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Press Release Source: National Health Partners, Inc. NATIONAL HEALTH PARTNERS Tuesday, April 18, 8:00 am ET HORSHAM, Pennsylvania – (BUSINESS WIRE) – April 18, 2006 – National Health Partners, Inc. (OTCBB: NHPR - News), a leading provider of unique discount healthcare membership programs, announced today that it is initiating a national advertising campaign targeting the Hispanic marketplace and that international superstar Lucia Mendez will be starring in television and radio commercials that are currently in production as the company’s spokeswoman for the campaign. “One of the markets that we want to focus on is Hispanic consumers,” said David M. Daniels, President and Chief Executive Officer of National Health Partners. “Hispanics have been severely underrepresented among the members of the U.S. population who have health insurance. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the uninsured rate for Hispanics in 2004 was 32.7% compared to 15.7% for all members of the U.S. population. Of the 45.8 million Americans who are uninsured, 13.5 million are Hispanics.” “We are very excited that Lucia Mendez has chosen to represent CARExpress as our spokeswoman for the Hispanic community,” continued Mr. Daniels. “Ms. Mendez is an international superstar. Her support provides a substantial amount of credibility to the benefits CARExpress can provide to Hispanics.” “I am very proud to support CARExpress,” said Lucia Mendez. “I believe CARExpress provides a tremendous benefit to members of the Hispanic community who cannot afford traditional health insurance. I thank CARExpress for developing such an innovative solution to such a widespread problem.” “Lucia Mendez has always been at the forefront of her profession throughout her career, demonstrating innovation and versatility,” stated David Daniels. “We believe that CARExpress is similarly situated. CARExpress is an innovative solution to the complex problems facing the healthcare industry. Through CARExpress, we are able to help uninsured people obtain the healthcare they need at more affordable prices.” Mr. Daniels continued, “We believe that CARExpress is an ideal solution for people who do not have health insurance or who have inadequate health insurance. We look forward to working with Lucia Mendez to bring the benefits of CARExpress to the Hispanic community.” The company intends to start releasing the television and radio commercials in May 2006 in select markets throughout the United States and expects to generate a significant number of additional members and revenues from its Hispanic advertising campaign beginning in the second quarter of 2006. Lucia Mendez Lucia Mendez is an international superstar who has been a success throughout her career as a television actress, movie star, singer and model. She is one of Mexico’s unique entertaining stars and is considered a living legend for her artistic accomplishments. Her career spans over 30 years during which she has received numerous awards. She is perhaps most recognizable for the role she has played in making soap operas popular worldwide. For more information on Lucia Mendez, please visit her website at www.luciamendez.com. National Health Partners, Inc. National Health Partners, Inc. is a national healthcare savings organization that provides discount healthcare membership programs to uninsured and underinsured people through a national healthcare savings network called “CARExpress.” CARExpress is one of the largest networks of hospitals, doctors, dentists, pharmacists and other healthcare providers in the country and is comprised of over 1,000,000 medical professionals that have agreed to render their services and products to CARExpress members at discounted prices. The company is headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania. For more information on the company, please visit its website at www.nationalhealthpartners.com. Safe Harbor Provision This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained herein, including, without limitation, statements regarding the company’s future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected revenues and costs, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” or “believes” or the negative thereof or any variation thereon or similar terminology or expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from results proposed in such statements. Although the company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can provide no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the company’s expectations include, but are not limited to, its ability to fund future growth and implement its business strategy, its ability to develop and expand the market for its CARExpress membership programs, demand for and acceptance of its CARExpress membership programs, its dependence on a limited number of preferred provider organizations and other provider networks for healthcare providers, as well as those factors set forth in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and its other filings and submissions with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Except as required by law, the company assumes no obligation to update or revise any of the information contained in this press release. Contact: __________________________ |
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