Released on = June 5, 2007, 8:20 pm

Press Release Author = Al Zelver / Price Index Communications

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = Bozeman, MT-June 6, 2007-Price Index Communications,
publishers of HealthInflation News, released the 2007 Annual Report on Medical Care
Inflation reporting Health Care inflation over the five years from 2002 through
2006. The report is available at no cost at HealthINFLATION.com.

Press Release Body = Bozeman, MT-June 6, 2007-Price Index Communications, publishers
of HealthInflation News, released the 2007 Annual Report on Medical Care Inflation
reporting Health Care inflation over the five years from 2002 through 2006. The
report is available at no cost at HealthINFLATION.com.

Five-year inflation for key medical sectors were:

. Hospital Care 38.4%
. Dental Care 26.7%
. Nursing Home Care 24.0%
. Prescription Drugs 20.9%
. Physician Care 15.1%

Health Care five-year inflation for the U.S. City Average was 23.2%, but varied
widely between areas, from 31.7% in Cincinnati to 16.6% in Kansas City.

HealthInflation News also reports monthly updates on Annual Health Care Inflation.
The May HealthInflation News report shows annual Health Care inflation in April 2007
was 4.0%. Annual inflation for key CPI medical sectors in April 2007 were:

. Hospital Care 5.9%
. Nursing Home Care 5.9%
. Dental Care 4.6%
. Physician Care 3.7%
. Prescription Drugs 1.1%


Price Index Communications, publisher of HealthInflation News and the Annual Report
on Health Care Inflation has reported Health Care inflation for the past fifteen
years.

The U.S. Department of Labor cited HealthINFLATION News in its Annual Report on The
Consumer Price Index as a noteworthy source of medical care inflaton data.
"HealthInflation News ...enables members of the medical community and related
businesses to keep pace with the rapidly changing costs and trends in Health Care
Inflation....in a format customized to meet the interests of insurance and
pharmaceutical companies, HMO\'s, hospitals, managers of employee medical benefits
plans, and others. Subscribers use the data to negotiate contracts, forecast
medical costs, analyze medical markets, and follow inflation trends."


Web Site = http://ww.healthinflation.com

Contact Details = HealthINFLATION News PRESS RELEASE
Al Zelver
Price Index Communications
PO Box 6039
Bozeman MT 59771
406-587-7070
Al@HealthINFLATION.com
Fax 775-845-6371
HealthINFLATION.com