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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS

GHS HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, INC., d/b/a BLUELINCS HMO, Plaintiff, TEXAS HEALTH CHOICE, L.C., Plaintiff, SCOTT & WHITE HEALTH PLAN, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant.

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Nos. 01-517C, 05-371C, 05-963C (Judge Horn)

JOINT STATUS REPORT Pursuant to this Court's order dated April 17, 2007, counsel have consulted, and the parties respectfully provide this Joint Status Report.1 In the Joint Stipulation of Facts filed in this case, filed December 8, 2005 (Docket 45), the parties stipulated to the following reconciliation calculations:

Each counsel has included counsel's electronic signature and filed electronically (ECF) the Joint Status Report.

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Scott and White Health Plan, ¶¶ 38-40:

$3,625,782

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Texas Health Choice, L.C., ¶ 28

$622,246

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For GHS Health Maintenance Organization Inc., d/b/a/ Bluelincs, HMO ("Bluelincs"), the reconciliation calculation is $364,962. See ¶ 18. (To the extent that the parties disputed approximately $4,000, Bluelincs has agreed to the lower amount, for a total of $364,962.) The parties agree further, for the purpose of CDA interest, that Bluelincs' reconciliation calculation will be allocated as follows: $314,587 for the July 20, 2001 claim and $50,375 for the March 7, 2002 claim.)

The amounts above reflect the principal amounts, addressed by this Court in the decision dated April 17, 2007. Any final payment amount necessarily would be calculated at a later date to provide for interest pursuant to the Contract Disputes Act (CDA), 41 U.S.C. §§ 601 et seq., calculated from the date(s) each plaintiff submitted its certified claim(s) to the contracting officer.

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Respectfully submitted, FOR THE UNITED STATES: PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General s/ Jeanne E. Davidson JEANNE E. DAVIDSON Director s/ Jane W. Vanneman JANE W. VANNEMAN Senior Trial Counsel Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice 1100 L St., NW Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20530 Phone: (202) 307-1011 Fax: (202) 514-8624 OF COUNSEL: Susan Whitman Office of General Counsel Office of Personnel Management Washington, D.C.

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FOR SCOTT & WHITE HEALTH PLAN AND TEXAS HEALTH CHOICE, L.C. /s/ Michael S. Nadel Michael S. Nadel McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 756-8000 OF COUNSEL: Joel L. Michaels Arthur G. Sapper McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 756-8000

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FOR GHS HEALTH MAINTENCE ORGANIZATION, INC. /s/ Daniel B. Abrahams Daniel B. Abrahams EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN, P.C. 1227 25th Street, N.W. Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20037 (202) 861-0900 OF COUNSEL: Constance A. Wilkinson Michael D. Maloney EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN, P.C. 1227 25th Street, N.W. Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20037 (202) 861-0900

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