WEBMD HEALTH CORP.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q


þ		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
		For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007
or
o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
		For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 0-51547

WEBMD HEALTH CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware (State of incorporation)		20-2783228 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
111 Eighth Avenue New York, New York (Address of principal executive office)		10011 (Zip code)

(212) 624-3700

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer þ	Non-accelerated filer o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)

Yes o No þ

As of November 6, 2007, the Registrant had 9,352,271 shares of Class A Common Stock (including unvested shares of restricted WebMD Class A Common Stock) and 48,100,000 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains both historical and forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be, forward-looking statements. For example, statements concerning projections, predictions, expectations, estimates or forecasts and statements that describe our objectives, future performance, plans or goals are, or may be, forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect management’s current expectations concerning future results and events and can generally be identified by the use of expressions such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “likely,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “future,” “estimate,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “foresee,” and other similar words or phrases, as well as statements in the future tense.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be different from any future results, performance and achievements expressed or implied by these statements. The following important risks and uncertainties could affect our future results, causing those results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements:


	•	the failure to achieve sufficient levels of usage of our public portals;

	•	the inability to successfully deploy new or updated applications or services;

	•	the anticipated benefits from acquisitions not being fully realized or not being realized within the expected time frames;

	•	the inability to attract and retain qualified personnel;

	•	the failure to successfully integrate acquired businesses;

	•	general economic, business or regulatory conditions affecting the healthcare, information technology, and Internet industries being less favorable than expected; and

	•	the other risks and uncertainties described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Factors That May Affect Our Future Financial Condition or Results of Operations.”

These factors are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on our future results.

The forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are made only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. Except as required by law or regulation, we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM 1.	*Financial Statements*

WEBMD HEALTH CORP.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)


	September 30,		December 31,
	2007		2006
	(Unaudited)

ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	177,714	$	44,660
Short-term investments		99,900		9,490
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,434 at September 30, 2007 and $956 at December 31, 2006		75,003		89,652
Current portion of prepaid advertising		3,150		2,656
Due from HLTH		—		143,153
Other current assets		5,903		5,360

Total current assets		361,670		294,971
Property and equipment, net		48,116		44,709
Prepaid advertising		6,476		9,459
Goodwill		221,271		225,028
Intangible assets, net		39,515		45,268
Other assets		544		530

	$	677,592	$	619,965

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses	$	25,038	$	32,846
Deferred revenue		80,938		77,731
Due to HLTH		7,375		—

Total current liabilities		113,351		110,577
Deferred tax liability		7,342		5,367
Other long-term liabilities		9,439		7,912
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, 50,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding		—		—
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 8,803,949 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2007 and 8,337,846 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2006		88		83
Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 48,100,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006		481		481
Additional paid-in capital		519,352		485,594
Retained earnings		27,539		9,951

Total stockholders’ equity		547,460		496,109

	$	677,592	$	619,965

See accompanying notes.

WEBMD HEALTH CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data, unaudited)


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2007		2006		2007		2006

Revenue	$	87,198	$	66,645	$	238,639	$	173,308
Costs and expenses:
Cost of operations		31,130		26,945		90,749		77,371
Sales and marketing		22,459		20,472		67,258		52,941
General and administrative		15,388		13,476		46,874		37,931
Depreciation and amortization		7,086		5,085		20,021		12,627
Interest income		3,486		1,221		8,522		4,137

Income (loss) before income tax provision		14,621		1,888		22,259		(3,425	)
Income tax provision (benefit)		3,129		1,398		4,671		(3	)

Net income (loss)	$	11,492	$	490	$	17,588	$	(3,422	)

Net income (loss) per common share:
Basic	$	0.20	$	0.01	$	0.31	$	(0.06	)

Diluted	$	0.19	$	0.01	$	0.29	$	(0.06	)

Weighted-average shares outstanding used in computing net income (loss) per common share:
Basic		57,154		56,059		57,067		56,056

Diluted		59,848		58,122		59,742		56,056

See accompanying notes.

WEBMD HEALTH CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands, unaudited)


	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2007			2006

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	17,588		$	(3,422	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		20,021			12,627
Non-cash advertising		2,489			4,454
Non-cash stock-based compensation		15,592			21,240
Deferred income taxes		1,975			(911	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		14,648			(8,311	)
Other assets		(506	)		(4,461	)
Accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities		(7,463	)		(544	)
Due to HLTH		5,223			8,213
Deferred revenue		3,207			14,517

Net cash provided by operating activities		72,774			43,402
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from maturities and sales of available-for-sale securities		123,885			261,000
Purchases of available-for-sale securities		(214,295	)		(222,000	)
Purchases of property and equipment		(13,574	)		(17,500	)
Cash paid in business combinations, net of cash acquired		—			(96,091	)

Net cash used in investing activities		(103,984	)		(74,591	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		8,490			649
Tax benefit on stock-based awards		655			—
Net cash transfers with HLTH		155,119			—

Net cash provided by financing activities		164,264			649

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		133,054			(30,540	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		44,660			75,704

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	177,714		$	45,164

See accompanying notes.

WEBMD HEALTH CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data, unaudited)


1.	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Background and Basis of Presentation

WebMD Health Corp. (the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation that was incorporated on May 3, 2005. The Company completed an initial public offering (“IPO”) of Class A Common Stock on September 28, 2005. The Company’s Class A Common Stock has traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol “WBMD” since September 29, 2005 and now trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Prior to the date of the IPO, the Company was a wholly-owned subsidiary of HLTH Corporation (“HLTH”) and its consolidated financial statements had been derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of HLTH, principally representing the WebMD segment, using the historical results of operations, and historical basis of assets and liabilities of the WebMD related businesses. Since the completion of the IPO, the Company is a majority-owned subsidiary of HLTH, which currently owns 83.9% of the equity of the Company. The Company’s Class A Common Stock has one vote per share, while the Company’s Class B Common Stock has five votes per share. As a result, the Company’s Class B Common Stock owned by HLTH represented, as of September 30, 2007, 96.4% of the combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock.

The Company’s consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 have been restated to correct the previously reported income tax provision. The restatement is more fully described in Note 12, “Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements” in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 which are included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as amended, for that quarter.

Transactions between the Company and HLTH have been identified in these notes to the consolidated financial statements as Transactions with HLTH (see Note 3).

Interim Financial Statements

The unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared by management and reflect all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent period or for the entire year ending December 31, 2007. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and regulations.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes included herein should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes for the year ended December 31, 2006, as amended for the restatement discussed above, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Seasonality

The timing of the Company’s revenue is affected by seasonal factors. Advertising and sponsorship revenue within the Online Services segment are seasonal, primarily as a result of the annual budget approval process of the advertising and sponsorship clients of the public portals. This portion of the Company’s revenue is usually the lowest in the first quarter of each calendar year, and increases during each consecutive quarter throughout the year. The Company’s private portal licensing revenue is historically highest in the second half of the year as new customers are typically added during this period in conjunction with their annual open enrollment periods for employee benefits. Finally, the annual distribution cycle within the Publishing and

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Other Services segment results in a significant portion of the Company’s revenue in this segment being recognized in the second and third quarters of each calendar year.

Accounting Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience, current business factors, and various other assumptions that the Company believes are necessary to consider to form a basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The Company is subject to uncertainties such as the impact of future events, economic and political factors and changes in the Company’s business environment; therefore, actual results could differ from these estimates. Accordingly, the accounting estimates used in the preparation of the Company’s financial statements will change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired, as additional information is obtained and as the Company’s operating environment changes. Changes in estimates are made when circumstances warrant. Such changes in estimates and refinements in estimation methodologies are reflected in reported results of operations; if material, the effects of changes in estimates are disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. Significant estimates and assumptions by management affect: revenue recognition, the allowance for doubtful accounts, the carrying value of prepaid advertising, the carrying value of long-lived assets (including goodwill and intangible assets), the amortization period of long-lived assets (excluding goodwill), the carrying value, capitalization and amortization of software and Web site development costs, the provision for income taxes and related deferred tax accounts, certain accrued expenses and contingencies, share-based compensation to employees and transactions with HLTH.

Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share are presented in conformity with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share.” In accordance with SFAS No. 128, basic income (loss) per common share has been computed using the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the periods presented. Diluted income (loss) per share has been computed using the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the periods, increased to give effect to potentially dilutive securities.


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2007		2006		2007		2006

Numerator:
Net income (loss)	$	11,492	$	490	$	17,588	$	(3,422	)

Denominator: (shares in thousands)
Weighted-average shares — Basic		57,154		56,059		57,067		56,056
Employee stock options and restricted stock		2,694		2,063		2,675		—

Adjusted weighted-average shares after assumed conversions — Diluted		59,848		58,122		59,742		56,056

Net income (loss) per common share:
Basic	$	0.20	$	0.01	$	0.31	$	(0.06	)

Diluted	$	0.19	$	0.01	$	0.29	$	(0.06	)

Included in basic and diluted shares for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 is the impact of shares to be issued pursuant to the purchase agreement of Subimo, LLC (see Note 4 — Business Combinations). The Company deferred the issuance of 640,930 shares of Class A common stock (“Deferred

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Shares”) until December 2008. Issuance of a portion of these shares may be further deferred until December 2010 subject to certain conditions. A maximum of 246,508 of the Deferred Shares may be used to settle any outstanding claims or warranties the Company may have against the seller. For purposes of calculating basic net income per share, the impact of 394,422 shares representing the non-contingent portion of the Deferred Shares was included. For purposes of calculating diluted net income per share, the impact of all of the 640,930 Deferred Shares was included.

The Company has excluded certain outstanding stock options from the calculation of diluted income (loss) per common share because such securities were anti-dilutive during the periods presented. The total number of shares excluded from the calculation of diluted income (loss) per share was 1,186,855 and 1,252,553 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and 760,483 and 5,334,467 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively.

Income Taxes

On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” The interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on derecognizing, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company believes that its income tax filing positions and deductions will be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that will result in a material change to its financial position. However, the Company cannot predict with certainty the interpretations or positions that tax authorities may take regarding specific tax returns filed by the Company and, even if the Company believes its tax positions are correct, may determine to make settlement payments in order to avoid the costs of disputing particular positions taken. No reserves for uncertain income tax positions have been recorded pursuant to FIN 48. In addition, the Company did not record a cumulative effect adjustment related to the adoption of FIN 48. However, the Company reduced $603 of a deferred tax asset and its associated valuation allowance upon adoption of FIN 48.

With the exception of adjusting net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards that may be utilized, the Company is no longer subject to federal income tax examinations for tax years before 2004 and for state and local income tax examinations for years before 2002.

The Company has elected to reflect interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as part of the income tax provision in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

On February 15, 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits many financial instruments and certain other items to be measured at fair value at the option of the company. Most of the provisions in SFAS 159 are elective; however, the amendment to SFAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities,” applies to all entities with available-for-sale and trading securities. The fair value option established by SFAS 159 permits the choice to measure eligible items at fair value at specified election dates. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected will be reported in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. The fair value option: (a) may be applied instrument by instrument, with a few exceptions, such as investments otherwise accounted for by the equity method; (b) is irrevocable (unless a new election date occurs); and (c) is applied only to entire instruments and not to portions of instruments. SFAS 159 is effective for financial statements issued for the first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the

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impact, if any, that this new standard will have on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair value measurements. SFAS 157 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements and, accordingly, does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that this new standard will have on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.


2.	Stock-Based Compensation

On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123, “(Revised 2004): Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”), which replaces SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”) and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”). SFAS 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized as compensation expense over the service period (generally the vesting period) in the consolidated financial statements based on their fair values. The Company elected to use the modified prospective transition method and as a result prior period results were not restated. Under the modified prospective transition method, awards that were granted or modified on or after January 1, 2006 are measured and accounted for in accordance with SFAS 123R. Unvested stock options and restricted stock awards that were granted prior to January 1, 2006 will continue to be accounted for in accordance with SFAS 123, using the same grant date fair value and same expense attribution method used under SFAS 123, except that all awards are recognized in the results of operations over the remaining vesting periods. The impact of forfeitures that may occur prior to vesting is also estimated and considered in the amount recognized for all stock-based compensation beginning January 1, 2006.

The Company has various stock compensation plans under which directors, officers and other eligible employees receive awards of options to purchase the Company Class A Common Stock and HLTH Common Stock and restricted shares of the Company Class A Common Stock and HLTH Common Stock. The following sections of this note summarize the activity for each of these plans.

HLTH Plans

HLTH had an aggregate of 5,695,389 shares of HLTH Common Stock available for future grants to all of HLTH employees under various stock compensation plans (the “HLTH Plans”) at September 30, 2007.

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Stock Options

Generally, options under the HLTH Plans vest and become exercisable ratably over a three- to five-year period based on their individual grant dates subject to continued employment on the applicable vesting dates. The majority of options granted under the HLTH Plans expire within ten years from the date of grant. Options are granted at prices not less than the fair market value of HLTH Common Stock on the date of grant. The following table summarizes activity for the HLTH Plans relating to the Company’s employees during the nine months ended September 30, 2007:


						Weighted
				Weighted		Average
				Average		Remaining		Aggregate
				Exercise Price		Contractual Life		Intrinsic
	Shares			per Share		(In Years)		Value(1)

Outstanding at January 1, 2007		14,865,256		$	12.68
Granted		—			—
Exercised		(4,125,385	)		11.24
Forfeited		(735,943	)		8.76
Net transfers from HLTH		10,347			14.34

Outstanding at September 30, 2007		10,014,275		$	13.57		4.0	$	30,509

Vested and exercisable at the end of the period		9,224,165		$	13.99		3.7	$	26,105


(1)		The aggregate intrinsic value is based on the market price of HLTH Common Stock on September 28, 2007, the last trading day in September, which was $14.17, less the applicable exercise price of the underlying option. This aggregate intrinsic value represents the amount that would have been realized if all the option holders had exercised their options on September 28, 2007.

The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Expected volatility is based on implied volatility from traded options of HLTH Common Stock combined with historical volatility of HLTH Common Stock. The expected term represents the period of time that options are expected to be outstanding following their grant date, and was determined using historical exercise data. The risk- free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve for periods equal to the expected term of the options on the grant date.

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Restricted Stock Awards

HLTH Restricted Stock consists of shares of HLTH Common Stock which have been awarded to the Company’s employees with restrictions that cause them to be subject to substantial risk of forfeiture and restrict their sale or other transfer by the employee until they vest. Generally, HLTH Restricted Stock awards vest ratably over a three- to five-year period based on their individual award dates subject to continued employment on the applicable vesting dates. The following table summarizes the activity of non-vested HLTH Restricted Stock relating to the Company’s employees during the nine months ended September 30, 2007:


				Weighted-
				Average
				Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value

Beginning balance at January 1, 2007		202,414		$	8.92
Granted		—			—
Vested		(125,510	)		8.59
Forfeited		(75,237	)		9.51
Net transfers from HLTH		6,250			11.74

Ending balance at September 30, 2007		7,917		$	10.79

Proceeds received by HLTH from the exercise of options to purchase HLTH Common Stock were $2,044 and $46,363 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and $3,049 and $10,981 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. The intrinsic value related to the exercise of these stock options, as well as the fair value of shares of HLTH Restricted Stock that vested was $1,213 and $16,415 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and $2,219 and $8,553 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively.

WebMD Plans

During September 2005, the Company adopted the 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2005 Plan”). In connection with the acquisition of Subimo, LLC in December 2006, the Company adopted the WebMD Health Corp. Long-Term Incentive Plan for Employees of Subimo, LLC (the “Subimo Plan”). The terms of the Subimo Plan are similar to the terms of the 2005 Plan but it has not been approved by the Company’s stockholders. Awards under the Subimo Plan were made on the date of the Company’s acquisition of Subimo, LLC in reliance on the NASDAQ Stock Market exception to shareholder approval for equity grants to new hires. No additional grants will be made under the Subimo Plan. The 2005 Plan and the Subimo Plan are included in all references as the “WebMD Plans.” The maximum number of shares of the Company Class A Common Stock that may be subject to options or restricted stock awards under the WebMD Plans is 9,480,574, subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the WebMD Plans. The Company had an aggregate of 2,964,620 shares of Class A Common Stock available for future grants under the WebMD Plans at September 30, 2007.

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Stock Options

Generally, options under the WebMD Plans vest and become exercisable ratably over a four-year period based on their individual grant dates subject to continued employment on the applicable vesting dates. The options granted under the WebMD Plans expire within ten years from the date of grant. Options are granted at prices not less than the fair market value of the Company Class A Common Stock on the date of grant. The following table summarizes activity for the WebMD Plans during the nine months ended September 30, 2007:


						Weighted
				Weighted		Average
				Average		Remaining		Aggregate
				Exercise Price		Contractual Life		Intrinsic
	Shares			per Share		(In Years)		Value(1)

Outstanding at January 1, 2007		5,401,783		$	23.59
Granted		632,900			48.90
Exercised		(379,918	)		22.35
Forfeited		(496,943	)		31.97

Outstanding at September 30, 2007		5,157,822		$	25.98		8.4	$	134,919

Vested and exercisable at the end of the period		1,570,559		$	19.25		8.1	$	51,587


(1)		The aggregate intrinsic value is based on the market price of the Company Class A Common Stock on September 28, 2007, the last trading day in September, which was $52.10, less the applicable exercise price of the underlying option. This aggregate intrinsic value represents the amount that would have been realized if all the option holders had exercised their options on September 28, 2007.

The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model considering the assumptions noted in the following table. Prior to August 1, 2007, expected volatility was based on implied volatility from traded options of stock of comparable companies combined with historical stock price volatility of comparable companies. Beginning on August 1, 2007, expected volatility is based on implied volatility from traded options of the Company Class A Common Stock combined with historical volatility of the Company Class A Common Stock. The expected term represents the period of time that options are expected to be outstanding following their grant date, and was determined using historical exercise data. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve for periods equal to the expected term of the options on the grant date.


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2007			2006

Expected dividend yield		0	%		0	%
Expected volatility		0.45			0.60
Risk free interest rate		4.65	%		4.76	%
Expected term (years)		3.34			3.25
Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the period	$	18.16		$	17.11

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Restricted Stock Awards

The Company Restricted Stock consists of shares of the Company Class A Common Stock which have been awarded to employees with restrictions that cause them to be subject to substantial risk of forfeiture and restrict their sale or other transfer by the employee until they vest. Generally, the Company Restricted Stock awards vest ratably over a four-year period from their individual award dates subject to continued employment on the applicable vesting dates. The following table summarizes the activity of non-vested Company Restricted Stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2007:


				Weighted-
				Average
				Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value

Beginning balance at January 1, 2007		441,683		$	25.49
Granted		34,200			50.08
Vested		(97,212	)		20.71
Forfeited		(89,722	)		30.91

Ending balance at September 30, 2007		288,949		$	28.33

Proceeds received from the exercise of options to purchase the Company Class A Common Stock were $2,767 and $8,490 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and $649 during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006. The intrinsic value related to the exercise of these stock options, as well as the fair value of shares of the Company Restricted Stock that vested was $8,203 and $15,291 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and $3,888 and $3,899 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

HLTH’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) allows eligible employees of the Company the opportunity to purchase shares of HLTH Common Stock through payroll deductions, up to 15% of a participant’s annual compensation with a maximum of 5,000 shares available per participant during each purchase period. The purchase price of the stock is 85% of the fair market value on the last day of each purchase period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, 22,335 shares of HLTH Common Stock were issued to the Company’s employees under HLTH’s ESPP. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, 29,953 shares of HLTH Common Stock were issued to the Company’s employees under HLTH’s ESPP.

Other

In addition, at the time of the IPO and each year on the anniversary of the IPO, the Company issued shares of its Class A Common Stock to each non-employee director with a value equal to their annual board and committee retainers. The Company recorded $85 of stock-based compensation expense during the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, and $255 during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 in connection with these issuances.

Additionally, the Company recorded $279 and $815 of stock-based compensation expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, in connection with a stock transferability right for shares required to be issued in connection with the acquisition of Subimo, LLC by the Company.

WEBMD HEALTH CORP.

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Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The following table summarizes the components and classification of stock-based compensation expense:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2007		2006		2007			2006

HLTH Plans:
Stock options	$	767	$	1,202	$	2,169		$	4,140
Restricted stock		10		181		(328	)		751
WebMD Plans:
Stock options		3,805		4,724		10,424			13,218
Restricted stock		701		1,002		2,161			2,796
ESPP		29		27		85			80
Other		375		85		1,081			255

Total stock-based compensation expense	$	5,687	$	7,221	$	15,592		$	21,240

Included in:
Cost of operations	$	1,597	$	2,362	$	4,159		$	7,111
Sales and marketing		1,252		1,598		3,889			4,610
General and administrative		2,838		3,261		7,544			9,519

Total stock-based compensation expense	$	5,687	$	7,221	$	15,592		$	21,240

Tax benefits attributable to the stock-based compensation expense were only realized in certain states in which the Company does not have operating loss carryforwards because a valuation allowance was maintained for substantially all net deferred tax assets. As of September 30, 2007, approximately $828 and $37,928 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested awards (net of estimated forfeitures) is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 0.79 years and 1.79 years, related to the HLTH Plans and the WebMD Plans, respectively.


3.	Transactions with HLTH

Agreements with HLTH

In connection with the IPO in September 2005, the Company entered into a number of agreements with HLTH governing the future relationship of the companies, including a Services Agreement, a Tax Sharing Agreement and an Indemnity Agreement. These agreements cover a variety of matters, including responsibility for certain liabilities, including tax liabilities, as well as matters related to HLTH providing the Company with administrative services, such as payroll, accounting, tax, employee benefit plan, employee insurance, intellectual property, legal and information processing services.

On January 31, 2006, the Company entered into additional agreements with HLTH in which both parties agreed to support each other’s product development and marketing efforts of specific product lines for agreed upon fees as defined in the agreements. The new agreements cover a term of five years.

On February 15, 2006, the Tax Sharing Agreement was amended to provide that HLTH will compensate the Company for any use of the Company’s NOLs as a result of certain extraordinary transactions, as defined in the Tax Sharing Agreement, including a sale by HLTH of its Emdeon Business Services (“EBS”) and Emdeon Practice Services (“EPS”) operating segments.

WEBMD HEALTH CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

On September 14, 2006, HLTH completed the sale of EPS for approximately $565,000 in cash (“EPS Sale”). On November 16, 2006, HLTH completed the sale of a 52% interest in EBS for approximately $1,200,000 in cash (“EBS Sale”). HLTH recognized a taxable gain on the sale of EPS and EBS and utilized a portion of its federal NOL carryforwards to offset the gain on these transactions. Under the tax sharing agreement between HLTH and the Company, the Company was reimbursed for its NOL carryforwards utilized by HLTH in these transactions at the current federal statutory rate of 35%. During February 2007, HLTH reimbursed the Company $140,000 as an estimate of the payment required pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement with respect to the EPS Sale and the EBS Sale, which was subject to adjustment in connection with the filing of the applicable tax returns. During September 2007, HLTH finalized the NOL carryforward attributable to the Company that was utilized as a result of the EPS Sale and the EBS Sale and reimbursed the Company an additional $9,862. These reimbursements were recorded as capital contributions which increased additional paid-in-capital at December 31, 2006 and September 30, 2007, respectively.

Charges from the Company to HLTH:

Revenue: The Company sells certain of its products and services to HLTH businesses. These amounts are included in revenue during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006. The Company charges HLTH rates comparable to those charged to third parties for similar products and services.

Charges from HLTH to the Company:

Corporate Services: The Company is charged a services fee (the “Services Fee”) for costs related to corporate services provided by HLTH. The services that HLTH provides include certain administrative services, including payroll, accounting, tax planning and compliance, employee benefit plans, legal matters and information processing. In addition, the Company reimburses HLTH for an allocated portion of certain expenses that HLTH incurs for outside services and similar items, including insurance fees, outside personnel, facilities costs, professional fees, software maintenance fees and telecommunications costs. HLTH has agreed to make the services available to the Company for up to 5 years following the IPO. These expense allocations were determined on a basis that HLTH and the Company consider to be a reasonable assessment of the costs of providing these services, exclusive of any profit margin. The basis the Company and HLTH used to determine these expense allocations required management to make certain judgments and assumptions. These cost allocations are reflected in the table below under the caption “Corporate services — shared services allocation”. The Services Fee is reflected in general and administrative expense within the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Healthcare Expense: The Company is charged for its employees’ participation in HLTH’s healthcare plans. Healthcare expense is charged based on the number of total employees of the Company and reflects HLTH’s average cost of these benefits per employee. Healthcare expense is reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations in the same expense captions as the related salary costs of those employees.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense: Stock-based compensation expense is related to stock option issuances and restricted stock awards of HLTH Common Stock that have been granted to certain employees of the Company. Stock-based compensation expenses are allocated on a specific employee identification basis. The expense is reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations in the same expense captions as the related salary costs of those employees. The allocation of stock-based compensation expense related to HLTH Common Stock is recorded as a capital contribution in additional paid-in capital.

WEBMD HEALTH CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

The following table summarizes the allocations reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2007		2006		2007		2006

Charges from the Company to HLTH:
Intercompany revenue	$	63	$	125	$	188	$	416
Charges from HLTH to the Company:
Corporate services — shared services allocation		845		792		2,470		2,476
Healthcare expense		1,499		1,093		4,301		2,917
Stock-based compensation expense		806		1,410		1,926		4,971


4.	Business Combinations

2006 Acquisitions

On December 15, 2006, the Company acquired all of the outstanding limited liability company interests of Subimo, LLC (“Subimo”), a privately held provider of healthcare decision support applications to large employers, health plans and financial institutions. The total purchase consideration for Subimo was approximately $59,320, comprised of $32,820 in cash, net of cash acquired, $26,000 of WebMD Class A Common Stock and $500 of estimated acquisition costs. Pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement, the Company deferred the issuance of the $26,000 of equity, equal to 640,930 shares of Class A common stock (the “Deferred Shares”), until December 2008. A portion of these shares may be further deferred until December 2010 subject to certain conditions. If the Deferred Shares have a market value that is less than $24.34 per share in December 2008, then the Company will pay additional consideration equal to this shortfall, either in the form of Class A common shares or cash, in its sole discretion. The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the purchase price was allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and the liabilities assumed on the basis of their respective fair values. In connection with the preliminary allocation of the purchase price and intangible asset valuation, goodwill of $47,509 and intangible assets subject to amortization of $12,300 were recorded. The goodwill and intangible assets recorded will be deductible for tax purposes. The intangible assets are comprised of $10,000 relating to customer relationships with estimated useful lives of twelve years and $2,300 relating to acquired technology with an estimated useful life of three years. The results of operations of Subimo have been included in the financial statements of the Company from December 15, 2006, the closing date of the acquisition, and are included in the Online Services segment.

On September 11, 2006, the Company acquired the interactive medical education, promotion and physician recruitment businesses of Medsite, Inc. (“Medsite”). Medsite provides e-detailing promotion and physician recruitment services for pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare companies, including program development, targeted recruitment and online distribution and delivery. In addition, Medsite provides educational programs to physicians. The total purchase consideration for Medsite was approximately $31,467, comprised of $30,682 in cash, net of cash acquired, and $785 of acquisition costs. The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the purchase price was allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and the liabilities assumed on the basis of their respective fair values. In connection with the allocation of the purchase price and intangible asset valuation, goodwill of $31,934 and intangible assets subject to amortization of $11,000 were recorded. The goodwill and intangible assets recorded will be deductible for tax purposes. The intangible assets are comprised of $6,000 relating to customer relationships with estimated useful lives of twelve years, $2,000 relating to a trade name with an estimated useful life of ten years, $2,000 relating to content with an estimated useful life of four years and $1,000 relating to acquired technology with an estimated useful life of three years. The results of operations of

WEBMD HEALTH CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Medsite have been included in the financial statements of the Company from September 11, 2006, the closing date of the acquisition, and are included in the Online Services segment.

On June 13, 2006, the Company acquired Summex Corporation (“Summex”), a provider of health and wellness programs that include online and offline health risk assessments, lifestyle education and personalized telephonic health coaching. The total purchase consideration for Summex was approximately $30,191, comprised of $29,691 in cash, net of the cash acquired, and $500 of acquisition costs. In addition, the Company has agreed to pay up to an additional $5,000 in cash in June 2008 if certain financial milestones are achieved. The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the purchase price was allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and the liabilities assumed on the basis of their respective fair values. In connection with the allocation of the purchase price and intangible asset valuations, goodwill of $19,000 and intangible assets subject to amortization of $11,300 were recorded. The goodwill and intangible assets recorded will not be deductible for tax purposes. The intangible assets are comprised of $6,000 relating to customer relationships with estimated useful lives of eleven years, $2,700 relating to acquired technology with an estimated useful life of three years, $1,100 relating to content with an estimated useful life of four years and $1,500 relating to a trade name with an estimated useful life of ten years. The results of operations of Summex have been included in the financial statements of the Company from June 13, 2006, the closing date of the acquisition, and are included in the Online Services segment.

On January 17, 2006, the Company acquired eMedicine.com, Inc. (“eMedicine”), a privately held online publisher of medical reference information for physicians and other healthcare professionals. The total purchase consideration for eMedicine was approximately $25,195, comprised of $24,495 in cash, net of cash acquired, and $700 of acquisition costs. The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the purchase price was allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and the liabilities assumed on the basis of their respective fair values. In connection with the allocation of the purchase price and intangible asset valuation, goodwill of $20,704 and intangible assets subject to amortization of $6,390 were recorded. The goodwill and intangible asset recorded will not be deductible for tax purposes. The intangible assets recorded were $4,300 relating to content with an estimated useful life of three years, $1,000 relating to acquired technology with an estimated useful life of three years, $790 relating to a trade name with an estimated useful life of ten years and $300 relating to customer relationships with estimated useful lives of ten years. The results of operations of eMedicine have been included in the financial statements of the Company from January 17, 2006, the closing date of the acquisition, and are included in the Online Services segment.

Condensed Balance Sheet Data

The following table summarizes the tangible and intangible assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and the consideration paid for each acquisition:


	Subimo			Medsite			Summex			eMedicine

Accounts receivable	$	1,725		$	2,469		$	1,064		$	1,717
Deferred revenue		(6,900	)		(13,124	)		(1,173	)		(2,612	)
Other tangible assets (liabilities), net		4,686			(812	)		—			(1,004	)
Intangible assets		12,300			11,000			11,300			6,390
Goodwill		47,509			31,934			19,000			20,704

Total purchase price	$	59,320		$	31,467		$	30,191		$	25,195

WEBMD HEALTH CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Unaudited Pro Forma Information

The following unaudited pro forma financial information for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 gives effect to the acquisitions of Subimo, Medsite, Summex, and eMedicine, including the amortization of intangible assets, as if they had all occurred on January 1, 2006. The information is provided for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred if the transactions had been consummated at the date indicated, nor is it necessarily indicative of future operating results of the combined companies, and should not be construed as representative of these results for any future period.


	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2006

Revenue	$	193,930
Net loss	$	(11,223	)
Net loss per common share:

Basic and diluted	$	(0.20	)


5.	Significant Transactions

America Online, Inc.

In May 2001, HLTH entered into an agreement for a strategic alliance with Time Warner, Inc. (“Time Warner”). Under the agreement, the Company was the primary provider of healthcare content, tools and services for use on certain America Online (“AOL”) properties. The final term of the agreement ended on May 1, 2007. Under the agreement, the Company and AOL shared certain revenue from advertising, commerce and programming on the health channels of the AOL properties and on a co-branded service created for AOL by the Company. The original term of the agreement was for three years expiring in May 2004. The Company had the right to extend the original agreement for an additional three-year term under certain circumstances. The Company exercised its right to extend the contract term until May 1, 2007, when the agreement expired. Under the terms of the extension, the Company was entitled to share in revenue and was guaranteed a minimum of $12,000 during each year of the renewal term for its share of advertising revenue. Included in revenue was $2,658 during the nine months ended September 30, 2007, and $2,423 and $6,112 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, related to sales to third parties of advertising and sponsorship on the AOL health channels, primarily sold through the Company’s sales organization. Also included in revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was revenue of $1,515, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 was revenue of $1,147 and $3,960, respectively, related to the guarantee discussed above.

Fidelity Human Resources Services Company LLC

In 2004, the Company entered into an agreement with Fidelity Human Resources Services Company LLC (“FHRS”) to integrate the Company’s private portals product into the services FHRS provides to its clients. FHRS provides human resources administration and benefits administration services to employers. The Company recorded revenue of $2,441 and $7,693 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and $1,864 and $5,257 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. Included in accounts receivable as of September 30, 2007 was $1,673 related to the FHRS agreement.

WEBMD HEALTH CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


6.	Segment Information

The Company provides health information services to consumers, physicians, healthcare professionals, employers and health plans through the Company’s public and private online portals and health-focused publications. The Company’s two operating segments are:


	•	Online Services. The Company provides both public and private online portals. The Company’s public portals for consumers enable them to obtain detailed information on a particular disease or condition, check symptoms, locate physicians, store individual healthcare information, receive periodic e-newsletters on topics of individual interest, enroll in interactive courses and participate in online communities with peers and experts. The Company’s public portals for physicians and healthcare professionals make it easier for them to access clinical reference sources, stay abreast of the latest clinical information, learn about new treatment options, earn continuing medical education (“CME”) credit and communicate with peers. The Company’s private portals enable employers and health plans to provide their employees and plan members with access to personalized health and benefit information and decision-support technology that helps them make more informed benefit, provider and treatment choices. The Company provides related services for use by such employees and members, including lifestyle education and personalized telephonic health coaching as a result of the acquisition of Summex on June 13, 2006. The Company also provides e-detailing promotion and physician recruitment services for use by pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare companies as a result of the acquisition of Medsite on September 11, 2006.

	•	Publishing and Other Services. The Company publishes medical reference textbooks; The Little Blue Book, a physician directory; and, since 2005, WebMD the Magazine, a consumer magazine distributed to physician office waiting rooms. As a result of the acquisition of Conceptis, the Company conducted in-person medical education from December 2005 through December 31, 2006, the date at which it no longer provided this service.

The performance of the Company’s business is monitored based on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and other non-cash items. Other non-cash items include non-cash advertising expense and non-cash stock-based compensation expense. Corporate and other overhead functions are allocated to segments on a specifically identifiable basis or other reasonable method of allocation. The Company considers these allocations to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of costs incurred. The Company does not disaggregate assets for internal management reporting and, therefore, such information is not presented. There are no inter-segment revenue transactions.

WEBMD HEALTH CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Summarized financial information for each of the Company’s operating segments and a reconciliation to net income (loss) are presented below:


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2007			2006			2007			2006

Revenue
Online Services:
Advertising and sponsorship	$	59,087		$	43,534		$	158,944		$	112,513
Licensing		20,001			14,569			59,915			38,315
Content syndication and other		490			843			2,027			2,815

Total Online Services		79,578			58,946			220,886			153,643
Publishing and Other Services		7,620			7,699			17,753			19,665

	$	87,198		$	66,645		$	238,639		$	173,308

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and other non-cash items
Online Services	$	21,948		$	12,727		$	48,982		$	29,594
Publishing and Other Services		2,129			1,906			2,857			1,165

		24,077			14,633			51,839			30,759
Interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and other non-cash items
Interest income		3,486			1,221			8,522			4,137
Depreciation and amortization		(7,086	)		(5,085	)		(20,021	)		(12,627	)
Non-cash advertising		(169	)		(1,660	)		(2,489	)		(4,454	)
Non-cash stock-based compensation		(5,687	)		(7,221	)		(15,592	)		(21,240	)
Income tax (provision) benefit		(3,129	)		(1,398	)		(4,671	)		3

Net income (loss)	$	11,492		$	490		$	17,588		$	(3,422	)


7.	Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments is made in accordance with the requirements of SFAS No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments.” The estimated fair values have been determined using available market information. However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that the Company could realize in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.


	September 30, 2007				December 31, 2006
	Cost Basis		Fair Value		Cost Basis		Fair Value

Cash and cash equivalents	$	177,714	$	177,714	$	44,660	$	44,660
Short-term investments		99,900		99,900		9,490		9,490

WEBMD HEALTH CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

The Company reviews its investment portfolio to identify and evaluate investments that have indications of possible impairment. Factors considered in determining whether a loss is temporary include the length of time and extent to which fair value has been less than the cost basis, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the investee, credit quality and the Company’s ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value.

The amortized cost and estimated fair value by maturity of securities are shown in the following table:


	Cost or
	Amortized
	Cost		Fair Value

Due in one year or less	$	99,900	$	99,900


8.	Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of net income (loss) and other comprehensive income. Other comprehensive income includes certain changes in equity that are excluded from net income (loss), such as changes in unrealized gains on available-for-sale marketable securities. The Company recorded $7 of foreign exchange translation adjustment during the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The following table presents the components of comprehensive income (loss):


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2007		2006		2007		2006

Foreign currency translation gains	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	7
Unrealized gains on securities		—		104		—		81

Other comprehensive income		—		104		—		88
Net income (loss)		11,492		490		17,588		(3,422	)

Comprehensive income (loss)	$	11,492	$	594	$	17,588	$	(3,334	)


9.	Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2006 and the nine months ended September 30, 2007 are as follows:


				Publishing
	Online			and Other
	Services			Services		Total

Balance as of January 1, 2006	$	89,624		$	11,045	$	100,669
Acquisitions during the period		122,782			—		122,782
Purchase price allocations and other adjustments		1,577			—		1,577

Balance as of December 31, 2006		213,983			11,045		225,028
Acquisitions during the period		—			—		—
Purchase price allocations and other adjustments		(3,757	)		—		(3,757	)

Balance as of September 30, 2007	$	210,226		$	11,045	$	221,271

WEBMD HEALTH CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Intangible assets subject to amortization consist of the following:


	September 30, 2007									December 31, 2006
								Weighted									Weighted
	Gross							Average		Gross							Average
	Carrying		Accumulated					Remaining		Carrying		Accumulated					Remaining
	Amount		Amortization			Net		Useful Life(a)		Amount		Amortization			Net		Useful Life(a)

Content	$	15,954	$	(11,505	)	$	4,449		2.1	$	16,854	$	(7,893	)	$	8,961		2.6
Customer relationships		33,191		(9,274	)		23,917		9.4		28,191		(6,677	)		21,514		9.4
Technology and patents		14,967		(9,107	)		5,860		1.7		14,967		(6,036	)		8,931		2.3
Trade names		7,817		(2,528	)		5,289		7.9		7,817		(1,955	)		5,862		8.5

Total	$	71,929	$	(32,414	)	$	39,515		7.2	$	67,829	$	(22,561	)	$	45,268		6.6


(a)		The calculation of the weighted average remaining useful life is based on the net book value and the remaining amortization period of each respective intangible asset.

Amortization expense was $3,320 and $9,853 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and $3,209 and $8,244 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. Aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets is estimated to be:


Year ending December 31, 2007
(October 1st to December 31st)	$	3,201
2008		9,715
2009		6,401
2010		3,337
2011		2,464
Thereafter		14,397


10.	Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries are involved in various claims and legal proceedings. While the ultimate resolution of these matters, including those discussed in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K under the heading “Legal Proceedings” has yet to be determined, the Company does not believe that their outcomes will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.


ITEM 2.	*Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations*

This Item 2 contains forward-looking statements with respect to possible events, outcomes or results that are, and are expected to continue to be, subject to risks, uncertainties and contingencies, including those identified in this Item. See “Forward-Looking Statements” on page 3.

Overview

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, or MD&A, is provided as a supplement to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and is intended to provide an understanding of our results of operations, financial condition and changes in financial condition. Our MD&A is organized as follows:


	•	Introduction. This section provides a general description of our company and operating segments, a description of certain recent developments, background information on certain trends and a discussion of how seasonal factors may impact the timing of our revenue.

	•	Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates. This section discusses those accounting policies that are considered important to the evaluation and reporting of our financial condition and results of operations, and whose application requires us to exercise subjective and often complex judgments in making estimates and assumptions.

	•	Transactions with HLTH. This section describes the services that we receive from HLTH Corporation (“HLTH”) and the costs of these services, as well as the fees we charge HLTH for our services and our tax sharing agreement with HLTH.

	•	Recent Accounting Pronouncements. This section provides a summary of the most recent authoritative accounting standards and guidance that have either been recently adopted by our company or may be adopted in the future.

	•	Results of Operations and Results of Operations by Operating Segment. These sections provide our analysis and outlook for the significant line items on our statements of operations, as well as other information that we deem meaningful to understand our results of operations on both a consolidated basis and an operating segment basis.

	•	Liquidity and Capital Resources. This section provides an analysis of our liquidity and cash flows, as well as a discussion of our commitments that existed as of September 30, 2007.

	•	Factors That May Affect Our Future Financial Condition or Results of Operations. This section describes circumstances or events that could have a negative effect on our financial condition or results of operations, or that could change, for the worse, existing trends in some or all of our businesses. The factors discussed in this section are in addition to factors that may be described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.

In this MD&A, dollar amounts are in thousands, unless otherwise noted.

Introduction

Our Company

We are a leading provider of health information services to consumers, physicians and other healthcare professionals, employers and health plans. We have organized our business into two operating segments as follows:


	•	Online Services. We own and operate both public and private online portals. Our public portals enable consumers to become more informed about healthcare choices and assist them in playing an active role in managing their health. The public portals also enable physicians and other healthcare professionals to improve their clinical knowledge and practice of medicine, as well as their communication with patients. Our public portals generate revenue primarily through the sale of advertising and sponsorship

products, including continuing medical education (“CME”) services. Our sponsors and advertisers include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and consumer products companies. We provide information and services that enable employees and members, respectively, to make more informed benefit, treatment and provider decisions through our private portals for employers and health plans. We also provide related services for use by such employees and members, including lifestyle education and personalized telephonic health coaching as a result of the acquisition of Summex on June 13, 2006. We generate revenue from our private portals through the licensing of these portals to employers and health plans either directly or through distributors. We also distribute our online content and services to other entities and generate revenue from these arrangements through the sale of advertising and sponsorship products and content syndication fees. The Company also provides e-detailing promotion and physician recruitment services for use by pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare companies as a result of the acquisition of Medsite on September 11, 2006.


	•	Publishing and Other Services. We provide several offline products and services: ACP Medicine and ACS Surgery: Principles of Practice, our medical reference textbooks; The Little Blue Book, a physician directory; and WebMD the Magazine, a consumer-targeted publication launched in early 2005 that we distribute free of charge to physician office waiting rooms. We generate revenue from sales of subscriptions to our medical reference textbooks, sales of The Little Blue Book directories and advertisements in those directories, and sales of advertisements in WebMD the Magazine. We also conducted in-person medical education through December 31, 2006 as a result of the acquisition of the assets of Conceptis Technologies, Inc. (“Conceptis”) in December 2005. Our Publishing and Other Services segment complements our Online Services segment and extends the reach of our brand and our influence among health-involved consumers and clinically-active physicians.

Certain Potential Transactions

As previously disclosed, HLTH currently intends to propose a transaction that would allow HLTH’s stockholders to participate more directly in the ownership of WebMD Common Stock. In that regard, the WebMD Board of Directors has formed a special committee (which we refer to as the Special Committee), consisting of Stanley S. Trotman, Jr. and Jerome C. Keller (two non-management members of WebMD’s Board who do not serve on HLTH’s Board of Directors), to evaluate and negotiate any potential transaction with HLTH. The Special Committee has retained Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. as its financial advisor and Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP as its legal counsel. HLTH has retained Raymond James & Associates, Inc. as its financial advisor and O’Melveny & Myers LLP as its legal counsel. There can be no assurance that any such transaction will be agreed upon or ultimately consummated.

The potential transaction that HLTH currently intends to propose to the Special Committee (which we refer to as the Potential Merger Transaction) would involve the merger of HLTH into WebMD, with WebMD being the surviving company. Each share of HLTH Common Stock would be converted, in the merger, into a combination of cash and WebMD Common Stock. HLTH expects the merger consideration to reflect, among other factors, an evaluation of the realizable values of the assets and liabilities of HLTH, other than its ownership of WebMD. HLTH expects that shares of WebMD Common Stock would constitute up to 50% of the merger consideration and their receipt would be tax free to HLTH stockholders. HLTH expects that the cash necessary to consummate the transaction would come from cash and cash equivalents on hand at HLTH and WebMD and from the proceeds of the sales by HLTH of its ViPS and Porex subsidiaries and possibly its 48% interest in EBS Master LLC. HLTH has received unsolicited preliminary indications of interest for each of these assets and intends to explore potential sales transactions (which we refer to as the Potential Sale Transactions). However, there can be no assurance that such exploration will result in any definitive agreement or transaction.

WebMD stockholders, other than HLTH, would continue to own their shares of WebMD Class A Common Stock following the Potential Merger Transaction, but would no longer be minority stockholders of a controlled company and the shares of WebMD Class B Common Stock currently owned by HLTH would be retired. In addition, as a result of the transaction, the amount of publicly traded WebMD Common Stock would be dramatically increased. However, HLTH anticipates that the total number of outstanding shares of WebMD Common Stock would be reduced in the transaction.

Background Information on Certain Trends and Strategies

Use of the Internet by Consumers and Physicians. The Internet has emerged as a major communications medium and has already fundamentally changed many sectors of the economy, including the marketing and sales of financial services, travel, and entertainment, among others. The Internet is also changing the healthcare industry and has transformed how consumers and physicians find and utilize healthcare information. As consumers are required to assume greater financial responsibility for rising healthcare costs, the Internet serves as a valuable resource by providing them with immediate access to searchable and dynamic interactive content to check symptoms, assess risks, understand diseases, find providers and evaluate treatment options. The Internet has also become a primary source of information for physicians seeking to improve clinical practice and is growing relative to traditional information sources, such as conferences, meetings and offline journals.

Increased Online Marketing and Education Spending for Healthcare Products. Pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies spend large amounts each year marketing their products and educating consumers and physicians about them, however, only a small portion of this amount is currently spent on online services. We believe that these companies, which comprise the majority of our advertisers and sponsors, are becoming increasingly aware of the effectiveness of the Internet relative to traditional media in providing health, clinical and product-related information to consumers and physicians, and this increasing awareness will result in increasing demand for our services.

Changes in Health Plan Design; Health Management Initiatives. While overall healthcare costs have been rising at a rapid annual rate, employers’ costs of providing healthcare benefits to their employees have been increasing at an even faster rate. In response to these increases, employers are seeking to shift a greater portion of healthcare costs onto their employees and to redefine traditional health benefits. Employers and health plans want to motivate their members and employees to evaluate their healthcare decisions more carefully in order to be more cost-effective. As employers continue to implement high deductible and consumer-directed healthcare plans (referred to as CDHPs) and related Health Savings Accounts (referred to as HSAs) to achieve these goals, we believe that they will continue to implement services like those we provide through our private online portals. In addition, health plans and employers have begun to recognize that encouraging the good health of their members and employees not only benefits the members and employees but also has financial benefits for the health plans and employers. Accordingly, many employers and health plans have been enhancing health management programs and taking steps to provide healthcare information and education to employees and members, including through online services.

Traffic to the WebMD Health Network. During the past several years, an increasing portion of the page view traffic to The WebMD Health Network has come from Web sites that we own. This has resulted from increases in traffic to sites we own and acquisitions of additional sites, as well as from the expiration of relationships with certain third party sites that had carried our content and had been included in The WebMD Health Network, including the expiration of our relationship with the AOL division of Time Warner (“AOL”) on May 1, 2007. Under the agreement between WebMD and AOL, WebMD had provided healthcare content, tools and services for use on certain AOL properties. As a result of the expiration of that agreement, the monthly unique users and page view traffic from AOL is no longer a part of The WebMD Health Network. Additionally, revenues and earnings of approximately $5 million per year related to certain contractual guarantees also ended with the expiration of that agreement.

Seasonality

The timing of our revenue is affected by seasonal factors. Advertising and sponsorship revenue within our Online Services segment is seasonal, primarily due to the annual budget approval process of the advertising and sponsorship clients of our public portals. This portion of our revenue is usually the lowest in the first quarter of each calendar year, and increases during each consecutive quarter throughout the year. Our private portal licensing revenue is historically higher in the second half of the year as new customers are typically added during this period in conjunction with their annual open enrollment periods for employee benefits. Finally, the annual distribution cycle within our Publishing and Other Services segment results in a significant portion of our revenue in this segment being recognized in the second and third quarter of each calendar year.

The timing of revenue in relation to our expenses, much of which do not vary directly with revenue, has an impact on cost of operations, sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue in each calendar quarter.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our MD&A is based upon our unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements, which were prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of the unaudited consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. We base our estimates on historical experience, current business factors, and various other assumptions that we believe are necessary to consider to form a basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We are subject to uncertainties such as the impact of future events, economic and political factors, and changes in our business environment; therefore, actual results could differ from these estimates. Accordingly, the accounting estimates used in preparation of our financial statements will change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired, as additional information is obtained and as our operating environment changes. Changes in estimates are made when circumstances warrant. Such changes in estimates and refinements in estimation methodologies are reflected in reported results of operations; if material, the effects of changes in estimates are disclosed in the notes to our unaudited consolidated financial statements.

We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis, including those related to revenue recognition, the allowance for doubtful accounts, the carrying value of prepaid advertising, the carrying value of long-lived assets (including goodwill and intangible assets), the amortization period of long-lived assets (excluding goodwill), the carrying value, capitalization and amortization of software and Web site development costs, the provision for income taxes and related deferred tax accounts, certain accrued expenses and contingencies, share-based compensation to employees and transactions with HLTH.

We believe the following reflects our critical accounting policies and our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our unaudited consolidated financial statements:


	•	Revenue Recognition. Revenue from advertising is recognized as advertisements are delivered or as publications are distributed. Revenue from sponsorship arrangements, content syndication and distribution arrangements, and licenses of healthcare management tools and private portals as well as related health coaching services are recognized ratably over the term of the applicable agreement. Revenue from the sponsorship of CME is recognized over the period we substantially complete our contractual deliverables as determined by the applicable agreements. Subscription revenue is recognized over the subscription period. When contractual arrangements contain multiple elements, revenue is allocated to each element based on its relative fair value determined using prices charged when elements are sold separately. In certain instances where fair value does not exist for all the elements, the amount of revenue allocated to the delivered elements equals the total consideration less the fair value of the undelivered elements. In instances where fair value does not exist for the undelivered elements, revenue is recognized when the last element is delivered.

	•	Long-Lived Assets. Our long-lived assets consist of property and equipment, goodwill and other intangible assets. Goodwill and other intangible assets arise from the acquisitions we have made. The amount assigned to intangible assets is subjective and based on our estimates of the future benefit of the intangible assets using accepted valuation techniques, such as discounted cash flow and replacement cost models. Our long-lived assets, excluding goodwill, are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which we determined based on the consideration of several factors including the period of time the asset is expected to remain in service. We evaluate the carrying value and remaining useful lives of long-lived assets, excluding goodwill, whenever indicators of impairment are present. We evaluate the carrying value of goodwill annually, and whenever indicators of impairment are present. We use a discounted cash flow approach to determine the fair value of goodwill. There was no impairment of goodwill noted as a result of our impairment testing in 2006.


	•	Stock-Based Compensation. In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (which we refer to as FASB) issued SFAS No. 123, “(Revised 2004): Share-Based Payment” (which we refer to as SFAS 123R), which replaces SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” (which we refer to as SFAS 123) and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” SFAS 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized as compensation expense over the service period (generally the vesting period) in the consolidated financial statements based on their fair values. We adopted SFAS 123R on January 1, 2006 and elected to use the modified prospective transition method and as a result, prior period results were not restated. Under the modified prospective method, awards that were granted or modified on or after January 1, 2006 are measured and accounted for in accordance with SFAS 123R. Unvested stock options and restricted stock awards that were granted prior to January 1, 2006 will continue to be accounted for in accordance with SFAS 123, using the same grant date fair value and same expense attribution method used under SFAS 123, except that all awards are recognized in the results of operations over the remaining vesting periods.


		The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The assumptions used in this model are expected dividend yield, expected volatility, risk-free interest rate and expected term. The expected volatility for stock options to purchase HLTH Common Stock is based on implied volatility from traded options of HLTH Common Stock combined with historical volatility of HLTH Common Stock. Prior to August 1, 2007, expected volatility for stock options to purchase the Company Class A Common Stock was based on implied volatility from traded options of stock of comparable companies combined with historical stock price volatility of comparable companies. Beginning on August 1, 2007, expected volatility is based on implied volatility from traded options of the Company Class A Common Stock combined with historical volatility of the Company Class A Common Stock.


	•	Deferred Tax Assets. Our deferred tax assets are comprised primarily of net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards. At December 31, 2006, we had NOL carryforwards of approximately $676,000 on a separate return basis. At December 31, 2006, we had NOL carryforwards of $247,000 on a legal entity basis. This reflects the utilization of approximately $430,000 by the HLTH consolidated group as a result of the sale of certain HLTH businesses. Subject to certain limitations, these loss carryforwards may be used to offset taxable income in future periods, reducing the amount of taxes we might otherwise be required to pay. As of September 30, 2007, a valuation allowance has been provided against all net deferred taxes, except for a deferred tax liability originating from business combinations that resulted in tax deductible goodwill. The valuation allowance was established because of the uncertainty of realization of the deferred tax assets due to a lack of sufficient history of generating taxable income. Realization is dependent upon generating sufficient taxable income prior to the expiration of the NOL carryforwards in future periods. Although realization is not currently assured, management evaluates the need for a valuation allowance each quarter, and in the future, should management determine that realization of net deferred tax assets is more likely than not, some or all of the valuation allowance will be reversed and our effective tax rate may be reduced by such reversal.

	•	Transactions with HLTH. As discussed further below, our expenses reflect a services fee for an allocation of costs for corporate services provided by HLTH. Our expenses also reflect the allocation of a portion of the cost of HLTH’s healthcare plans and the allocation of stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock awards and other stock-based compensation. We are included in the consolidated federal tax return filed by HLTH. During February and September 2007, we received reimbursements of $140,000 and $9,862, respectively, pursuant to our tax sharing agreement related to our NOL carryforwards utilized by HLTH in connection with gains related to the sale of certain HLTH businesses. Additionally, our revenue includes revenue from HLTH for services we provide.

Transactions with HLTH

Agreements with HLTH

In connection with our IPO in September 2005, we entered into a number of agreements with HLTH governing the future relationship of the companies, including a Services Agreement, a Tax Sharing Agreement and an Indemnity Agreement. These agreements cover a variety of matters, including responsibility for certain liabilities, including tax liabilities, as well as matters related to HLTH providing us with administrative services, such as payroll, accounting, tax, employee benefit plan, employee insurance, intellectual property, legal and information processing services.

On January 31, 2006, we entered into additional agreements with HLTH in which both parties agreed to support each other’s product development and marketing efforts of specific product lines for agreed upon fees as defined in the agreements. The new agreements cover a term of five years.

On February 15, 2006, the Tax Sharing Agreement was amended to provide that HLTH will compensate us for any use of our NOLs as a result of certain extraordinary transactions, as defined in the Tax Sharing Agreement, including the sales by HLTH of its Emdeon Business Services (“EBS”) and Emdeon Practice Services (“EPS”) operating segments.

On September 14, 2006, HLTH completed the sale of EPS for approximately $565,000 in cash (“EPS Sale”). On November 16, 2006, HLTH completed the sale of a 52% interest in EBS for approximately $1,200,000 in cash (“EBS Sale”). HLTH recognized a taxable gain on the sale of EPS and EBS and utilized a portion of its federal NOL carryforwards to offset the gain on these transactions. Under the tax sharing agreement between HLTH and us, we were reimbursed for our NOL carryforwards utilized by HLTH in these transactions at the current federal statutory rate of 35%. During February 2007, HLTH reimbursed us $140,000 as an estimate of the payment required pursuant to the tax sharing agreement with respect to the EPS Sale and the EBS Sale, which was subject to adjustment in connection with the filing of the applicable tax returns. During September 2007, HLTH finalized the NOL carryforward attributable to us that was utilized as a result of the EPS Sale and EBS Sale and reimbursed us an additional $9,862. These reimbursements were recorded as capital contributions which increased additional paid-in-capital at December 31, 2006 and September 30, 2007, respectively.

Charges from the Company to HLTH:

Revenue: We sell certain of our products and services to HLTH businesses. These amounts are included in revenue during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007. We charge HLTH rates comparable to those charged to third parties for similar products and services.

Charges from HLTH to the Company:

Corporate Services: We are charged a services fee (the “Services Fee”) for costs related to corporate services provided to us by HLTH. The services that HLTH provides include certain administrative services, including payroll, accounting, tax planning and compliance, employee benefit plans, legal matters and information processing. In addition, we reimburse HLTH for an allocated portion of certain expenses that HLTH incurs for outside services and similar items, including insurance fees, outside personnel, facilities costs, professional fees, software maintenance fees and telecommunications costs. HLTH has agreed to make the services available to us for up to 5 years following the IPO. These expense allocations were determined on a basis that we and HLTH consider to be a reasonable assessment of the cost of providing these services, exclusive of any profit margin. The basis we and HLTH used to determine these expense allocations required management to make certain judgments and assumptions. These cost allocations are reflected in the table below under the caption “Corporate services — shared services allocation”. The Services Fee is reflected in general and administrative expense within our consolidated statements of operations.

Healthcare Expense: We are charged for our employees’ participation in HLTH’s healthcare plans. Healthcare expense is charged based on the number of our total employees and reflects HLTH’s average cost of these benefits per employee. Healthcare expense is reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations in the same expense captions as the related salary costs of those employees.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense: Stock-based compensation expense is related to stock option issuances and restricted stock awards of HLTH Common Stock that have been granted to certain of our employees. Stock-based compensation expense is allocated on a specific employee identification basis. The expense is reflected in our consolidated statements of operations in the same expense captions as the related salary costs of those employees. The allocation of stock-based compensation expense related to HLTH Common Stock is recorded as a capital contribution in additional paid-in capital.

The following table summarizes the allocations reflected in our consolidated financial statements:


					Nine Months
	Three Months Ended				Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2007		2006		2007		2006

Charges from the Company to HLTH:
Intercompany revenue	$	63	$	125	$	188	$	416
Charges from HLTH to the Company:
Corporate services — shared services allocation		845		792		2,470		2,476
Healthcare expense		1,499		1,093		4,301		2,917
Stock-based compensation expense		806		1,410		1,926		4,971

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

On February 15, 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits many financial instruments and certain other items to be measured at fair value at the option of the company. Most of the provisions in SFAS 159 are elective; however, the amendment to SFAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities,” applies to all entities with available-for-sale and trading securities. The fair value option established by SFAS 159 permits the choice to measure eligible items at fair value at specified election dates. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected will be reported in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. The fair value option: (a) may be applied instrument by instrument, with a few exceptions, such as investments otherwise accounted for by the equity method; (b) is irrevocable (unless a new election date occurs); and (c) is applied only to entire instruments and not to portions of instruments. SFAS 159 is effective for financial statements issued for the first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that this new standard will have on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth our consolidated statements of operations data and expresses that data as a percentage of revenue for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2007				2006				2007				2006
	$		%		$		%		$		%		$			%

Revenue	$	87,198		100.0	$	66,645		100.0	$	238,639		100.0	$	173,308			100.0
Costs and expenses:
Cost of operations		31,130		35.7		26,945		40.4		90,749		38.0		77,371			44.6
Sales and marketing		22,459		25.8		20,472		30.7		67,258		28.2		52,941			30.5
General and administrative		15,388		17.6		13,476		20.2		46,874		19.6		37,931			21.9
Depreciation and amortization		7,086		8.1		5,085		7.6		20,021		8.4		12,627			7.3
Interest income		3,486		4.0		1,221		1.7		8,522		3.6		4,137			2.3

Income (loss) before income tax provision		14,621		16.8		1,888		2.8		22,259		9.4		(3,425	)		(2.0	)
Income tax provision (benefit)		3,129		3.6		1,398		2.1		4,671		2.0		(3	)		—

Net income (loss)	$	11,492		13.2	$	490		0.7	$	17,588		7.4	$	(3,422	)		(2.0	)

Revenue is derived from our two business segments: Online Services and Publishing and Other Services. Our Online Services segment derives revenue from advertising, sponsorship (including online CME services), e-detailing promotion and physician recruitment services, content syndication and distribution, and licenses of private online portals to employers, healthcare payers and others, along with related services including lifestyle education and personalized telephonic health coaching. Our Publishing and Other Services segment derives revenue from sales of, and advertising in, our physician directories, subscriptions to our professional medical reference textbooks, and advertisements in WebMD the Magazine. As a result of the acquisition of the assets of Conceptis, we also generated revenue from in-person CME programs in 2006. As of December 31, 2006, these services were no longer offered by WebMD.

Our customers include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and consumer products companies, as well as employers and health plans. Our customers also include physicians and other healthcare providers who buy our physician directories and reference textbooks.

Cost of operations consists of costs related to services and products we provide to customers and costs associated with the operation and maintenance of our public and private portals. These costs relate to editorial and production operations, Web site operations, non-capitalized Web site development costs, and costs related to the production and distribution of our publications. These costs consist of expenses related to salaries and related expenses, non-cash stock-based compensation, creating and licensing content, telecommunications, leased properties, printing and distribution, and non-cash advertising expenses.

Sales and marketing expense consists primarily of advertising, product and brand promotion, salaries and related expenses, and non-cash stock-based compensation. These expenses include items related to salaries and related expenses of account executives, account management and marketing personnel, costs and expenses for marketing programs, and fees for professional marketing and advertising services. Also included in sales and marketing expense are the non-cash advertising expenses discussed below.

General and administrative expense consists primarily of salaries, non-cash stock-based compensation and other salary-related expenses of administrative, finance, legal, information technology, human resources and executive personnel. These expenses include costs of general insurance and costs of accounting and internal

control systems to support our operations and a services fee for our portion of certain expenses shared across all segments of HLTH.

Our discussions throughout this MD&A reference certain non-cash expenses. The following is a summary of our principal non-cash expenses:


	•	Non-cash advertising expense. Expense related to the use of our prepaid advertising inventory that we received from News Corporation in exchange for equity instruments that HLTH issued in connection with an agreement it entered into with News Corporation in 1999 and subsequently amended in 2000. This non-cash advertising expense is included in cost of operations when we utilize this advertising inventory in conjunction with offline advertising and sponsorship programs and is included in sales and marketing expense when we use the asset for promotion of our brand.

	•	Non-cash stock-based compensation expense. Expense related to awards of our restricted Class A Common Stock and awards of employee stock options, as well as awards of restricted HLTH common stock and awards of HLTH stock options that have been granted to certain of our employees. Expense also related to shares issued to our non-employee directors. Non-cash stock-based compensation expense is reflected in the same expense captions as the related salary costs of the respective employees.

The following table is a summary of our non-cash expenses included in the respective statements of operations captions.


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2007		2006		2007		2006

Advertising expense:
Sales and marketing	$	169	$	1,660	$	2,489	$	4,454

Total advertising expense	$	169	$	1,660	$	2,489	$	4,454

Stock-based compensation expense:
Cost of operations	$	1,597	$	2,362	$	4,159	$	7,111
Sales and marketing		1,252		1,598		3,889		4,610
General and administrative		2,838		3,261		7,544		9,519

Total stock-based compensation expense	$	5,687	$	7,221	$	15,592	$	21,240

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006

The following discussion is a comparison of our results of operations on a consolidated basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.

Revenue

Our total revenue increased 30.8% and 37.7% to $87,198 and $238,639 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, from $66,645 and $173,308 during the same periods last year. The acquisitions of Subimo, Medsite and Summex completed in 2006 contributed $8,865 and $27,817 to the increases in revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007. Online Services accounted for $20,632 and $67,243 of the revenue increases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, offset by decreases of $79 and $1,912 within Publishing and Other Services for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively.

Costs and Expenses

Cost of Operations. Cost of operations increased to $31,130 and $90,749 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, from $26,945 and $77,371 during the same periods last year. As a percentage of revenue, cost of operations were 35.7% and 38.0% in the three and nine months ended

September 30, 2007, respectively, compared to 40.4% and 44.6% in the same periods last year. Included in cost of operations in 2007 were non-cash expenses related to stock-based compensation of $1,597 and $4,159 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared to $2,362 and $7,111 during the same periods last year. The decrease in non-cash expenses during the three and nine month periods compared to the same periods last year were primarily related to the graded vesting methodology used in determining stock-based compensation expense relating to the Company’s stock options and restricted stock granted at the time of the initial public offering. Cost of operations excluding non-cash expense was $29,533 and $86,590 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, or 33.9% and 36.3% of revenue, compared to $24,583 and $70,260, or 36.9% and 40.5% of revenue during the same periods last year. The increase in absolute dollars was primarily attributable to increases in compensation related costs due to higher staffing levels and outside personnel expenses relating to our Web site operations and development and expenses relating to our acquisitions of Summex, Medsite and Subimo. The decrease as a percentage of revenue was primarily due to our ability to achieve the increase in revenue without incurring a proportional increase in cost of operations expense.

Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expense increased to $22,459 and $67,258 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, from $20,472 and $52,941 in the same periods last year. As a percentage of revenue, sales and marketing expense was 25.8% and 28.2% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared to 30.7% and 30.5% during the same periods last year. Included in sales and marketing expense were non-cash expenses related to advertising of $169 and $2,489 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $1,660 and $4,454 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. Non-cash advertising expense decreased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to 2006 due to lower utilization of our prepaid advertising inventory. Also included in sales and marketing expense were non-cash expenses related to stock-based compensation of $1,252 and $3,889 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared to $1,598 and $4,610 in the same periods last year. The decrease in non-cash stock-based compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily related to the graded vesting methodology used in determining stock-based compensation expense relating to the Company’s stock options and restricted stock granted at the time of the initial public offering. Sales and marketing expense, excluding non-cash expenses, was $21,038 and $60,880 or 24.1% and 25.5% of revenue in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared to $17,214 and $43,877 or 25.8% and 25.3% of revenue in the same periods last year. The increase in absolute dollars was primarily attributable to an increase in compensation related costs due to increased staffing and sales commissions related to higher revenue and to expenses related to our acquisitions of Summex, Medsite and Subimo. The decrease as a percentage of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to our ability to achieve the increase in revenue without incurring a proportional increase in sales and marketing expense.

General and Administrative. General and administrative expense increased to $15,388 and $46,874 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, from $13,476 and $37,931 in the same periods last year. As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expense was 17.6% and 19.6% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared to 20.2% and 21.9% during the same periods last year. Included in general and administrative expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 was non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $2,838 and $7,544, respectively, compared to $3,261 and $9,519 in the same periods last year. The decrease in non-cash stock-based compensation expense was primarily due to the graded vesting methodology used in determining stock-based compensation expense relating to the Company’s stock options and restricted stock granted at the time of the initial public offering. General and administrative expense, excluding non-cash expenses, was $12,550 and $39,330 or 14.4% and 16.5% of revenue in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared to $10,215 and $28,412 or 15.3% and 16.4% of revenue in the same periods last year. The increase in absolute dollars was primarily attributable to an increase in compensation related costs due to increased staffing levels and outside personnel expenses and expenses relating to our acquisitions of Summex, Medsite and Subimo.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense increased to $7,086 and $20,021 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, from $5,085 and $12,627 in the same periods last year. The increase over the prior year periods was primarily due to depreciation expense relating to capital expenditures in 2006 and 2007, as well as amortization of intangible assets relating to the Subimo, Medsite and Summex acquisitions.

Interest Income. Interest income increased to $3,486 and $8,522 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, from $1,221 and $4,137 in the same periods last year. The increases over the prior year periods relate to the increased cash available for investment.

Income Tax Provision. The income tax provision of $3,129 and $4,671 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and income tax provision (benefit) of $1,398 and ($3) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, include expenses and benefits related to federal, state and other jurisdictions including an annual projected deferred tax expense related to a portion of our goodwill that is deductible for tax purposes. The benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 relates to the pre-tax loss in the prior year period.

Results of Operations by Operating Segment

We monitor the performance of our business based on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and other non-cash items. Other non-cash items include non-cash advertising expense and non-cash stock-based compensation expense. Corporate and other overhead functions are allocated to segments on a specifically identifiable basis or other reasonable method of allocation. We consider these allocations to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of costs incurred. We do not disaggregate assets for internal management reporting and, therefore, such information is not presented. There are no inter-segment revenue transactions.

The following table presents the results of our operations for each of our operating segments and a reconciliation to net income (loss):


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2007			2006			2007			2006

Revenue
Online Services:
Advertising and sponsorship	$	59,087		$	43,534		$	158,944		$	112,513
Licensing		20,001			14,569			59,915			38,315
Content syndication and other		490			843			2,027			2,815

Total Online Services		79,578			58,946			220,886			153,643
Publishing and Other Services		7,620			7,699			17,753			19,665

	$	87,198		$	66,645		$	238,639		$	173,308

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and other non-cash items
Online Services	$	21,948		$	12,727		$	48,982		$	29,594
Publishing and Other Services		2,129			1,906			2,857			1,165

		24,077			14,633			51,839			30,759
Interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and other non-cash items
Interest income		3,486			1,221			8,522			4,137
Depreciation and amortization		(7,086	)		(5,085	)		(20,021	)		(12,627	)
Non-cash advertising		(169	)		(1,660	)		(2,489	)		(4,454	)
Non-cash stock-based compensation		(5,687	)		(7,221	)		(15,592	)		(21,240	)
Income tax (provision) benefit		(3,129	)		(1,398	)		(4,671	)		3

Net income (loss)	$	11,492		$	490		$	17,588		$	(3,422	)

The following discussion is a comparison of the results of operations for our two operating segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.

Online Services. Revenues were $79,578 and $220,886 for the three and nine month ended September 30, 2007, respectively, an increase of $20,632 and $67,243 or 35.0% and 43.8% from the same periods last year. Advertising and sponsorship revenue increased $15,553 or 35.7% and $46,431 or 41.3% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared to the same periods last year. The increase in advertising and sponsorship revenue was primarily attributable to an increase in the number of brands and sponsored programs promoted on our sites as well as the acquisition of Medsite in September 2006. The acquisition of Medsite contributed $4,078 and $13,299 of advertising and sponsorship revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively. Including the Medsite acquisition, the number of such brands and programs grew to approximately 500 compared to approximately 460 last year. Licensing revenue increased $5,432 or 37.3% and $21,600 or 56.4% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared to the same periods last year. This increase was due to an increase in the number of companies using our private portal platform to 112 from 91 last year. We also have approximately 150 additional customers who purchase stand alone decision support services from us as a result of the acquisitions completed in 2006. The acquisitions of Summex and Subimo contributed $4,787 and $14,518 in licensing revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively. Summex licensing revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $1,599 and $1,889. Content syndication and other revenue decreased to $490 and $2,027 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, from $843 and $2,815 during the same periods last year.

Our Online Services earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and other non-cash items was $21,948 and $48,982 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, or 27.6% and 22.2% of revenue, respectively, compared to $12,727 and $29,594 or 21.6% and 19.3% of revenue in the same periods last year. This increase as a percentage of revenue was primarily due to higher revenue from the increase in number of brands and sponsored programs in our public portals as well as the increase in companies using our private online portal without incurring a proportionate increase in overall expenses, due to the benefits achieved from our infrastructure investments as well as acquisition synergies.

Publishing and Other Services. Revenues were $7,620 and $17,753 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared to $7,699 and $19,665 in the same periods last year. The decrease was primarily attributable to the Company’s decision to discontinue offline CME products.

Our Publishing and Other Services earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and other non-cash items was $2,129 and $2,857 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $1,906 and $1,165 during the same periods last year. These changes were primarily attributable to a change in mix of revenues to higher margin products compared to the same periods last year.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2007, we had $277,614 of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. Our working capital as of September 30, 2007 was $248,319. Our working capital is affected by the timing of each period end in relation to items such as payments received from customers, payments made to vendors, and internal payroll and billing cycles, as well as the seasonality within our business. Accordingly, our working capital, and its impact on cash flow from operations, can fluctuate materially from period to period.

Cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $72,774, primarily as a result of net income of $17,588, adjusted for non-cash expenses of $40,077, which included depreciation and amortization, non-cash advertising expense, deferred income taxes and non-cash stock-based compensation expense. Additionally, changes in working capital provided cash flow of $15,109, primarily due to a decrease in accounts receivable of $14,648, an increase in deferred revenue of $3,207 and an increase in amounts due to HLTH of $5,223, partially offset by a decrease in accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities of $7,463. Cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $43,402, primarily as a result of net loss of $3,422, adjusted for non-cash expenses of $37,410 which included depreciation and amortization, non-cash advertising expense, deferred income taxes and non-cash stock-based compensation expense. Additionally, changes in working capital provided cash flow of $9,414, primarily due to an increase in deferred revenue of $14,517 and an increase in amounts due to HLTH of $8,213, partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $8,311 and an increase in other assets of $4,461.

Cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $103,984 which primarily related to net purchases of available-for-sale securities of $90,410 and investments in property and equipment of $13,574 primarily to enhance our technology platform. Cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $74,591, which primarily related to net maturities and sales of available-for-sale securities of $39,000, the acquisitions of Medsite, Summex and eMedicine and investments in property and equipment primarily to enhance our technology platform.

Cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 principally related to net cash transfers with HLTH of $155,119, which included $149,862 received from HLTH related to the utilization of the Company’s NOLs, a tax benefit related to stock option deductions of $655 and proceeds from the issuance of common stock of $8,490.

Potential future cash commitments include our anticipated 2007 capital expenditure requirements for the full year which we currently estimate at approximately $15,000 to $20,000. Our anticipated capital expenditures relate to improvements that will be deployed across our public and private portal web sites in order to enable us to service future growth in unique users, page views and private portal customers, as well as to create new sponsorship areas for our customers.

We believe that our available cash resources and future cash flow from operations will provide sufficient cash resources to meet the commitments described above and to fund our currently anticipated working capital and capital expenditure requirements for up to twenty-four months. Our future liquidity and capital requirements will depend upon numerous factors, including retention of customers at current volume and revenue levels, our existing and new application and service offerings, competing technological and market developments, and potential future acquisitions. In addition, our ability to generate cash flow is subject to numerous factors beyond our control, including general economic, regulatory and other matters affecting us and our customers. We plan to continue to enhance the relevance of our online services to our audience and sponsors and to continue to invest in acquisitions, strategic relationships, facilities and technological infrastructure and product development. We may need to raise additional funds to support expansion, develop new or enhanced applications and services, respond to competitive pressures, acquire complementary businesses or technologies or take advantage of unanticipated opportunities. If required, we may raise such additional funds through public or private debt or equity financing, strategic relationships or other arrangements. We cannot assure you that such financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all, or that such financing will not be dilutive to our stockholders. Future indebtedness may impose various restrictions and covenants on us that could limit our ability to respond to market conditions, to provide for unanticipated capital investments or to take advantage of business opportunities.

The above discussion does not consider any impact that the Potential Merger Transaction may have on our liquidity. As discussed earlier in this MD&A, HLTH indicated that it is planning to propose a transaction to a Special Committee of our Board of Directors, which would involve the merger of HLTH into our Company for a combination of cash and WebMD Common Stock. HLTH expects that the cash necessary to consummate the potential transaction would come from cash and cash equivalents on hand at HLTH and WebMD and from the proceeds of the sales by HLTH of its ViPS and Porex subsidiaries and possibly its 48% interest in EBS Master LLC. HLTH has received preliminary, non-binding indications of interest for each of these assets and intends to explore potential sale transactions. There can be no assurance that such exploration will result in any definitive agreement or transaction. Additionally, we cannot yet determine the effect that these transactions will have on our liquidity until the transaction terms have been negotiated.

Factors That May Affect Our Future Financial Condition or Results of Operations

This section describes circumstances or events that could have a negative effect on our financial results or operations or that could change, for the worse, existing trends in some or all of our businesses. The occurrence of one or more of the circumstances or events described below could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows or on the trading prices of our Class A Common Stock or securities we may issue in the future. The risks and uncertainties described in this Quarterly Report are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties that are not currently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may also adversely affect our business and operations.

Risks Related to Our Operations and Financial Performance

If we are unable to provide content and services that attract and retain users to The WebMD Health Network on a consistent basis, our advertising and sponsorship revenue could be reduced

Users of The WebMD Health Network have numerous other online and offline sources of healthcare information services. Our ability to compete for user traffic on our public portals depends upon our ability to make available a variety of health and medical content, decision-support applications and other services that meet the needs of a variety of types of users, including consumers, physicians and other healthcare professionals, with a variety of reasons for seeking information. Our ability to do so depends, in turn, on:


	•	our ability to hire and retain qualified authors, journalists and independent writers;

	•	our ability to license quality content from third parties; and

	•	our ability to monitor and respond to increases and decreases in user interest in specific topics.

We cannot assure you that we will be able to continue to develop or acquire needed content, applications and tools at a reasonable cost. In addition, since consumer users of our public portals may be attracted to The WebMD Health Network as a result of a specific condition or for a specific purpose, it is difficult for us to predict the rate at which they will return to the public portals. Because we generate revenue by, among other things, selling sponsorships of specific pages, sections or events on The WebMD Health Network, a decline in user traffic levels or a reduction in the number of pages viewed by users could cause our revenue to decrease and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Developing and implementing new and updated applications, features and services for our public and private portals may be more difficult than expected, may take longer and cost more than expected and may not result in sufficient increases in revenue to justify the costs

Attracting and retaining users of our public portals and clients for our private portals requires us to continue to improve the technology underlying those portals and to continue to develop new and updated applications, features and services for those portals. If we are unable to do so on a timely basis or if we are unable to implement new applications, features and services without disruption to our existing ones, we may lose potential users and clients.

We rely on a combination of internal development, strategic relationships, licensing and acquisitions to develop our portals and related applications, features and services. Our development and/or implementation of new technologies, applications, features and services may cost more than expected, may take longer than originally expected, may require more testing than originally anticipated and may require the acquisition of additional personnel and other resources. There can be no assurance that the revenue opportunities from any new or updated technologies, applications, features or services will justify the amounts spent.

We face significant competition for our products and services

The markets in which we operate are intensely competitive, continually evolving and, in some cases, subject to rapid change.


	•	Our public portals face competition from numerous other companies, both in attracting users and in generating revenue from advertisers and sponsors. We compete for users with online services and Web sites that provide health-related information, including both commercial sites and not-for-profit sites. We compete for advertisers and sponsors with both health-related Web sites and general purpose consumer online services and portals and other high-traffic Web sites that include both healthcare-related and non-healthcare-related content and services.

	•	Our private portals compete with providers of healthcare decision-support tools and online health management applications; wellness and disease management vendors; and health information services and health management offerings of healthcare benefits companies and their affiliates.

	•	Our Publishing and Other Services segment’s products and services compete with numerous other online and offline sources of healthcare information, including traditional medical reference publications, print journals and other specialized publications targeted to physicians, some of which have a more complete range of titles and better access to traditional distribution channels than we have.

Many of our competitors have greater financial, technical, product development, marketing and other resources than we do. These organizations may be better known than we are and have more customers or users than we do. We cannot provide assurance that we will be able to compete successfully against these organizations or any alliances they have formed or may form. Since there are no substantial barriers to entry into the markets in which our public portals participate, we expect that competitors will continue to enter these markets. For more information about the competition we face, see “Business — Competition” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Failure to maintain and enhance the “WebMD” brand could have a material adverse effect on our business

We believe that the “WebMD” brand identity that we have developed has contributed to the success of our business and has helped us achieve recognition as a trusted source of health and wellness information. We also believe that maintaining and enhancing that brand is important to expanding the user base for our public portals, to our relationships with sponsors and advertisers and to our ability to gain additional employer and healthcare payer clients for our private portals. We have expended considerable resources on establishing and enhancing the “WebMD” brand and our other brands, and we have developed policies and procedures designed to preserve and enhance our brands, including editorial procedures designed to provide quality control of the information we publish. We expect to continue to devote resources and efforts to maintain and enhance our brand. However, we may not be able to successfully maintain or enhance awareness of our brands, and events outside of our control may have a negative effect on our brands. If we are unable to maintain or enhance awareness of our brand, and do so in a cost-effective manner, our business could be adversely affected.

We have incurred and may continue to incur losses

Our operating results have fluctuated significantly in the past from quarter to quarter and may continue to do so in the future. Our net losses from 2001 to 2003 totaled approximately $2.6 billion. Many companies with business plans based on providing healthcare information and related services through the Internet have failed to be profitable and some have filed for bankruptcy and/or ceased operations. Even if demand from users exists, we cannot assure you that our business will be profitable.

In addition, our online businesses have a limited operating history and participate in relatively new and rapidly growing markets. These businesses have undergone significant changes during their short history as a result of changes in the types of services provided, technological changes and changes in market conditions and are expected to continue to change for similar reasons.

Our failure to attract and retain qualified executives and employees may have a material adverse effect on our business

Our business depends largely on the skills, experience and performance of key members of our management team. We also depend, in part, on our ability to attract and retain qualified writers and editors, software developers and other technical personnel and sales and marketing personnel. Competition for qualified personnel in the healthcare information services and Internet industries is intense. We cannot assure you that we will be able to hire or retain a sufficient number of qualified personnel to meet our requirements, or that we will be able to do so at salary and benefit costs that are acceptable to us. Failure to do so may have an adverse effect on our business.

If we are unable to provide healthcare content for our offline publications that attracts and retains users, our revenue will be reduced

Interest in our offline publications, such as The Little Blue Book, is based upon our ability to make available up-to-date health content that meets the needs of our physician users. Although we have been able to continue to update and maintain the physician practice information that we publish in The Little Blue Book, if we are unable to continue to do so for any reason, the value of The Little Blue Book would diminish and interest in this publication and advertising in this publication would be adversely affected.

WebMD the Magazine was launched in April 2005 and, as a result, has a very short operating history. We cannot assure you that WebMD the Magazine will be able to attract and retain the advertisers needed to make this publication successful in the long term.

The timing of our advertising and sponsorship revenue may vary significantly from quarter to quarter

Our advertising and sponsorship revenue, which accounted for approximately 74% of our total Online Services segment revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006, may vary significantly from quarter to quarter due to a number of factors, not all of which are in our control, and any of which may be difficult to

forecast accurately. The majority of our advertising and sponsorship contracts are for terms of approximately four to 12 months. We have relatively few longer term advertising and sponsorship contracts. We cannot assure you that our current customers for these services will continue to use our services beyond the terms of their existing contracts or that they will enter into any additional contracts.

In addition, the time between the date of initial contact with a potential advertiser or sponsor regarding a specific program and the execution of a contract with the advertiser or sponsor for that program may be lengthy, especially for larger contracts, and may be subject to delays over which we have little or no control, including as a result of budgetary constraints of the advertiser or sponsor or their need for internal approvals. Other factors that could affect the timing of our revenue from advertisers and sponsors include:


	•	the timing of FDA approval for new products or for new approved uses for existing products;

	•	seasonal factors relating to the prevalence of specific health conditions and other seasonal factors that may affect the timing of promotional campaigns for specific products; and

	•	the scheduling of conferences for physicians and other healthcare professionals.

Lengthy sales and implementation cycles for our private online portals make it difficult to forecast our revenues from these applications and may have an adverse impact on our business

The period from our initial contact with a potential client for a private online portal and the first purchase of our solution by the client is difficult to predict. In the past, this period has generally ranged from six to 12 months, but in some cases has been longer. These sales may be subject to delays due to a client’s internal procedures for approving large expenditures and other factors beyond our control. The time it takes to implement a private online portal is also difficult to predict and has lasted as long as six months from contract execution to the commencement of live operation. Implementation may be subject to delays based on the availability of the internal resources of the client that are needed and other factors outside of our control. As a result, we have limited ability to forecast the timing of revenue from new clients. This, in turn, makes it more difficult to predict our financial performance from quarter to quarter.

During the sales cycle and the implementation period, we may expend substantial time, effort and money preparing contract proposals, negotiating contracts and implementing the private online portal without receiving any related revenue. In addition, many of the expenses related to providing private online portals are relatively fixed in the short term, including personnel costs and technology and infrastructure costs. Even if our private portal revenue is lower than expected, we may not be able to reduce related short-term spending in response. Any shortfall in such revenue would have a direct impact on our results of operations.

Risks Related to Our Relationships with Clients

Developments in the healthcare industry could adversely affect our business

Most of our revenue is derived from the healthcare industry and could be affected by changes affecting healthcare spending. We are particularly dependent on pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies for our advertising and sponsorship revenue.

General reductions in expenditures by healthcare industry participants could result from, among other things:


	•	government regulation or private initiatives that affect the manner in which healthcare providers interact with patients, payers or other healthcare industry participants, including changes in pricing or means of delivery of healthcare products and services;

	•	consolidation of healthcare industry participants;

	•	reductions in governmental funding for healthcare; and


	•	adverse changes in business or economic conditions affecting healthcare payers or providers, pharmaceutical, biotechnology or medical device companies or other healthcare industry participants.

Even if general expenditures by industry participants remain the same or increase, developments in the healthcare industry may result in reduced spending in some or all of the specific market segments that we serve or are planning to serve. For example, use of our products and services could be affected by:


	•	changes in the design of health insurance plans;

	•	a decrease in the number of new drugs or medical devices coming to market; and

	•	decreases in marketing expenditures by pharmaceutical or medical device companies, including as a result of governmental regulation or private initiatives that discourage or prohibit advertising or sponsorship activities by pharmaceutical or medical device companies.

In addition, our customers’ expectations regarding pending or potential industry developments may also affect their budgeting processes and spending plans with respect to products and services of the types we provide.

The healthcare industry has changed significantly in recent years and we expect that significant changes will continue to occur. However, the timing and impact of developments in the healthcare industry are difficult to predict. We cannot assure you that the markets for our products and services will continue to exist at current levels or that we will have adequate technical, financial and marketing resources to react to changes in those markets.

We may be unsuccessful in our efforts to increase advertising and sponsorship revenue from consumer products companies

Most of our advertising and sponsorship revenue has, in the past, come from pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies. We have been focusing on increasing sponsorship revenue from consumer products companies that are interested in communicating health-related or safety-related information about their products to our audience. However, while a number of consumer products companies have indicated an intent to increase the portion of their promotional spending used on the Internet, we cannot assure you that these advertisers and sponsors will find our consumer Web sites to be as effective as other Web sites or traditional media for promoting their products and services. If we encounter difficulties in competing with the other alternatives available to consumer products companies, this portion of our business may develop more slowly than we expect or may fail to develop.

We could be subject to breach of warranty or other claims by clients of our online portals if the software and systems we use to provide them contain errors or experience failures

Errors in the software and systems we use could cause serious problems for clients of our online portals. We may fail to meet contractual performance standards or client expectations. Clients of our online portals may seek compensation from us or may seek to terminate their agreements with us, withhold payments due to us, seek refunds from us of part or all of the fees charged under those agreements or initiate litigation or other dispute resolution procedures. In addition, we could face breach of warranty or other claims by clients or additional development costs. Our software and systems are inherently complex and, despite testing and quality control, we cannot be certain that they will perform as planned.

We attempt to limit, by contract, our liability to our clients for damages arising from our negligence, errors or mistakes. However, contractual limitations on liability may not be enforceable in certain circumstances or may otherwise not provide sufficient protection to us from liability for damages. We maintain liability insurance coverage, including coverage for errors and omissions. However, it is possible that claims could exceed the amount of our applicable insurance coverage, if any, or that this coverage may not continue to be available on acceptable terms or in sufficient amounts. Even if these claims do not result in liability to us, investigating and defending against them would be expensive and time consuming and could divert management’s attention away from our operations. In addition, negative publicity caused by these events may delay or hinder market acceptance of our services, including unrelated services.

Risks Related to Use of the Internet and to Our Technological Infrastructure

Any service interruption or failure in the systems that we use to provide online services could harm our business

Our online services are designed to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, without interruption. However, we have experienced and expect that we will in the future experience interruptions and delays in services and availability from time to time. We rely on internal systems as well as third-party vendors, including data center providers and bandwidth providers, to provide our online services. We do not maintain redundant systems or facilities for some of these services. In the event of a catastrophic event with respect to one or more of these systems or facilities, we may experience an extended period of system unavailability, which could negatively impact our relationship with users. To operate without interruption, both we and our service providers must guard against:


	•	damage from fire, power loss and other natural disasters;

	•	communications failures;

	•	software and hardware errors, failures and crashes;

	•	security breaches, computer viruses and similar disruptive problems; and

	•	other potential interruptions.

Any disruption in the network access or co-location services provided by third-party providers to us or any failure by these third-party providers or our own systems to handle current or higher volume of use could significantly harm our business. We exercise little control over these third-party vendors, which increases our vulnerability to problems with services they provide.

Any errors, failures, interruptions or delays experienced in connection with these third-party technologies and information services or our own systems could negatively impact our relationships with users and adversely affect our brand and our business and could expose us to liabilities to third parties. Although we maintain insurance for our business, the coverage under our policies may not be adequate to compensate us for all losses that may occur. In addition, we cannot provide assurance that we will continue to be able to obtain adequate insurance coverage at an acceptable cost.

Implementation of additions to or changes in hardware and software platforms used to deliver our online services may result in performance problems and may not provide the additional functionality that was expected

From time to time, we implement additions to or changes in the hardware and software platforms we use for providing our online services. During and after the implementation of additions or changes, a platform may not perform as expected, which could result in interruptions in operations, an increase in response time or an inability to track performance metrics. In addition, in connection with integrating acquired businesses, we may move their operations to our hardware and software platforms or make other changes, any of which could result in interruptions in those operations. Any significant interruption in our ability to operate any of our online services could have an adverse effect on our relationships with users and clients and, as a result, on our financial results. We rely on a combination of purchasing, licensing, internal development, and acquisitions to develop our hardware and software platforms. Our implementation of additions to or changes in these platforms may cost more than originally expected, may take longer than originally expected, and may require more testing than originally anticipated. In addition, we cannot provide assurance that additions to or changes in these platforms will provide the additional functionality and other benefits that were originally expected.

If the systems we use to provide online portals experience security breaches or are otherwise perceived to be insecure, our business could suffer

We retain and transmit confidential information, including personal health records, in the processing centers and other facilities we use to provide online services. It is critical that these facilities and infrastructure remain secure and be perceived by the marketplace as secure. A security breach could damage our reputation or result in liability. We may be required to expend significant capital and other resources to protect against security breaches and hackers or to alleviate problems caused by breaches. Despite the implementation of security measures, this infrastructure or other systems that we interface with, including the Internet and related systems, may be vulnerable to physical break-ins, hackers, improper employee or contractor access, computer viruses, programming errors, denial-of-service attacks or other attacks by third parties or similar disruptive problems. Any compromise of our security, whether as a result of our own systems or the systems that they interface with, could reduce demand for our services and could subject us to legal claims from our clients and users, including for breach of contract or breach of warranty.

Our online services are dependent on the development and maintenance of the Internet infrastructure

Our ability to deliver our online services is dependent on the development and maintenance of the infrastructure of the Internet by third parties. The Internet has experienced a variety of outages and other delays as a result of damages to portions of its infrastructure, and it could face outages and delays in the future. The Internet has also experienced, and is likely to continue to experience, significant growth in the number of users and the amount of traffic. If the Internet continues to experience increased usage, the Internet infrastructure may be unable to support the demands placed on it. In addition, the reliability and performance of the Internet may be harmed by increased usage or by denial-of-service attacks. Any resulting interruptions in our services or increases in response time could, if significant, result in a loss of potential or existing users of and advertisers and sponsors on our Web sites and, if sustained or repeated, could reduce the attractiveness of our services.

Customers who utilize our online services depend on Internet service providers and other Web site operators for access to our Web sites. All of these providers have experienced significant outages in the past and could experience outages, delays and other difficulties in the future due to system failures unrelated to our systems. Any such outages or other failures on their part could reduce traffic to our Web sites.

Risks Related to Acquisitions, Financings and Other Significant Transactions

Acquisitions, business combinations and other transactions may be difficult to complete and, if completed, may have negative consequences for our business and our securityholders

WebMD has been built, in part, through a series of acquisitions. We intend to continue to seek to acquire or to engage in business combinations with companies engaged in complementary businesses. In addition, we may enter into joint ventures, strategic alliances or similar arrangements with third parties. These transactions may result in changes in the nature and scope of our operations and changes in our financial condition. Our success in completing these types of transactions will depend on, among other things, our ability to locate suitable candidates and negotiate mutually acceptable terms with them, and to obtain adequate financing. Significant competition for these opportunities exists, which may increase the cost of and decrease the opportunities for these types of transactions. Financing for these transactions may come from several sources, including:


	•	cash and cash equivalents on hand and marketable securities;

	•	proceeds from the incurrence of indebtedness; and

	•	proceeds from the issuance of additional Class A Common Stock, of preferred stock, of convertible debt or of other securities.

The issuance of additional equity or debt securities could:


	•	cause substantial dilution of the percentage ownership of our stockholders at the time of the issuance;

	•	cause substantial dilution of our earnings per share;

	•	subject us to the risks associated with increased leverage, including a reduction in our ability to obtain financing or an increase in the cost of any financing we obtain;

	•	subject us to restrictive covenants that could limit our flexibility in conducting future business activities; and

	•	adversely affect the prevailing market price for our outstanding securities.

We do not intend to seek securityholder approval for any such acquisition or security issuance unless required by applicable law, regulation or the terms of then existing securities.

Our business will suffer if we fail to successfully integrate acquired businesses and technologies or to assess the risks in particular transactions

We have in the past acquired, and may in the future acquire, businesses, technologies, services, product lines and other assets. The successful integration of the acquired businesses and assets into our operations, on a cost-effective basis, can be critical to our future performance. The amount and timing of the expected benefits of any acquisition, including potential synergies between our company and the acquired business, are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those relating to:


	•	our ability to maintain relationships with the customers of the acquired business;

	•	our ability to retain or replace key personnel;

	•	potential conflicts in sponsor or advertising relationships;

	•	our ability to coordinate organizations that are geographically diverse and may have different business cultures; and

	•	compliance with regulatory requirements.

We cannot guarantee that any acquired businesses will be successfully integrated with our operations in a timely or cost-effective manner, or at all. Failure to successfully integrate acquired businesses or to achieve anticipated operating synergies, revenue enhancements or cost savings could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Although our management attempts to evaluate the risks inherent in each transaction and to value acquisition candidates appropriately, we cannot assure you that we will properly ascertain all such risks or that acquired businesses and assets will perform as we expect or enhance the value of our company as a whole. In addition, acquired companies or businesses may have larger than expected liabilities that are not covered by the indemnification, if any, that we are able to obtain from the sellers.

We may not be able to raise additional funds when needed for our business or to exploit opportunities

We may need to raise additional funds to support expansion, develop new or enhanced applications and services, respond to competitive pressures, acquire complementary businesses or technologies or take advantage of unanticipated opportunities. If required, we may raise such additional funds through public or private debt or equity financing, strategic relationships or other arrangements. There can be no assurance that such financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all, or that such financing will not be dilutive to our stockholders.

Risks Related to the Legal and Regulatory Environment in Which We Operate

Government regulation of healthcare creates risks and challenges with respect to our compliance efforts and our business strategies

The healthcare industry is highly regulated and is subject to changing political, legislative, regulatory and other influences. Existing and new laws and regulations affecting the healthcare industry could create unexpected liabilities for us, could cause us to incur additional costs and could restrict our operations. Many healthcare laws are complex, and their application to specific products and services may not be clear. In particular, many existing healthcare laws and regulations, when enacted, did not anticipate the healthcare information services that we provide. However, these laws and regulations may nonetheless be applied to our products and services. Our failure to accurately anticipate the application of these laws and regulations, or other failure to comply, could create liability for us, result in adverse publicity and negatively affect our businesses. Some of the risks we face from healthcare regulation are as follows:


	•	Regulation of Drug and Medical Device Advertising and Promotion. The WebMD Health Network provides services involving advertising and promotion of prescription and over-the-counter drugs and medical devices. If the FDA or the FTC finds that any information on our Web sites violates FDA or FTC regulations, they may take regulatory or judicial action against us and/or the advertiser or sponsor of that information. State attorneys general may also take similar action based on their state’s consumer protection statutes. Any increase in regulation of drug or medical device advertising and promotion could make it more difficult for us to contract for sponsorships and advertising. Members of Congress, physician groups and others have criticized the FDA’s current policies, and have called for restrictions on advertising of prescription drugs to consumers and increased FDA enforcement. We cannot predict what actions the FDA or industry participants may take in response to these criticisms. It is also possible that new laws would be enacted that impose restrictions on such advertising. Our advertising and sponsorship revenue could be materially reduced by additional restrictions on the advertising of prescription drugs and medical devices to consumers, whether imposed by law or regulation or by policies adopted by industry members.

	•	Anti-kickback Laws. There are federal and state laws that govern patient referrals, physician financial relationships and inducements to healthcare providers and patients. The federal healthcare programs’ anti-kickback law prohibits any person or entity from offering, paying, soliciting or receiving anything of value, directly or indirectly, for the referral of patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs or the leasing, purchasing, ordering or arranging for or recommending the lease, purchase or order of any item, good, facility or service covered by these programs. Many states also have similar anti-kickback laws that are not necessarily limited to items or services for which payment is made by a federal healthcare program. These laws are applicable to manufacturers and distributors and, therefore, may restrict how we and some of our customers market products to healthcare providers, including e-details. Any determination by a state or federal regulatory agency that any of our practices violate any of these laws could subject us to civil or criminal penalties and require us to change or terminate some portions of our business and could have an adverse effect on our business. Even an unsuccessful challenge by regulatory authorities of our practices could result in adverse publicity and be costly for us to respond to.

	•	Medical Professional Regulation. The practice of most healthcare professions requires licensing under applicable state law. In addition, the laws in some states prohibit business entities from practicing medicine. If a state determines that some portion of our business violates these laws, it may seek to have us discontinue those portions or subject us to penalties or licensure requirements. Any determination that we are a healthcare provider and have acted improperly as a healthcare provider may result in liability to us.

For more information regarding the risks that healthcare regulation creates for our businesses, see “Business — Government Regulation” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Government regulation of the Internet could adversely affect our business

The Internet and its associated technologies are subject to government regulation. Our failure, or the failure of our business partners or third-party service providers, to accurately anticipate the application of laws and regulations affecting our products and services and the manner in which we deliver them, or any other failure to comply with such laws and regulations, could create liability for us, result in adverse publicity and negatively affect our business. In addition, new laws and regulations, or new interpretations of existing laws and regulations, may be adopted with respect to the Internet or other online services covering user privacy, patient confidentiality, consumer protection and other issues, including pricing, content, copyrights and patents, distribution and characteristics and quality of products and services. We cannot predict whether these laws or regulations will change or how such changes will affect our business. For more information regarding government regulation of the Internet to which we are or may be subject, see “Business — Government Regulation” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

We face potential liability related to the privacy and security of personal information we collect from or on behalf of users of our services

Privacy of personal health information, particularly personal health information stored or transmitted electronically, is a major issue in the United States. The Privacy Standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (or HIPAA) establish a set of basic national privacy standards for the protection of individually identifiable health information by health plans, healthcare clearinghouses and healthcare providers (referred to as covered entities) and their business associates. Only covered entities are directly subject to potential civil and criminal liability under the Privacy Standards. Accordingly, the Privacy Standards do not apply directly to us. However, portions of our business, such as those managing employee or plan member health information for employers or health plans, are or may be business associates of covered entities and are bound by certain contracts and agreements to use and disclose protected health information in a manner consistent with the Privacy Standards. Depending on the facts and circumstances, we could potentially be subject to criminal liability for aiding and abetting or conspiring with a covered entity to violate the Privacy Standards. We cannot assure you that we will adequately address the risks created by the Privacy Standards. In addition, we are unable to predict what changes to the Privacy Standards might be made in the future or how those changes could affect our business. Any new legislation or regulation in the area of privacy of personal information, including personal health information, could also affect the way we operate our business and could harm our business.

In addition, Internet user privacy is a major issue both in the United States and abroad. We have privacy policies posted on our Web sites that we believe comply with applicable laws requiring notice to users about our information collection, use and disclosure practices. However, whether and how existing privacy and consumer protection laws in various jurisdictions apply to the Internet is still uncertain. In addition, we notify users about our information collection, use and disclosure practices relating to data we receive through offline means such as paper health risk assessments. However, we cannot assure you that the privacy policies and other statements we provide to users of our products and services, or our practices will be found sufficient to protect us from liability or adverse publicity in this area.

Failure to maintain our CME accreditation could adversely affect our ability to provide online CME offerings

Our CME activities are planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Education, or ACCME, which oversees providers of CME credit, and other applicable accreditation standards. In August 2007, the ACCME revised its standards for commercial support of CME. The revised standards are intended to ensure, among other things, that CME activities of ACCME-accredited providers, such as Medscape, are independent of “commercial interests,” which are now defined as entities that are producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services. “Commercial interests” are prohibited from being accredited providers of CME, and no entity owned or controlled by a “commercial interest” can be accredited by the ACCME. In addition, the revised standards

also provide that accredited CME providers may not place their CME content on websites owned or controlled by a “commercial interest.”

As a result of the revised standards, Medscape is implementing adjustments to the structure, management and operation of Medscape and its CME programs intended to ensure that Medscape and its CME programs are independent of WebMD promotional activities as required by the revised standards. ACCME requires accredited providers to implement any corporate structural changes necessary to meet the revised standards regarding the definition of “commercial interest” by August 2009, and those relating to placing CME content on websites owned or controlled by “commercial interests” by January 1, 2008. We believe that the adjustments we are making to our Medscape business will meet the revised standards. However, we cannot be certain whether ACCME will find that these adjustments are sufficient to meet the revised standards or predict whether the ACCME may impose additional requirements.

If ACCME concludes that we have not met its revised standards relating to CME, we would not be permitted to offer accredited ACCME activities to physicians and other healthcare professionals, and we may be required, instead, to use third parties to accredit such CME-related services on Medscape from WebMD. In addition, any failure to maintain our status as an accredited ACCME provider as a result of a failure to comply with existing or additional ACCME standards or other requirements could discourage potential sponsors from engaging in CME or education related activities with us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Government regulation and industry initiatives could adversely affect the volume of sponsored online CME programs implemented through our Web sites or require changes to how we offer CME

CME activities may be subject to government regulation by the FDA, the OIG, or HHS, the federal agency responsible for interpreting certain federal laws relating to healthcare, and by state regulatory agencies. During the past several years, educational programs, including CME, directed toward physicians have been subject to increased scrutiny to ensure that sponsors do not influence or control the content of the program. In response to governmental and industry initiatives, pharmaceutical companies and medical device companies have been developing and implementing internal controls and procedures that promote adherence to applicable regulations and requirements. In implementing these controls and procedures, different clients may interpret the regulations and requirements differently and may implement procedures or requirements that vary from client to client. These controls and procedures:


	•	may discourage pharmaceutical companies from engaging in educational activities;

	•	may slow their internal approval for such programs;

	•	may reduce the volume of sponsored educational programs implemented through our Web sites to levels that are lower than in the past; and

	•	may require us to make changes to how we offer or provide educational programs, including CME.

In addition, future changes to existing regulations, or to the internal compliance programs of clients or potential clients, may further discourage or prohibit clients or potential clients from engaging in educational activities with us, or may require us to make further changes in the way we offer or provide educational programs.

We may not be successful in protecting our intellectual property and proprietary rights

Our intellectual property and proprietary rights are important to our businesses. The steps that we take to protect our intellectual property, proprietary information and trade secrets may prove to be inadequate and, whether or not adequate, may be expensive. We rely on a combination of trade secret, patent and other intellectual property laws and confidentiality procedures and non-disclosure contractual provisions to protect our intellectual property. We cannot assure you that we will be able to detect potential or actual misappropriation or infringement of our intellectual property, proprietary information or trade secrets. Even if we detect misappropriation or infringement by a third party, we cannot assure you that we will be able to enforce our

rights at a reasonable cost, or at all. In addition, our rights to intellectual property, proprietary information and trade secrets may not prevent independent third-party development and commercialization of competing products or services.

Third parties may claim that we are infringing their intellectual property, and we could suffer significant litigation or licensing expenses or be prevented from providing certain services, which may harm our business

We could be subject to claims that we are misappropriating or infringing intellectual property or other proprietary rights of others. These claims, even if not meritorious, could be expensive to defend and divert management’s attention from our operations. If we become liable to third parties for infringing these rights, we could be required to pay a substantial damage award and to develop non-infringing technology, obtain a license or cease selling the products or services that use or contain the infringing intellectual property. We may be unable to develop non-infringing products or services or obtain a license on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. We may also be required to indemnify our customers if they become subject to third-party claims relating to intellectual property that we license or otherwise provide to them, which could be costly.

Third parties may challenge the enforceability of our online agreements

The law governing the validity and enforceability of online agreements and other electronic transactions is evolving. We could be subject to claims by third parties that the online terms and conditions for use of our Web sites, including disclaimers or limitations of liability, are unenforceable. A finding by a court that these terms and conditions or other online agreements are invalid could harm our business.

We may be subject to claims brought against us as a result of content we provide

Consumers access health-related information through our online services, including information regarding particular medical conditions and possible adverse reactions or side effects from medications. If our content, or content we obtain from third parties, contains inaccuracies, it is possible that consumers, employees, health plan members or others may sue us for various causes of action. Although our Web sites contain terms and conditions, including disclaimers of liability, that are intended to reduce or eliminate our liability, the law governing the validity and enforceability of online agreements and other electronic transactions is evolving. We could be subject to claims by third parties that our online agreements with consumers and physicians that provide the terms and conditions for use of our public or private portals are unenforceable. A finding by a court that these agreements are invalid and that we are subject to liability could harm our business and require costly changes to our business.

We have editorial procedures in place to provide quality control of the information that we publish or provide. However, we cannot assure you that our editorial and other quality control procedures will be sufficient to ensure that there are no errors or omissions in particular content. Even if potential claims do not result in liability to us, investigating and defending against these claims could be expensive and time consuming and could divert management’s attention away from our operations. In addition, our business is based on establishing the reputation of our portals as trustworthy and dependable sources of healthcare information. Allegations of impropriety or inaccuracy, even if unfounded, could therefore harm our reputation and business.

Risks Related to Our Relationship with HLTH Corporation

We continue to be dependent on HLTH to provide us with services required by us for the operation of our business

Some of the administrative services we require continue to be provided to us by HLTH under a Services Agreement. Under the Services Agreement, HLTH provides us with administrative services, including services relating to payroll, accounting, tax planning and compliance, employee benefit plans, legal matters and information processing. As a result, we are dependent on our relationship with HLTH for these important

services. We reimburse HLTH under agreed-upon formulas that allocate to us a portion of HLTH’s aggregate costs related to those services. The Services Agreement is for a term of up to five years; however, we have the option to terminate these services, in whole or in part, at any time we choose to do so, generally by providing, with respect to specified services or groups of services, 60 days’ notice and, in some cases, paying a termination fee of not more than $30,000 to cover the costs of HLTH relating to the termination.

The costs we are charged under the Services Agreement are not necessarily indicative of the costs that we would incur if we had to provide the services on our own or contract for them with third parties on a stand-alone basis. With respect to most of the services provided under the Services Agreement, we believe that it is likely that it would cost us more to provide them or contract for them on our own because we benefit from economies of scale.

The concentrated ownership of our common stock by HLTH and certain corporate governance arrangements prevent our other stockholders from influencing significant corporate decisions

We have two classes of common stock:


	•	Class A Common Stock, which entitles the holder to one vote per share on all matters submitted to our stockholders; and

	•	Class B Common Stock, which entitles the holder to five votes per share on all matters submitted to our stockholders.

HLTH owns 100% of our Class B Common Stock, which represents approximately 84% of our outstanding common stock. These Class B shares collectively represent 96% of the combined voting power of our outstanding common stock. Given its ownership interest, HLTH is able to control the outcome of all matters submitted to our shareholders for approval, including the election of directors. Accordingly, either in its capacity as a stockholder or through its control of our Board of Directors, HLTH is able to control all key decisions regarding our company, including mergers or other business combinations and acquisitions, dispositions of assets, future issuances of our common stock or other securities, the incurrence of debt by us, the payment of dividends on our common stock (including the frequency and the amount of dividends that would be payable on our common stock, a substantial majority of which HLTH owns) and amendments to our certificate of incorporation and bylaws. Further, as long as HLTH and its subsidiaries (excluding our company and our subsidiaries) continue to beneficially own shares representing at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of our outstanding voting stock, it may take actions required to be taken at a meeting of stockholders without a meeting or a vote and without prior notice to holders of our Class A Common Stock. In addition, HLTH’s controlling interest may discourage a change of control that the holders of our Class A Common Stock may favor. Any of these provisions could be used by HLTH for its own advantage to the detriment of our other stockholders and our company. This in turn may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Class A Common Stock.

The interests of HLTH may conflict with the interests of our other stockholders

We cannot assure you that the interests of HLTH will coincide with the interests of the other holders of our common stock. For example, HLTH could cause us to make acquisitions that increase the amount of our indebtedness or outstanding shares of common stock or sell revenue-generating assets. Also, HLTH or its directors and officers may allocate to HLTH or its other affiliates corporate opportunities that could have been directed to us. So long as HLTH continues to own shares of our common stock with significant voting power, HLTH will continue to be able to strongly influence or effectively control our decisions.

Some of our directors, officers and employees may have potential conflicts of interest as a result of having positions with or owning equity interests in HLTH

Martin J. Wygod, in addition to being Chairman of the Board of our company, is Chairman of the Board of HLTH. Some of our other directors, officers and employees also serve as directors, officers or employees of HLTH. In addition, some of our directors, officers and employees own shares of HLTH’s common stock.

Furthermore, because our officers and employees have participated in HLTH’s equity compensation plans and because service at our company will, so long as we are a majority-owned subsidiary of HLTH, qualify those persons for continued participation and continued vesting of equity awards under HLTH’s equity plans, many of our officers and employees and some of our directors hold, and may continue to hold, options to purchase HLTH’s common stock and shares of HLTH’s restricted stock.

These arrangements and ownership interests or cash- or equity-based awards could create, or appear to create, potential conflicts of interest when directors or officers who own HLTH’s stock or stock options or who participate in HLTH’s benefit plans are faced with decisions that could have different implications for HLTH than they do for us. We cannot assure you that the provisions in our restated certificate of incorporation will adequately address potential conflicts of interest or that potential conflicts of interest will be resolved in our favor.

We are included in HLTH’s consolidated tax return and, as a result, both we and HLTH may use each other’s net operating loss carryforwards

Due to provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and applicable Treasury regulations relating to the manner and order in which net operating loss carryforwards are utilized when filing consolidated tax returns, a portion of our net operating loss carryforwards may be required to be utilized by HLTH before HLTH would be permitted to utilize its own net operating loss carryforwards. Correspondingly, in some situations, such as where HLTH’s net operating loss carryforwards were generated first, we may be required to utilize a portion of HLTH’s net operating loss carryforwards before we would have to utilize our own net operating loss carryforwards. Under our tax sharing agreement with HLTH, neither we nor HLTH is obligated to reimburse the other for the tax savings attributable to the utilization of the other party’s net operating loss carryforwards, except that HLTH has agreed to compensate us for any use of our net operating losses that may result from certain extraordinary transactions, including the sales in 2006 of its Business Services and Practice Services operating segments (for which compensation has been received). Accordingly, although we may obtain a benefit if we are required to utilize HLTH’s net operating loss carryforwards, we may suffer a detriment to the extent that HLTH is required to utilize our net operating loss carryforwards. The amount of each of our and HLTH’s net operating loss carryforwards that ultimately could be utilized by the other party will depend on the timing and amount of taxable income earned by us and HLTH in the future, which we are unable to predict. Correspondingly, we are not able to predict whether we or HLTH will be able to utilize our respective net operating loss carryforwards before they expire or whether there will be a net benefit to HLTH or to us.

If certain transactions occur with respect to our capital stock or HLTH’s capital stock, we may be unable to utilize our net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits to reduce our income taxes

As of December 31, 2006, we had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $247 million for federal income tax purposes and federal tax credits of approximately $2.0 million residing within the WebMD legal entities. If certain transactions occur with respect to our capital stock or HLTH’s capital stock, including issuances, redemptions, recapitalizations, exercises of options, conversions of convertible debt, purchases or sales by 5%-or-greater shareholders and similar transactions, that result in a cumulative change of more than 50% of the ownership of our capital stock, taking into account indirect changes in ownership of our stock as a result of changes in ownership in or HLTH’s capital stock, over a three-year period (including a period commencing prior to our initial public offering), as determined under rules prescribed by the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and applicable Treasury regulations, an annual limitation would be imposed with respect to our ability to utilize our net operating loss carryforwards and federal tax credits against any taxable income that we achieve in future periods. HLTH is not subject to any contractual obligation to retain any of its Class B Common Stock. Moreover, there can be no assurance that limitations on the use of our net operating loss carryforwards and federal tax credits will not occur as a result of changes in the ownership of HLTH’s capital stock (which changes may be beyond the control of us and HLTH).

We are included in HLTH’s consolidated group for federal income tax purposes and, as a result, may be liable for any shortfall in HLTH’s federal income tax payments

We will be included in the HLTH consolidated group for federal income tax purposes as long as HLTH continues to own 80% of the total value of our capital stock. By virtue of its controlling ownership and our tax sharing agreement with HLTH, HLTH effectively controls all our tax decisions. Moreover, notwithstanding the tax sharing agreement, federal tax law provides that each member of a consolidated group is jointly and severally liable for the group’s entire federal income tax obligation. Thus, to the extent HLTH or other members of the group fail to make any federal income tax payments required of them by law, we would be liable for the shortfall. Similar principles generally apply for income tax purposes in some state, local and foreign jurisdictions.

Risks Related to Certain Potential Transactions

HLTH’s plan to propose the Potential Merger Transaction may not result in any transaction being agreed upon or, even if agreement is reached, may not result in any transaction being successfully completed

As previously disclosed, HLTH currently intends to propose the Potential Merger Transaction to the Special Committee of WebMD’s Board of Directors formed to evaluate and negotiate any such potential transaction with HLTH. That process may or may not result in a definitive agreement with respect to the Potential Merger Transaction. In addition, even if a definitive agreement is entered into, our ability to complete such a transaction will depend on numerous factors, some of which are outside of our control. Even if a transaction is completed, there can be no assurance that it will achieve the benefits contemplated by the parties or those expected by their respective securityholders. Furthermore, the process of exploring the Potential Merger Transaction may be more time consuming and expensive than we currently anticipate.

There may be negative impacts on HLTH and WebMD as a result of proposing the Potential Merger Transaction

As a result of HLTH’s intention to propose the Potential Merger Transaction and the process expected to follow from that, the financial results and operations of HLTH and WebMD may be adversely affected by the diversion of management resources to that process and uncertainty regarding the outcome of the process. For example, such process could lead us to lose or fail to attract employees, customers or business partners. Although we intend to take steps to address these risks, there can be no assurance that any such losses or distractions will not adversely affect the operations or financial results of HLTH and WebMD.

We cannot assure you that the decision to explore the Potential Sale Transactions will result in us pursuing a transaction or that any such transaction would be successfully completed

As previously disclosed, HLTH has received unsolicited preliminary indications of interest for each of ViPS, Porex and its 48% interest in EBS Master LLC and it currently intends to explore Potential Sale Transactions involving those assets. That process may or may not result in agreements with respect to one or more Potential Sale Transactions. In addition, HLTH’s ability to complete any Potential Sale Transactions, if its Board decides to pursue them, will depend on numerous factors, some of which are outside of its control, including factors affecting the availability of financing for transactions or the financial markets in general.


ITEM 3.	*Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk*

Interest Rate Sensitivity

The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal and maintain adequate liquidity, while at the same time maximizing the yield we receive from our investment portfolio. This objective is accomplished by adherence to our investment policy, which establishes the list of eligible types of securities and credit requirements for each investment.

Changes in prevailing interest rates will cause the market value of the investment to fluctuate. To minimize this risk, we maintain our portfolio of cash equivalents, short-term investments and marketable securities in commercial paper, non-government debt securities, money market funds and highly liquid United States Treasury notes. We view these high grade securities within our portfolio as having similar market risk characteristics.

Principal amounts expected to mature are $99.9 million during 2007.

We have not utilized derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio.


ITEM 4.	*Controls and Procedures*

As required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b), WebMD management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of WebMD’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), as of September 30, 2007. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that WebMD’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2007.

In connection with the evaluation required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(d), WebMD management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that no changes in WebMD’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the third quarter of 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, WebMD’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II
OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1A.	*Risk Factors*

The risk factors contained in Part I, Item 2 of this Quarterly Report under the heading “Factors That May Affect Our Future Financial Condition or Results of Operations — Risks Relating to Certain Potential Transactions” are incorporated herein by this reference.


ITEM 2.	*Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds*


(c)	Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

During the three months ended September 30, 2007, 12,294 shares were withheld from WebMD Restricted Stock that vested on September 28, 2007, in order to satisfy withholding tax requirements related to the vesting of the awards. The value of these shares was determined based on $52.10 per share, the closing price of our Class A common stock on September 28, 2007. These were the only repurchases of equity securities made by us during the three months ended September 30, 2007. We do not have a repurchase program.


ITEM 4.	*Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders*

At our Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on September 18, 2007, our stockholders voted with respect to the following matters:


	•	Proposal 1 —


To elect as Class I directors for a two-year term:
Mark J. Adler, M.D.	— votes FOR	248,381,306
	— votes withheld	55,404
Neil F. Dimick	— votes FOR	248,141,467
	— votes withheld	295,243
James V. Manning	— votes FOR	248,145,384
	— votes withheld	291,326
To elect as Class II directors for a three-year term:
Wayne T. Gattinella	— votes FOR	248,363,930
	— votes withheld	70,780
Abdool Rahim Moossa, M.D.	— votes FOR	248,381,306
	— votes withheld	55,404
Stanley S. Trotman, Jr.	— votes FOR	248,145,344
	— votes withheld	291,366
To elect as Class III directors for a one-year term:
Jerome C. Keller	— votes FOR	248,365,930
	— votes withheld	70,780
Martin J. Wygod.	— votes FOR	248,366,290
	— votes withheld	70,420


	•	Proposal 2 — To ratify and approve an amendment to WebMD’s 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of WebMD Class A Common Stock issuable under that Plan by 1,850,000 shares, to a total of 9,000,000 shares:


Votes FOR:			243,597,827
Votes AGAINST:			2,340,272
Abstentions:			19,086
Broker non-votes:			2,479,526


	•	Proposal 3 — To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to serve as our independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007:


Votes FOR:			248,380,481
Votes AGAINST:			39,058
Abstentions:			17,170
Broker non-votes:			0

As a result, the individuals listed above for Proposal 1 were elected for the respective terms indicated and Proposals 2 and 3 were each approved. For each director and for Proposal 2, the totals include 240,500,000 votes cast FOR by HLTH, the holder of all of the outstanding shares of WebMD Class B Common Stock.


ITEM 6.	*Exhibits*

The exhibits listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index on page E-1 are filed or furnished as part of this Quarterly Report.


		Page
		Number

Forward-Looking Statements			3
Part I	Financial Information		4
Item 1.	Financial Statements:
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2007 (unaudited) and December 31, 2006		4
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 (unaudited)		5
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 (unaudited)		6
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		24
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		51
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		52
PART II	Other Information		53
Item 1A	Risk Factors		53
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		53
Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders		53
Item 6.	Exhibits		54
Signatures			55
Exhibit Index			E-1
EX-10.1 AMENDED AND RESTATED 2005 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
EX-31.1 CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
EX-31.2 CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
EX-32.1 SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
EX-32.2 SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER


Exhibit No.			Description

	3	.1	Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed by the Registrant on September 29, 2005 (the “Form 8-A”))
	3	.2	By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Form 8-A)
	10	.1*	Amended and Restated WebMD Health Corp. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan**
	31	.1*	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Registrant
	31	.2*	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Registrant
	32	.1*	Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Registrant
	32	.2*	Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Registrant