American CareSource Holdings Tops 30,000 Provider Sites

DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - August 03, 2009) -

American CareSource Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANCI), the nation's leading ancillary health care system, today announced their network of ancillary providers has surpassed the 30,000 contracted provider site mark.

"While our network will continue to grow, the 30,000 mark is a significant milestone for the company," President and Chief Executive Officer David A. Boone said. "Over the last two years we have significantly expanded both our client base and our nationwide network of ancillary providers. Our rapid growth is a direct result of our efforts to meet the network needs of our clients and a reflection of American CareSource Holdings' investment in our Provider Development efforts."

American CareSource Holdings defines their ancillary health care system participants as health care providers outside the hospital and physician line of business in 30 categories which include laboratories, diagnostic imaging centers, long term acute care facilities and dialysis clinics. The Provider Development team recruits individual providers, groups, and nationwide multi-location organizations into the Ancillary Care Services (ACS) health care system. Without charging any fees, providers in the ACS health care system can access the aggregated covered lives of the ACS clients through one point of contact for contracting and credentialing, effectively increasing their patient flow and reducing administrative costs.

"Our goal is to maximize the savings available to our clients through our nationwide network. To achieve this, we recruit the best ancillary providers in the country and then work with our clients to steer member volume to them. We also have the unique ability to tailor our network to the specific needs of each of our clients. The end result is a customized, outsourced ancillary care management solution that saves money and supports the growing trend of maximizing consumer health care decision-making about when and where they receive care," said Vice President of Provider Development Cornelia Outten.

About American CareSource Holdings, Inc.

American CareSource Holdings, the first national, publicly traded ancillary care network services company, offers a comprehensive national network of over 3,000 ancillary service providers at more than 30,000 sites through its subsidiary, Ancillary Care Services. The Company's ancillary network and management provides a complete outsourced solution for a wide variety of health care payors and plan sponsors including self-insured employers, indemnity insurers, PPOs, HMOs, third party administrators and both federal and local governments. For additional information, please visit www.anci-care.com.

About Ancillary Care Services

Ancillary Care Services provides ancillary health care services through its network that offers cost effective alternatives to physician and hospital-based services. This market is estimated at $574 billion, and has grown to 30% of total national health expenditures. These providers offer services in over 30 categories, including laboratories, dialysis centers, free-standing diagnostic imaging centers, non-hospital surgery centers, as well as durable medical equipment such as orthotics and prosthetics, and others.

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Any statements that are not historical facts contained in this release, including with respect to future engagements by clients, revenue growth, earnings, and guidance are forward-looking statements. It is possible that the assumptions made by American CareSource Holdings, Inc. for purposes of such statements may prove to be inaccurate or may not materialize. Actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied in any forward-looking statements. Such statements may involve further risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those relating to demand for our services, pricing, market acceptance, our ability to integrate with our clients, our ability to attract and maintain providers, our ability to manage growth, the effect of economic, political and regulatory conditions, the effect of competition, risks in product development, the ability to complete transactions, and other risks identified in this release, and the Securities and Exchange Commission filings of American CareSource Holdings, Inc.