With the Lumenos plan, consumers can utilize an integrated offering of health and financial products and tools to make smart health care decisions and potentially build significant personal savings. Unlike the current HMO model, Lumenos members control how their health care dollars are spent, which doctors they see, and what treatments they receive.

"We want to give consumers the latest, best possible information and guidance so they can make informed decisions about their health," said Chip Tooke, president of Lumenos. "These three strategic partners offer online resources to help consumers make smart health care choices and manage expenses wisely."

Integrative Medicine Communications will provide consumers access to thousands of articles on traditional and alternative medicine. They will also be able to find the only scientific source of detailed, peer-reviewed information on herbs and drugs, their interactions, dosages, effectiveness and how to integrate the best of alternative and complementary medical services with conventional medicine for optimal health care.

Through the agreement with WellMed, consumers will be able to utilize online health management tools, called the Personal Health Manager, to help individuals become more engaged in the health of themselves and their loved ones. Users can check their health status, store personal health records securely, identify risks, and get accurate, detailed information relevant to their individual health needs. WellMed's interactive tools will also allow individuals to find out more about maintaining their health, such as measuring body fat and identifying their target heart rate during aerobic exercise.

Finally, Lumenos has partnered with Reuters Health to provide the latest health and medical news. Consumers will be able to browse through 25 to 30 new stories each day on men's, women's and children's health, diet, exercise and disease management from Health eLine, Reuters highly-regarded medical news service.

About Lumenos

Lumenos, based in Alexandria, Va., is an innovative consumer-directed health care company that gives control to consumers and employers through an integrated offering of health and financial services. Using the power of the Internet, consumers can choose the physicians they trust and the services they need and have the potential to save significant dollars. In addition, by eliminating bureaucratic red tape, Lumenos enables doctors to focus on patient health and wellness to create a more positive health care experience for everyone. For more information, visit www.lumenos.com.

About Integrative Medicine Communications

Integrative Medicine Communications bridges the gap between alternative and conventional medicines through the provision of information services designed for professionals, consumers and health care administrators. Currently it delivers breaking news, scientific databases, business intelligence and advisory services through a range of services focused on clinical information, professional training and the business and implementation of integrative medicine. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Newton, Massachusetts.

About WellMed

WellMed, Inc., founded in 1993, is the leading provider of online consumer health management products and services that allow people to assess, record and improve their health on a daily basis. The WellMed Personal Health Manager suite of tools is a resource for organizing and obtaining personalized health information via the Web. It includes tailored health improvement programs that assist individuals in managing and monitoring specific health conditions or issues; a set of health risk profiling and reporting tools; and secure, online health records for individuals and their families. The WellMed Personal Health Manager is the standard consumer interface for personalized health, and is licensed to Fortune 500 corporations, national health care and provider organizations, pharmaceutical companies and Internet portals. WellMed is a privately held company headquartered in Portland, Oregon. More information about WellMed can be accessed at www.wellmed.com.

About Reuters Health

Reuters Health, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reuters Group, PLC, produces health and global daily news services to keep both professionals and consumers abreast of breaking news stories in health care. Reuters Health includes Health eLine, a consumer health news service, which delivers the top health stories from around the globe on health, diet, exercise, new treatments and disease management.