, HMOs, and bill review firms. Through its subsidiary, Health Care Evaluation, ppoNEXT offers disease management, utilization management and care management services.

For more information about ppoNEXT, please contact:

Etta Jones
Corporate Marketing
214.267.3394