hhs. The
contract was signed in a public ceremony on February 1, 2005 in
Ashkelon with Finance Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and Industry, Trade
and Labor Minister Ehud Olmert.

MAXIMUS is one of America's leading government services companies
devoted to providing program management, consulting and information
technology services.
MAXIMUS was selected by Business Week Magazine as one of the 100 Best
Hot Growth Small Companies in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

prepared effectiveness

The new contracts
awarded represent a first step in CMS' initiatives designed to improve service
to beneficiaries and providers , support the delivery of coordinated and
quality care, and provide greater administrative efficiency and effectiveness
for fee-for-service Medicare.
For more information concerning the DME MAC awards go to:
http://www.

MAXIMUS Wins $15 Million Welfare-to-Work Contract in Israel

MAXIMUS CEO, Lynn Davenport, stated "Our expertise and success
running similar programs in the Unites States gave us a clear
advantage in winning this pilot program, which we hope will lead to
additional opportunities.

Statements that are not historical facts, including statements
about the Company 's confidence and strategies and the Company's
expectations about revenues, results of operations , profitability,
future contracts, market opportunities, market demand or acceptance of
the Company 's products are forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties.

1997 evidence

The Centers for Medicare + Medicaid Services Awards AdminaStar Federal the
Jurisdiction B Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contract

INDIANAPOLIS, WellPoint, Inc.), Wisconsin; and through UniCare.

contract officials

com .cms. and more than 38 employment centers in Australia.

contract generate

We look forward to working on the States new
initiative.

learned evidence

For more information about AdminaStar Federal, visit the
company Web site at http://www. is the largest publicly traded commercial health benefits
company in terms of membership in the United States. Israel's program goal is to enhance
family self-sufficiency, decrease welfare dependency, and achieve cost
savings through caseload reductions.

evidence perspectives

welfare 1997

The new DME
MACs were selected through a competitive bidding process. Best value includes; cost effective solutions, technical
qualifications , strong past performance, corporate responsibility, and an
understanding of the special requirements involved in processing claims for
durable medical equipment.

october rationales

AdminaStar Federal has a primary mission -- To Serve the Medicare
Community. If the project is successful,
the State of Israel plans to extend the program nationwide.
Additionally, MAXIMUS is included in the Russell 2000 Index and the
S+P SmallCap 600 Index.

innovative october

involved reform

The DME MAC awards represent the first of the full and open Medicare
Administrative Contract (MAC) competitions awarded by the CMS.3 million persons with Medicare and nearly 23,000
suppliers/providers in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota , Ohio
and Wisconsin.
WellPoint, Inc.

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RESTON, Va.
The recent successes in welfare reform in the United States have
been closely monitored by nations around the world. The Company has more than 5,200 employees located
in more than 230 offices in the United States , Canada and Australia.

evidence reform

Many governments
are now developing similar programs to those MAXIMUS successfully
operates throughout the U.1 to the Company's most recent Annual Report
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (file number
001-12997).

consideration generate

In 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2003 MAXIMUS was selected by Forbes Magazine
as one of the Best 200 Small Companies in America for that year.

reflect prepared

MAXIMUS expects to reduce
cumulative caseloads by approximately one-third during the 24 months
of contract operations . MAXIMUS has operated more than 50 employment
programs in the U.

privatization perspectives

This mission mirrors the needs of its customer, CMS, who awarded
the contracts to companies who offered the best overall value to the
government.
Subsequently, the two companies have created Israel Workforce
Solutions, Ltd .S.

reflect innovative

WellPoint, Inc.wellpoint. IWS will provide employment case management, job
development, job readiness training, job placement, and job retention,
as well as administer support services for 3,500 participants
currently receiving public assistance. We are eager to work cooperatively with the
State of Israel to improve services to its clients as we apply the
expertise we have honed in the United States to other governments
throughout the world.

rationales privatization

This contract is for the administration of Medicare claims from
suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies.adminastar. Additional
information about WellPoint is available at http://www."
The Israeli government studied various welfare reform efforts
focusing primarily on the model developed by MAXIMUS in Wisconsin and
deployed nationwide.

managing evidence

is an
independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and serves its
members as the Blue Cross licensee for California; the Blue Cross and Blue
Shield licensee for Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine,
Missouri (excluding 30 counties in the Kansas City area), Nevada, New
Hampshire, New York (as Blue Cross Blue Shield in 10 New York City
metropolitan counties and as Blue Cross or Blue Cross Blue Shield in selected
upstate counties only), Ohio, Virginia (excluding the Northern Virginia
suburbs of Washington, D.----MAXIMUS (NYSE:MMS), a
leading provider of consulting, systems, and operations management
primarily to government, has been awarded a 30 -month, $15 million
contract from the State of Israel, the Ministry of Industry, Trade,
and Labor , and the Ministry of Finance to pilot welfare-to-work
services for the Ashkelon and Sderot regions south of Tel Aviv.

privatization reform

WellPoint Subsidiary Wins Medicare Contract

MAXIMUS partnered with ORS, a Tel Aviv human resource company with
more than 500 employer clients to develop the successful proposal . MAXIMUS has helped more than 350,000 persons find
employment, a critical part in their efforts to become
self-sufficient.S.

reflect rationales

The new contract becomes effective July 2006.com .

better lessons

These uncertainties could cause the Company's
actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such
forward -looking statements and include reliance on government clients;
risks associated with government contracting; risks involved in
managing government projects; legislative changes and political
developments; opposition from government unions; challenges resulting
from growth; adverse publicity; and legal , economic, and other risks
detailed in Exhibit 99.

innovative perspectives

(NYSE: WLP) announced today that its subsidiary , AdminaStar Federal, one of
the nation's largest Medicare contractors, has been awarded the Durable
Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contract (DME MAC) for geographic
jurisdiction B (Illinois , Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and
Wisconsin).

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effectiveness privatization

About AdminaStar Federal
The new DME MAC environment offers AdminaStar Federal the opportunity to
serve more than 7.

generate learned

C. (IWS), a special purpose company , in which MAXIMUS
holds a controlling interest, incorporated in Israel to provide
services.

privatization welfare

Moreover , MAXIMUS has saved government agencies
millions of dollars in benefit expenditures and enhanced the local
economy by reducing welfare dependency and enabling families to become
financially independent .