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  CEO, a Featured Speaker at Healthcare Banking Forum

  [September 15, 2008]

  Pradeep Goel, Chief Executive Officer of Consumer Health Technologies, Inc., will join other thought leaders from healthcare and banking at the HSA Symposium, held on Nov 12-13, at the Doral Resort and Spa in Miami, Florida.

  Mr. Goel is a highly regarded speaker, visionary and recipient of the coveted Next Hot Health 3.0 Company (2008, emerging technology category). He will present the Pre-Conference education session, on the subject "Beyond Banking, How Technology Can Seamlessly Deliver a Total Member Care Experience." The advanced workshop will be held on November 12 from 10:00am-12:30pm.

  The 3rd Annual HSA Symposium is a Consumer Directed Healthcare focused education and networking event. This year's conference is expected to attract leaders and executives from a diverse array of banks, credit unions, payers, benefit decision makers and third party administrators. These leaders will gather to discuss HSA market trends, barriers and economics as well as the forces on the horizon that will drive adoption with employers. About Consumer Health Technologies

  Consumer Health Technologies, Inc. enables benefit administrators, TPA, banks and payers to rapidly assemble, price, deliver and fully administer, consumer centric benefit services via our total CDHC service platform, BenefitSpanTM.

  CHT's service platform supports rapid integration and delivery of healthcare and financial transactions and a wide array of supporting services such as wellness programs, incentive programs, discount programs, bill management, payment administration, advocacy, dispute management and more. These services can be assembled, personalized and delivered in a targeted fashion to meet the needs of the individual and group clients of TPA's, bank and healthcare payer organizations.

  To learn more about Consumer Health Technologies products and services call (954) 315 0902, email inquiry@consumerhealthtech.com or visit www.consumerhealthtech.com

  About Pradeep Goel, CEO, Consumer Health Technologies, Inc. Mr. Goel is the leading visionary and Chief Executive Officer of the company. Prior to embarking on his current quest, Pradeep founded Dakota Imaging, Inc. along with his brother in 1991. He was the Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer for the company which grew to have 175 employees in the US and abroad before being sold to a NYSE public company in 2004. While at Dakota Imaging Pradeep was the Chief Product Architect of the company's lead technology product, which was successfully deployed at the majority of major insurance Blue Cross Blue Shield organizations across North America.

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  CHT appoints new Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development

  [June 03, 2008]

  Consumer Health Technologies, Inc. (“CHT”) a technology company focused on developing a consolidated solution for the growing popularity of Consumer Directed Healthcare, (“CDHC”) today announced the appointment of Steven Chapkin as Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development. With more than 30 years of experience in executive leadership and sales roles, Mr. Chapkin is ideally suited to lead CHT's sales force, as well as directly contribute to the company's overall growth in the CDHC technology collaboration marketplace.

  "In our search for a SVP, we were looking for someone with strength in solutions-based selling skills who could accelerate the growth of our CDHC solution platform. We are confident that Steven's track record of success, leveraging a prevention and wellness focused philosophy of consumer empowerment into tangible revenue, combined with his experience in tactical marketing, and program management, will help us to make substantial gains," said Pradeep Goel, Consumer Health Technologies, CEO. "We're pleased to welcome Steven to our team, where he will have a critical role in establishing BenefitSpanTM, the industry's most advanced, integrated platform for connecting healthcare and finance, as a market leader."

  Prior to joining CHT, Mr. Chapkin held senior management positions at a number of high profile healthcare companies, including HIP Health Plan of Florida, HealthAmerica and Lumenos, where Mr. Chapin introduced CDHC to a number of Fortune 500 and 1000 organizations, contributing to the birth of a new era in health care.

  In his new role, Mr. Chapkin is responsible for all U.S. sales operations, including brand development, business planning and most importantly, helping the company position itself as the undisputed technology leader in this rapidly emerging marketplace.

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  Consumer Health Technologies appoints new Chief Technology Officer

  [May 27, 2008]

  Consumer Health Technologies, Inc. ("CHT") a technology company focused on developing a consolidated solution for the growing popularity of Consumer Directed Healthcare, (CDHC) today announced the appointment of Kostya Grygoryev as Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Grygoryev is an internationally recognized Chief Technology Officer who will be instrumental in the development and deployment of a high-value, open platform designed specifically for the needs of CDHC.

  "I am very excited to join Consumer Health Technologies, Inc. during this transformational and historic time in the migration of healthcare to consumerism," stated Mr. Grygoryev. "Consumer Health Technologies’ ability to provide TPA’s, banks and payors with a private-label HSA transactional platform that bridges health and finance represents a dramatic departure from the way traditional health benefit programs are administered. My goal is to be a leader at the forefront of technology in this emerging market."

  Mr. Grygoryev was previously a member of CHT’s executive management team where he had helped with innovations and strategies for over 6 years. Prior to his return he successfully served global clients with his unique expertise in understanding emerging, complex technologies. He will continue to focus on complex solution development and electronic healthcare transactions systems, as well as directly contribute to the company's overall growth in the CDHC technology collaboration marketplace.

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  The Next Hot Health 3.0 Company Award by leaders in the healthcare field

  [May 06, 2008]

  Consumer Health Technologies, Inc. (CHT), an emerging force in Consumer Directed Healthcare (CDHC) benefit administration platform, was declared the recipient of 2nd place award at the Next Hot Health 3.0 Company summit at the Consumer Health World Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

  Jeff Gruen, MD, MBA, chaired the conference that recognized leaders in the healthcare field for their transformative vision of the healthcare industry. Dr. Gruen serves as senior advisor to Steve Case, CEO of Revolution Health Group. The judges sought to identify the most promising companies that are poised to blaze a path to transform Consumer Directed Healthcare - meeting the criteria of social technology, enlightened consumerism and globalization.

  “Our conviction is that the CDHC market needs a service delivery platform that is bank and payer agnostic, has an open service architecture and allows rapid integration and delivery of consumer centric benefit services to target audiences, said Pradeep Goel, CEO of Consumer Health Technologies, Inc., after receiving the award.

  Consumer Health Technologies, Inc. was launched in 2006 to enable benefit administrators, TPA, banks and payors to rapidly assemble, price, deliver and fully administer, consumer centric benefit services via our total CDHC service platform, BenefitSpanTM.

  CHT’s service platform supports rapid integration and delivery of healthcare and financial transactions and a wide array of supporting services such as wellness programs, incentive programs, discount programs, bill management, payment administration, advocacy, dispute management and more. These services can be assembled, personalized and delivered in a targeted fashion to meet the needs of the individual and group clients of TPA’s, bank and healthcare payor organizations.

  To learn more about Consumer Health Technologies products and services call (954) 315 0902, email inquiry@consumerhealthtech.com or visit www.consumerhealthtech.com.

  About Revolution Health

  Revolution Health Group is a leading consumer-centric health company founded to transform how people approach their overall health and wellness. By putting individuals at the center of their own healthcare, Revolution Health allows them to make informed choices and offers more convenience and control over their individual healthcare decisions.

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  CHT Announces Release of BenefitSpanTM 1.8

  [April 11, 2008]

  Consumer Health Technologies, Inc. a consumer directed benefits software company, announced the release 1.8 of their BenefitSpan™ Benefit Administration Platform.

  This software release significantly enhances the administration and self-service functionality and allows members to fully manage their Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and adds the ability to input bills, authorize payments and manage self-reimbursements.

  Additional functionality includes enhanced benefit analyst support and employer self-administration capabilities. The system now interfaces to pre-paid debit card systems and provides an audit trail of all debit card transactions. This release of the BenefitSpan portal also offers enhanced interfaces for third-party services to be quickly and easily integrated.

  Consumers using the BenefitSpan portal can quickly and easily administer their health care benefits including contributions, bills, payments, investments and other healthcare disbursements. Consumers benefit by having complete online banking capabilities including statements, document archive capabilities. Employers can maintain and manage accurate employee census and do online management of contributions via direct payroll-deduction and on-demand Automated Clearing House (ACH) functionality.

  Consumer Health Technologies (CHT) is a Florida based Software Company that develops consumer centric benefit administration software and systems. Healthcare insurers, benefit administrators and financial institutions seeking to deliver comprehensive consumer centric benefits and services, use CHT BenefitSpan™ software.

  For information about Consumer Health Technologies, Inc. please visit www.ConsumerHealthTech.com or contact us at 954-315-0902 or via email at media@ConsumerHealthTech.com.

• September 15, 2008

  CEO, a Featured Speaker at Healthcare Banking Forum

  Pradeep Goel, Chief Executive Officer of Consumer Health Technologies, Inc., will join other thought leaders from healthcare and banking at the HSA Symposium, held on Nov 12-13, at the Doral Resort and Spa in Miami, Florida. [Full article]
• June 03, 2008

  CHT appoints new Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development

  Consumer Health Technologies, Inc. ("CHT") a technology company focused on developing a consolidated solution for the growing popularity of Consumer Directed Healthcare, ("CDHC") today announced the appointment of Steven Chapkin as Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development. With more than 30 years of experience in executive leadership and sales roles, Mr. Chapkin is ideally suited to lead CHT's sales force [Full article]