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HONOLULU, HI (September 17 , 2008) --'Ohana Health Plan, one of two health plans selected by the State Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide managed care services through the QUEST Expanded Access (QExA) program, today introduced its senior leadership team.  QExA is a new Medicaid program for seniors, 65 and older, and people of ages with disabilities.

The members of the seven-person leadership team, led by 'Ohana's executive director Erhardt Hsiao-Lin Preitauer and based in Hawai'i, were recruited for their professional skills and knowledge of the special needs of the people of Hawai'i.

HONOLULU, HI (June 16 , 2008) --'Ohana Health Plan, one of two health plans awarded a contract to participate in the Hawai'i QUEST Expanded Access (QExA) program, today announced it will provide managed care services to the Hawai'i Medicaid aged, blind or disabled (ABD) population needing primary, acute and long-term care services. Services are expected to begin November 1, 2008.

"It's an honor and privilege to come home to serve the people of Hawai'i through the state's Medicaid managed care program," said Erhardt Hsiao-Lin Preitauer, executive director of 'Ohana Health Plan and native of Kaua'i. "We appreciate the opportunity we've been given to enhance our members' quality of life, and we recognize the important role we play in their health and well-being."