PHS Pacificare Hlth Sys

CYPRESS, Calif., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:PHS) announced today that it will host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, October 27, 2005 at 11:30AM Eastern time to discuss the company's earnings for the third quarter of 2005, which will be released at approximately 8:30AM Eastern Time, on the same day. Investors, analysts and other interested parties will be able to access the live conference by calling (877) 601-3546, password "PacifiCare". A replay of the call will be available through November 18, 2005 at (800) 234-2685. Additionally, a live webcast of the conference call will be available on PacifiCare's website at http://www.pacificare.com/. Click on Investor Relations, and then Conference Calls, to access the link. PacifiCare Health Systems is one of the nation's largest consumer health organizations with nearly 3.3 million health plan members and approximately 11.3 million specialty plan members nationwide. PacifiCare offers individuals, employers and Medicare beneficiaries a variety of consumer-driven health care and life insurance products. Specialty plan operations include behavioral health, dental and vision, and complete pharmacy benefit management through its wholly owned subsidiary, Prescription Solutions. More information on PacifiCare Health Systems is available at http://www.pacificare.com/. DATASOURCE: PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Dan Yarbrough, Investor Relations, +1-714-226-3540, or Tyler Mason, Public Relations, +1-714-226-3530, both of PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. Web site: http://www.pacificare.com/

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