Triple-S Management Corporation Awarded Two Regions of Puerto Rico’s Medicaid Program

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Triple-S Management Corporation (NYSE: GTS), the leading  managed care company in Puerto Rico, today announced that the Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration (ASES by its Spanish acronym) issued a Notice of Intent to Award Contract yesterday informing its health subsidiary, Triple-S Salud, that it has been selected to provide healthcare services for the Metro North and West regions of the Government's health insurance program (Medicaid), known as Plan de Salud del Gobierno (PSG), on an at-risk basis commencing April 1, 2015.  The proposed contract provides that ASES will pay Triple-S Salud a rate of $173.86 per member per month (pmpm) for the Metro North Region and $140.31 pmpm for the West Region.  The proposed contract will have a 27-month term that could potentially be extended, subject to rate negotiations, by up to 12 months at ASES' discretion.

The PSG program, formerly referred to as MiSalud, serves more than 1.4 million members in eight regions across Puerto Rico, with approximately 428,000 members in the two regions awarded to Triple-S Salud.

Ramon M. Ruiz-Comas, President and Chief Executive Officer of Triple-S Management commented, "We are extremely pleased to have once again been chosen by the government of Puerto Rico to participate in this vitally important health care program, leveraging our nearly two decades of experience with this patient population.  We continue to believe that we can deliver high-quality, cost-effective care through our well-established provider network and fully anticipate that this contract will be accretive to 2015 earnings."

About Triple-S Management Corporation

Triple-S Management is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.  It is the leading player in the managed care industry in Puerto Rico.  Triple-S Management also has the exclusive right to use the Blue Cross Blue Shield name and mark throughout Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Costa Rica.  With more than 50 years of experience in the industry, Triple-S Management offers a broad portfolio of managed care and related products in the Commercial and Medicare Advantage markets under the Blue Cross Blue Shield marks.  In addition to its managed care business, Triple-S Management provides non-Blue Cross Blue Shield branded life and property and casualty insurance in Puerto Rico.

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• Re-estimates of policy and contract liabilities
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• A downgrade in Triple-S Management's financial strength ratings
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• Ability to maintain Federal Employer, Medicare and Medicaid contracts
• Volatility in the securities markets and investment losses and defaults
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