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Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Contingencies [Abstract]  
Contingencies

NOTE 4 – CONTINGENCIES

Economic conditions and related risks, concentrations and uncertainties:

The United States and other parts of the world have been experiencing a severe and widespread recession accompanied by, among other things, instability in the financial markets and reduced credit availability, which are likely to continue to have far reaching effects on economic activity for an indeterminate period. The effects and probable duration of these conditions on our ability to obtain continued support from our major stockholders and lenders, success in our marketing efforts, and ultimately, profitable operations and positive cash flows, cannot be estimated at this time.

We occasionally carry cash and equivalents on deposit with financial institutions in excess of federally-insured limits, and the risk of losses related to such concentrations may be increasing as a result of recent economic developments discussed in the foregoing paragraph. The extent of a loss to be sustained as a result of uninsured deposits in the event of a future failure of a financial institution, if any, however, is not subject to estimation at this time.

Going concern uncertainty:

At March 31, 2012, we had a working capital deficiency of approximately $26.9 million and a stockholders' equity deficiency of approximately $16.3 million resulting from a history of operating losses. Approximately $2.5 million of debt was past due and in default, which had increased to $4.3 million at April 15, 2012. As a result of these conditions, and the aforementioned economic conditions and risks, our ability to continue as a going concern will be dependent upon the success of management's plans, as set forth in the following paragraph, and is subject to significant uncertainty. Except for the consideration afforded this matter in determining the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets from net operating loss carryforwards (Note 7), the accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

We expect that with our existing customer contracts, plus the addition of new contracts we are close to obtaining through our marketing efforts, the launch of our new pharmacy management programs, and the expected continuing financial support from our major stockholders and bond holders, that we will be able to improve our cash flows and operating results and sustain current operations over the next year. However, we do not currently maintain a line of credit or other financing arrangement with any financial institution and have not made any arrangements to obtain any additional financing but are looking at various alternative sources of financing if operations cannot support our ongoing plan. Nevertheless, there can be no assurance that we will be able to find such financing in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all, or that we will be able to achieve profitable operations and positive operating cash flows in the near term. Although subject to the general economic conditions, risks and uncertainties discussed in the preceding paragraphs, management believes that our current cash position plus the expected continued support of our major stockholders and bond holders will likely be sufficient to meet our current levels of operations, our ability to achieve our business objectives and continue as a going concern may be dependent upon the success of our plans to obtain sufficient debt or equity financing, and, ultimately, to achieve profitable operations and positive cash flows from operations during 2012.

Concentration, major customer contract:

We currently provide mental health, substance abuse, and pharmacy prescription drugs management services to approximately 210,000 members of a health plan in Puerto Rico on an at-risk basis pursuant to a contract that began in September 2010. The contract accounted for 76.3%, or $13.6 million, of our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The contract has an initial two-year term with automatic renewals for additional one year terms unless either party provides 90 days prior written notice of its intention not to renew the agreement.

On March 5, 2012, we entered into an amendment with the health plan to extend the contract term to December 31, 2012 and increase the rate for pharmacy management services by approximately 11% effective January 1, 2012. The loss of this customer, without replacement by new business, would adversely affect our future financial results and cash flows and jeopardize our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

During the second year of the initial term, the health plan has the ability to cancel the contract without cause by providing at least 90 days prior written notice. Should this occur, the health plan would be required to pay to us a termination payment equivalent to $125,000 multiplied by the number of quarters remaining in the second year, including the quarter in which the termination is effective. No termination payment is required by the health plan after the initial two-year term. Each party has the right to terminate after 60 days prior written notice in the event of a material breach of the contract, except that a breach involving either party's financial obligations requires a 30-day notice. The breaching party will have 30 days to cure the breach to prevent termination of the contact. The loss of this customer, without replacement by new business, would adversely affect our future financial results and jeopardize our ability to continue as a going concern.

Legal matters:

 

  (1) We are subject to a pending judgment of damages to a former director of approximately $1.3 million, plus a court award to the director of $582,000 as reimbursement of legal fees and payment of interest on the pending judgment. The judgment and award are under appeal, and motions for reconsideration by the Company are pending.

 

  (2) A subsidiary is subject to a suit for trademark infringement, among other things, in connection with its proposal to obtain a managed behavioral healthcare services contract in Puerto Rico. The complaint is seeking monetary damages in the amount of $600,000 and certain injunctive relief. We believe the suit is without merit and intend to vigorously defend ourselves against the allegations asserted.

 

  (3) In addition, we and a former customer are being sued for damages of approximately $1.7 million for allegedly unpaid claims for behavioral health professional services rendered in 2007 and 2008. We filed a counterclaim for breach of a settlement agreement that we believe previously resolved many of the claims that are the subject of the complaint, which we believe is without merit and are vigorously opposing.

From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. Aside from the litigation described above, as of the date of this report, we are not currently involved in any legal proceeding that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we re-evaluated the adequacy of our provision for possible litigation settlements and legal defense costs and made adjustments to reduce the provision by the amount of approximately $1.6 million, which resulted in an equal reduction of general and administrative expense. The reduction is primarily due to the acquisition by the Company of a judgment ("Acquired Judgment") owed by an individual that also has pending judgments against us, as described in item (1) under Legal Matters immediately above. Should the individual prevail in the case, the Acquired Judgment plus statutorily added interest will be used to effectively offset the damages owed by us, and accordingly we have reduced the provision for possible litigation settlements in our financial records. Management believes that the remaining provision is adequate for the estimated probable minimum losses, including legal defense costs, to be incurred from the litigation described above. In addition, our operating expenses were reduced by the reversal of $0.3 million in accrued bonuses and consulting.

Other:

In connection with an agreement with a new customer to provide mental health, substance abuse and pharmacy prescription drugs management services in Puerto Rico, we obtained a letter of credit from a bank in the amount of $4.0 million to assure our the customer of our compliance with our obligations under the agreement. Under such agreement, the customer may draw on all or part of the letter of credit under certain defined circumstances. Collateral for the letter of credit was provided by a major stockholder of the Company. If the client draws upon the letter of credit, we may become liable to our major stockholder for the amount of collateral accessed by the bank to fulfill its obligations under the letter of credit.

We also obtained a letter of credit in 2011 in the approximate amount of $1.9 million to collateralize two surety bonds that permit our appeal of judgments against us related to the matter described in item (1) under Legal Matters above.