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Community Care Behavioral Health Organization Recruits Senior Medical Director to Support Innovative Pharmacy Management Program

PITTSBURGH (February 14, 2007) - Community Care, a non-profit behavioral health managed care company, announced today that Dr. Judith W. Dogin has joined the organization as the Senior Medical Director in support of its HealthChoices and Behavioral Health Pharmacy Management Programs. Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in both General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Dr. Dogin has significant work experience and interest in the fields of managed behavioral healthcare for medical assistance enrollees and with pharmaceutical management. In the pharmacy program, Dr. Dogin will be working closely with Lisa Strouss, Pharm. D., who has been successfully developing and leading this program, together with additional pharmacist, medical, and data analysis staff. Dr. Dogin began her new role on January 29, 2007.

The Behavioral Health Pharmacy Management Program has been in place at Community Care since 2002 and has resulted in improved care for members. In developing the program, Community Care infused key philosophical underpinnings of the recovery model of behavioral health care including collaboration with stakeholders; education and empowerment of consumers; use of best practices; and effective integration of the behavioral health, physical health and medication needs of the consumer.

Dr. Dogin, in discussing her new role as Senior Medical Director, stated that she is delighted to be joining the Community Care management team. Dr. Dogin also went on to say that, “Community Care is passionate about providing individuals and families with compassionate clinical care provided in a psychosocially informed manner. Through collaboration with individuals receiving care and those providing care, we will strive for an improved quality of life and recovery for those we proudly serve.”

About Community Care:

Community Care, a provider-owned, federally tax-exempt non-profit behavioral health managed care organization headquartered in Pittsburgh, manages behavioral health benefits for members throughout Pennsylvania whose health insurance is sponsored through Medicaid and UPMC Health Plan’s Medicare and commercial plans. Community Care is part of the Insurance Services Division of the UPMC, a $6 billion integrated worldwide health system. It manages behavioral health services for approximately 500,000 Medicaid enrollees in Pennsylvania and 400,000 Medicare and commercial members.

Community Care was founded in 1996 with a mission to provide accessible, high-quality, cost-effective, culturally sensitive behavioral health care. Community Care has been awarded “full” accreditation (the highest level possible) for its commercial product from NCQA.

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Community Care Contact: Marianne Baugher   Phone: 412-454-2636   Fax: 412-454-2177

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