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Providence Service Corporation Provides The Center on Budget and PolicyPriorities' Preliminary Analysis of Potential Medicaid Assistance for Statesin the House Economic Recovery Package TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ The Providence ServiceCorporation (Nasdaq: PRSC) today provided The Center on Budget and PolicyPriorities' preliminary analysis of Medicaid assistance for states in theHouse Economic Recovery package.The report was issued on January 22, 2009. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is one of the nation's premierpolicy organizations working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policyand public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families andindividuals.According to the report, "the economic recovery package under consideration bythe House of Representatives includes an approximately $88 billion temporaryincrease in the share of the Medicaid program paid by the federal governmentover nine calendar quarters (October 1, 2008 through December 31, 2010).Thestates urgently need this type of assistance; states on their own are not ableto provide critically needed health insurance under Medicaid as need swells ina recession and in its immediate aftermath."A full copy of the report can be found on The Center on Budget and PolicyPriorities' website at http:// in the report are tables that show illustrative estimates of theamount of assistance each state would potentially receive, based onprojections of future economic conditions, which are admittedly highlyuncertain.About ProvidenceProvidence Service Corporation, through its owned and managed entities,provides home and community based social services and non-emergencytransportation services management to government sponsored clients underprograms such as welfare, juvenile justice, Medicaid and corrections.Providence does not own or operate beds, treatment facilities, hospitals orgroup homes, preferring to provide services in the client's own home or othercommunity setting. The Company provides a range of services through its directand managed entities to over 74,000 clients through 870 contracts at September30, 2008, with an estimated six million individuals eligible to receive theCompany's non-emergency transportation services related to its LogistiCareoperations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue relianceon those forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date thestatement was made. Forward-looking statements contained in this release mayrelate to, but are not limited to, statements regarding Providence's review ofpotential strategic options, the timing of such review, and the outcome ofsuch review.Such forward-looking statements are based on currentexpectations that involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertaintiesand other factors which may cause actual events to be materially differentfrom those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Thesefactors include, but are not limited to the global credit crisis,uncertainties as to the timing and amount of any stimulus package capitalmarket conditions, and other risks detailed in Providence's filings with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-Kfor the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. What the Hell Happened by Rick "Snake" ArnoldRecap of the day's NFL Fantasy Football Action!Every so often I like to switch things up and try something different with the WTHH piece...keep people on their toes and keeps people looking for new things The same thing over and over and over again can get boring. So what's on tap for today A random scattered storm of chaos I like to call "Sunday" This is a blog meets WTHH meets my insane life. Spend a Sunday in my world...it's a scary place!Sunday0710: Can I seriously be up already Munk and I were up watching college football, drinking beer and grilling steaks late last night, why the hell can't I sleep in FWHAPPPPPP! My son is sleeping in my bed and just smacked me in the eyeball in his sleep I think I figured out why I'm up already. Damn I'm weak.0900: We're at Wal-Mart...all 72 kinds of frozen pizza look good. Son and I load up with more junk food than any 4 houses should have.