L.A. Care Selects Computer Technology Associates For Healthy Transition into New Millennium

Business Wire, Feb 16, 1999

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 1999--Computer Technology Associates, Inc. (CTA), a leading provider of information systems and services, announced today they are providing L.A. Care Health Plan, a Los Angeles, California company, with Year 2000 (Y2K) assessment and contingency planning services. This will include business continuity, regulatory, information technology and embedded systems assessment.

CTA will also assist L.A. Care in evaluating the Y2K compliance status of their seven health plan partners: Blue Cross of California, Tower Health, Maxicare, Kaiser Permanente, Care 1st Healthplan, Community Health Plan, and UHP Healthcare.

Jerry Webb, L.A. Care's director of technology and operations, says "CTA was selected for its expertise in the Y2K industry as well as its experience in health care. L.A. Care has been working on its Y2K issues for some time, however, CTA will bring additional expertise and staffing to L.A. Care's Y2K challenge. CTA's Y2K experience, along with their knowledge of embedded and real-time systems, provide L.A. Care with additional confidence in meeting our priorities of uninterrupted member services and business operations."

Tom Velez, CEO of Computer Technology Associates, says, "CTA's goal is to ensure L.A. Care is taking the right steps towards Y2K compliance. Our expertise in complex project management and Y2K assessment and contingency planning will help lay the ground work to ensure L.A. Care successfully moves into the next century."

About L.A. Care Health Plan

L.A. Care Health Plan is non-profit, publicly-governed health plan serving Los Angeles County, with over 587,000 members who receive coverage through the Medi-Cal or Healthy Families programs. L.A. Care is operated by a 13-member board of governors who represent medical and health care professionals, consumer advocates and Medi-Cal consumers. It is one of the state's largest health plans and the nation's largest publicly-governed health plan.

About Computer Technology Associates, Inc.

Founded in 1979, Computer Technology Associates, Inc. is an information systems and services company with core competencies in legacy system modernization, secure computing, network solutions, data migration and systems engineering, development, maintenance, and integration. Clients range from federal agencies to commercial entities, including healthcare companies, major banking institutions, insurance companies, manufacturers, and state and local governments. Computer Technology Associates, Inc. posted revenues of more than $92 million for FY'97. For more information, visit www.cta.com.

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