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Press Releases: 2009

Select Health Of South Carolina Wins Silver Aster Award

Honor marks third year Select Health has received recognition

Select Health of South Carolina has been recognized by the 2009 Aster Awards competition with a silver award for its 2009 annual report to the community, "Empowered People Building Healthy Communities." Hosted by Marketing Healthcare Today and Creative Images, Inc., the Aster Awards recognizes outstanding healthcare professionals for excellence in their advertising and marketing efforts and is one of the largest competitions of its kind.

With more than 3,000 entries, participants in the Aster Awards compete against similarly sized organizations from across the United States. Entries must score at least in the top 85 percent to receive an award. Judging criteria includes creativity, layout and design, functionality, message effectiveness, production quality and overall appeal.

"Select Health is among the top in the nation for healthcare advertising expertise, specifically scoring in the top 12 percent for the silver award. It was an honor to have Select Health participate in the 2009 Aster Awards," said Melinda R. Lucas, Aster Awards Program Coordinator. "They exceeded the judges' expectations."

Entries in the Aster Awards were judged by a diverse panel of healthcare marketing experts. All winners are posted on the Aster Awards' website (www.AsterAwards.com), as well as published in Marketing Healthcare Today, a national healthcare marketing magazine.

About Select Health
Incorporated in 1995, Select Health was licensed as a Health Maintenance Organization by the South Carolina Department of Insurance in 1996. Later that year, the company contracted with the Department of Health and Human Services to offer First Choice, the state’s first Medicaid health plan. Select Health is accredited by URAC and is a wholly owned subsidiary of AmeriHealth Mercy. The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies touches the lives of more than 6.2 million members nationwide. For more information, visit www.selecthealthofsc.com.