MID ATLANTIC MEDICAL SERVICES INC
10-Q, 2000-11-14
HOSPITAL & MEDICAL SERVICE PLANS
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                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                FORM 10-Q

[X] Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

    For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000, or

[ ] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

    For the transition period from          to

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                        COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-13340
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                      MID ATLANTIC MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    DELAWARE
                       (State or other jurisdiction of
                        incorporation or organization)

                                   52-1481661
                    (IRS Employer Identification Number)

                      4 TAFT COURT, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND
                  (Address of principal executive offices)

                                      20850
                                   (Zip code)

                              (301) 294-5140
           (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  X                        No

The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock
was  49,001,722  shares  of common  stock,  par value  $.01,  outstanding  as of
September 30, 2000.

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                      MID ATLANTIC MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
                CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (Note 1)
                      (in thousands except share amounts)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                (Unaudited)        (Note)
                                                                          September 30, 2000   December 31, 1999
                                                                                ------------     ------------
<S>                                                                             <C>              <C>
ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                                                     $      1,715     $      3,725
  Investment securities                                                              236,158          202,522
  Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $5,787 and $5,445                          84,303           83,623
  Prepaid expenses, advances and other                                                28,450           27,287
  Deferred income taxes                                                                2,019              381
                                                                                 -----------      -----------
    Total current assets                                                             352,645          317,538

  Property and equipment, net of accumulated
   depreciation of $46,945 and $41,518                                                46,695           43,668
  Statutory deposits                                                                  14,007           14,043
  Other assets                                                                        10,051           10,357
  Deferred income taxes                                                                3,224            2,978
                                                                                 -----------      -----------
    Total assets                                                                $    426,622     $    388,584
                                                                                 ===========      ===========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Notes payable                                                                 $          -     $         14
  Short-term borrowings                                                                3,183            3,558
  Accounts payable                                                                    29,444           21,980
  Medical claims payable                                                             172,596          154,403
  Deferred premium revenue                                                            20,414           16,949
  Deferred income taxes                                                                  758            1,639
                                                                                 -----------      -----------
    Total current liabilities                                                        226,395          198,543

  Deferred income taxes                                                                3,290            3,220
                                                                                 -----------      -----------
    Total liabilities                                                                229,685          201,763
                                                                                 -----------      -----------
Stockholders' equity
  Common stock, $.01 par,  100,000,000 shares authorized;  61,772,502 issued and
   49,001,722 outstanding at September 30, 2000; 59,772,502
   issued and 49,439,222 outstanding at December 31, 1999                                617              597
  Additional paid-in capital                                                         249,010          152,607
  Stock compensation trust (common stock held in trust)                             (172,688)         (83,215)
  Treasury stock, 12,770,780 shares at September 30, 2000; 10,333,280
   shares at December 31, 1999                                                      (128,409)        (104,117)
  Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                                  (444)          (1,013)
  Retained earnings                                                                  248,851          221,962
                                                                                 -----------      -----------
    Total stockholders' equity                                                       196,937          186,821
                                                                                 -----------      -----------
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                                   $   426,622     $    388,584
                                                                                 ===========      ===========
</TABLE>
Note: The balance sheet at December 31, 1999 has been extracted from the
audited financial statements at that date.

            See accompanying notes to these financial statements.






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                      MID ATLANTIC MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
                  CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                      (in thousands except share amounts)
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                                               September 30,     September 30,
                                                                                    2000              1999
                                                                                ------------      ------------
<S>                                                                             <C>               <C>
Revenue
  Health premium                                                                $    353,090      $    318,794
  Fee and other                                                                        5,409             5,224
  Life and short-term disability premium                                               2,040             2,089
  Home health services                                                                 7,455             6,531
  Investment                                                                           3,434             2,612
                                                                                 -----------       -----------
    Total revenue                                                                    371,428           335,250
                                                                                 -----------       -----------
Expense
  Medical                                                                            306,221           281,050
  Life and short-term disability claims                                                  552               934
  Home health patient services                                                         5,828             5,264
  Administrative (including interest expense of $175 and $211)                        44,178            37,441
                                                                                 -----------       -----------
    Total expense                                                                    356,779           324,689
                                                                                 -----------       -----------
Income before income taxes                                                            14,649            10,561

Income tax expense                                                                    (3,675)           (3,441)
                                                                                 -----------       -----------

Net income                                                                      $     10,974      $      7,120
                                                                                 ===========       ===========

Basic earnings per common share                                                 $        .29      $        .17
                                                                                 ===========       ===========

Diluted earnings per common share                                               $        .28      $        .17
                                                                                 ===========       ===========
</TABLE>

            See accompanying notes to these financial statements.






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                      MID ATLANTIC MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
                  CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                      (in thousands except share amounts)
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       Nine Months Ended
                                                                               September 30,     September 30,
                                                                                    2000              1999
                                                                                ------------      ------------
<S>                                                                             <C>               <C>
Revenue
  Health premium                                                                $  1,049,261      $    925,335
  Fee and other                                                                       15,935            16,063
  Life and short-term disability premium                                               5,990             6,043
  Home health services                                                                19,120            17,279
  Investment                                                                           9,574             7,258
                                                                                 -----------       -----------
    Total revenue                                                                  1,099,880           971,978
                                                                                 -----------       -----------
Expense
  Medical                                                                            913,053           817,635
  Life and short-term disability claims                                                2,332             2,849
  Home health patient services                                                        15,821            14,117
  Administrative (including interest expense of $438 and $377)                       129,792           110,775
                                                                                 -----------       -----------
    Total expense                                                                  1,060,998           945,376
                                                                                 -----------       -----------
Income before income taxes                                                            38,882            26,602

Income tax expense                                                                   (11,993)           (9,105)
                                                                                 -----------       -----------

Net income                                                                      $     26,889      $     17,497
                                                                                 ===========       ===========

Basic earnings per common share                                                 $        .71      $        .42
                                                                                 ===========       ===========

Diluted earnings per common share                                               $        .69      $        .42
                                                                                 ===========       ===========
</TABLE>

            See accompanying notes to these financial statements.






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                      MID ATLANTIC MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                (in thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                  Nine Months
                                                                                                     Ended
                                                                                              September 30, 2000
                                                                                                  ------------
<S>                                                                             <C>               <C>
Cash flows provided by operating activities:
  Net income                                                                                      $     26,889
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
  operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                                               $      7,546
    Provision for bad debts                                                              342
    Provision for deferred income taxes                                               (3,068)
    Loss on sale and disposal of fixed assets                                            361
    Increase in accounts receivable                                                   (1,022)
    Increase in prepaid expenses, advances, and other                                 (1,163)
    Increase in accounts payable                                                       7,464
    Increase in medical claims payable                                                18,193
    Increase in deferred premium revenue                                               3,465
                                                                                 -----------
        Total adjustments                                                                               32,118
                                                                                                   -----------
        Net cash provided by operating activities                                                       59,007

Cash flows used in investing activities:
  Purchases of investment securities                                                (312,655)
  Sales of investment securities                                                     279,961
  Purchases of property and equipment                                                (10,282)
  Purchases of statutory deposits                                                       (583)
  Maturities of statutory deposits                                                       581
  Purchases of other assets                                                             (557)
  Proceeds from sale of assets                                                           249
                                                                                 -----------
        Net cash used in investing activities                                                          (43,286)

Cash flows used in financing activities:
  Principal payments on notes payable                                                    (14)
  Decrease in short-term borrowings                                                     (375)
  Exercise of stock options                                                            5,933
  Stock option tax benefit                                                             1,017
  Purchase of treasury stock                                                         (24,292)
                                                                                 -----------
        Net cash used in financing activities                                                          (17,731)
                                                                                                   -----------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                                               (2,010)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                                         3,725
                                                                                                   -----------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                                        $      1,715
                                                                                                   ===========
</TABLE>

            See accompanying notes to these financial statements.








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                      MID ATLANTIC MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                (in thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                  Nine Months
                                                                                                     Ended
                                                                                               September 30, 1999
                                                                                                  ------------
<S>                                                                             <C>               <C>
Cash flows provided by operating activities:
  Net income                                                                                      $     17,497
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
  operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                                               $      7,759
    Provision for bad debts                                                             (102)
    Provision for deferred income taxes                                                 (128)
    Loss on sale of disposal of assets                                                     8
    Increase in accounts receivable                                                   (2,489)
    Increase in prepaid expenses, advances, and other                                   (251)
    Increase in accounts payable                                                       2,820
    Increase in medical claims payable                                                22,055
    Increase in deferred premium revenue                                                 101
                                                                                 -----------
        Total adjustments                                                                               29,773
                                                                                                   -----------
        Net cash provided by operating activities                                                       47,270

Cash flows used in investing activities:
  Purchases of investment securities                                                (265,361)
  Sales of investment securities                                                     246,715
  Purchases of property and equipment                                                 (4,815)
  Purchases of other assets                                                             (167)
  Proceeds from sale of assets                                                           391
                                                                                 -----------
        Net cash used in investing activities                                                          (23,237)

Cash flows used in financing activities:
  Principal payments on notes payable                                                    (45)
  Increase in short-term borrowings                                                    1,662
  Exercise of stock options                                                               75
  Stock option tax benefit                                                                18
  Purchase of treasury stock                                                         (25,359)
                                                                                 -----------
        Net cash used in financing activities                                                          (23,649)
                                                                                                   -----------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                                  384

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                                         9,787
                                                                                                   -----------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                                        $     10,171
                                                                                                   ===========
</TABLE>

            See accompanying notes to these financial statements.



























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                      MID ATLANTIC MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
              NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

Mid  Atlantic  Medical  Services,  Inc.  ("MAMSI")  is a holding  company  whose
subsidiaries  are  active  in  managed  health  care and other  life and  health
insurance  related  activities.  MAMSI's  principal  markets  currently  include
Maryland,  Virginia, the District of Columbia,  Delaware,  West Virginia,  North
Carolina and Pennsylvania.  MAMSI and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to
as the  "Company")  have  developed  a broad  range of managed  health  care and
related ancillary products and deliver these services through health maintenance
organizations  ("HMOs"),  preferred provider organizations  ("PPOs"), a life and
health insurance company, home health care and home infusion services companies,
a hospice  company,  a pharmacy,  and part  ownership in an  outpatient  surgery
center.

MAMSI delivers  managed health care products  principally  through its HMOs. The
HMOs,  MD-Individual  Practice  Association,  Inc. ("M.D. IPA"), Optimum Choice,
Inc.(R)("OCI"),  Optimum  Choice of the  Carolinas,  Inc.  ("OCCI")  and Optimum
Choice,  Inc. of Pennsylvania  ("OCIPA")  arrange for health care services to be
provided to an enrolled population for a predetermined,  prepaid fee, regardless
of the extent or nature of services provided to the enrollees.  The HMOs offer a
full  complement  of  health  benefits,   including   physician,   hospital  and
prescription drug services.

Other MAMSI  subsidiaries  include  Alliance PPO, LLC, which provides a delivery
network of physicians to employers and insurance  companies in association  with
various  health  plans,  and Mid  Atlantic  Psychiatric  Services,  Inc.,  which
provides  psychiatric  services to third party payors or  self-insured  employer
groups.  MAMSI Life and Health Insurance  Company develops and markets indemnity
health  products  and group life,  accidental  death and  short-term  disability
insurance.   HomeCall,  Inc.,  FirstCall,   Inc.,  and  HomeCall  Pharmaceutical
Services, Inc. provide in-home medical care (including skilled nursing, infusion
and  therapy)  and  pharmacy  services to MAMSI's HMO members and other  payors.
HomeCall Hospice Services, Inc. provides services to terminally ill patients and
their families.

NOTE 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The  consolidated  balance  sheet of the Company as of September  30, 2000,  the
consolidated  statements  of  operations  for the  three and nine  months  ended
September 30, 2000 and 1999, and the  consolidated  statements of cash flows for
the nine months ended  September  30, 2000 and 1999 have been  prepared by MAMSI
without audit.  In the opinion of  management,  all  adjustments  (consisting of
normal recurring  accruals)  considered  necessary for a fair  presentation have
been included.

Certain  information and disclosures  normally included in financial  statements
prepared in accordance with generally accepted  accounting  principles have been
condensed or omitted.  These financial  statements should be read in conjunction
with the  financial  statements  and notes  thereto  included  in the  Company's
December  31, 1999 audited  consolidated  financial  statements  included in its
annual  report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December  31,  1999  ("1999 Form
10-K").  The results of  operations  for the three and nine month  periods ended
September 30, 2000 are not necessarily  indicative of the operating  results for
the full year.

NOTE 2 - EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per
share (in thousands except share amounts):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                  Three Months Ended           Nine Months Ended
                                             September 30,  September 30, September 30, September 30,
                                                  2000          1999          2000          1999
                                               ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------
<S>                                           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
Numerator:
 Net income                                    $   10,974    $    7,120    $   26,889    $   17,497
Denominator:
 Denominator for basic earnings per share
  - weighted average shares                    37,388,100    40,896,492    38,026,351    41,750,913
 Dilutive securities - employee stock options   1,605,551        31,894       831,860        51,382
 Denominator for diluted earnings per share
  - adjusted weighted average shares           38,993,651    40,928,386    38,858,211    41,802,295
</TABLE>




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Options to purchase  approximately 2.7 million shares of common stock at various
prices were  outstanding  at September  30,  2000,  but were not included in the
computation  of diluted  earnings per share  because the option  proceeds  would
exceed  the  average   market  price  and,   therefore,   the  effect  would  be
antidilutive.

During  the  first  nine  months of 2000 and 1999,  total  comprehensive  income
amounted to $27,458,000 and $15,766,000, respectively.

The Company maintains a stock compensation trust ("SCT") to fund its obligations
arising from its various stock option plans. Shares held by the SCT are excluded
from the denominator  used in calculating  basic and diluted earnings per common
share.

NOTE 3 - REPORTABLE SEGMENTS

The Company's  principal  business is providing health insurance  products.  The
Company has two  reportable  segments:  commercial  risk  products and preferred
provider   organizations.   The  Company  evaluates  performance  and  allocates
resources  based on profit or loss from  operations  before  income  taxes,  not
including  income on the Company's  investment  portfolio.  Management  does not
allocate  assets in the  measurement  of segment  profit or loss. The accounting
policies  of the  reportable  segments  are the same as those  described  in the
summary of significant  accounting policies described in the Company's 1999 Form
10-K.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                Three Months Ended               Nine Months Ended
                                           September 30,    September 30,    September 30,   September 30,
                                               2000             1999             2000             1999
In 000's                                   ------------     ------------     ------------     ------------
<S>                                        <C>              <C>              <C>              <C>
Revenues:
 Commercial risk                           $    353,090     $    304,096     $  1,039,325     $    887,201
 Preferred provider organizations                 5,409            5,224           15,935           16,063
 All other                                        9,495           23,318           35,046           61,456
                                            -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------
                                           $    367,994     $    332,638     $  1,090,306     $    964,720
                                            ===========      ===========      ===========      ===========

Income before taxes:
 Commercial risk                           $      7,738     $      5,696     $     20,754     $     12,208
 Preferred provider organizations                 2,704            2,716            7,967            8,352
 All other                                          945             (334)           1,066             (856)
                                            -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------
                                           $     11,387     $      8,078     $     29,787     $     19,704
                                            ===========      ===========      ===========      ===========
</TABLE>

Reconciliations  of  segment  data  to the  Company's  consolidated  data  is as
follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                Three Months Ended               Nine Months Ended
                                           September 30,    September 30,    September 30,   September 30,
                                               2000             1999             2000             1999
In 000's                                   ------------     ------------     ------------     ------------
<S>                                        <C>              <C>              <C>              <C>
Total profit from reportable segments      $     10,442     $      8,412     $     28,721     $     20,560
Other profit (loss)                                 945             (334)           1,066             (856)
Unallocated amounts:
 Investment income                                3,262            2,483            9,095            6,898
                                            -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------
Income before taxes                        $     14,649     $     10,561     $     38,882     $     26,602
                                            ===========      ===========      ===========      ===========

</TABLE>

NOTE 4 - CONTRACT ACCOUNTING

The Company has entered into certain long-term vendor  contracts,  some of which
include  incentives  or cost  guarantees  for all or a portion  of the  contract
period.  The Company  accounts for the benefit derived from these  incentives or
guarantees ratably over the contract period.







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                     MID ATLANTIC MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
          ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                       CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

All forward-looking  information  contained in this Management's  Discussion and
Analysis  of  Financial   Condition  and  Results  of  Operations  is  based  on
management's  current knowledge of factors  affecting MAMSI's business.  MAMSI's
actual  results  may  differ  materially  if these  assumptions  prove  invalid.
Significant risk factors, while not all-inclusive, are:

1. The  possibility  of increasing  price  competition  in the Company's  market
place.

2. The possibility  that the Company is not able to increase its market share at
the anticipated premium rates.

3. The possibility of increased  litigation,  legislation or regulation (such as
the numerous  class action  lawsuits that have been filed  against  managed care
companies and the pending  initiatives to increase health care  regulation) that
might increase regulatory oversight which, in turn, would have the potential for
increased costs.

4. The potential for increased medical expenses due to:
      -  Increased utilization by the Company's membership.
      -  Inflation in practitioner and pharmaceutical costs.
      -  Federal or state mandates that increase benefits or limit the
         Company's oversight ability.

5. The  possibility  that the  Company is not able to  negotiate  new or renewal
contracts  with  appropriate   physicians,   other  health  care  practitioners,
hospitals and facilities.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 COMPARED WITH THE THREE MONTHS
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999

Consolidated  net income of the Company was  $10,974,000  and $7,120,000 for the
third quarters of 2000 and 1999,  respectively.  Diluted  earnings per share was
$.28  and  $.17 in the  third  quarters  of 2000 and  1999,  respectively.  This
increase in earnings is  attributable  to an increase in premiums per member,  a
reduction  in  medical  expenses  as a  percentage  of  health  premium  revenue
("medical  care  ratio"),  offset  somewhat  by an  increase  in  administrative
expense.  The Company has priced its health products  competitively  in order to
increase its membership base and thereby  enhance its strategic  position in its
market place. The Company  currently has one of the largest HMO and managed care
enrollments and also the largest  network of contract  providers of medical care
in its service area (which  includes the entire states of Maryland and Delaware,
the District of Columbia, most counties and cities in Virginia and certain areas
of West Virginia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania).

Revenue for the three months ended  September 30, 2000  increased  approximately
$36.2 million or 10.8 percent over the three months ended  September 30, 1999. A
 .2 percent increase in net average HMO and indemnity  enrollment  resulted in an
increase of approximately  $.7 million in health premium  revenue,  while a 10.5
percent  increase in average  monthly  premium per  enrollee,  combined  for all
products,  resulted in a $33.6 million increase in health premium  revenue.  The
increase in HMO and  indemnity  enrollment  is due to increases in the Company's
commercial  membership.  Management  believes that  commercial  health  premiums
should continue to increase during 2000 as the Company continues to increase its
commercial  membership and as new and renewing groups are charged higher premium
rates due to  legislatively  mandated  benefit  enhancements  and general  price
increases  initiated by the Company.  This is a forward- looking statement.  See
"Forward Looking  Information"  above for a description of the risk factors that
may effect health premiums per member.





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The Company has implemented  increased  premium rates across  essentially all of
its commercial products. As the Company's contracts are generally for a one year
period,  increased  pricing  cannot be  initiated  until a contract  reaches its
renewal date.  Therefore,  price  increases  cannot be made across the Company's
membership at the same time.  Commercial  premium rate increases are expected to
continue in 2000 in the range of 9% to 10%.  Management believes that these rate
increases may have the effect of slowing the Company's future membership growth.
In addition,  management  reevaluated premium reimbursement rates with regard to
its Medicare and Medicaid programs. Specifically,  effective January 1, 1999 the
Company withdrew from participation in the Medicare program.  In October,  1999,
the Company withdrew from  participation in the North Carolina and West Virginia
Medicaid  programs.  Effective  May 1, 2000,  the  Company has  transferred  its
membership  in the  Virginia  Medicaid  Program  to a non-  affiliated  carrier.
Therefore,  as of May 1, 2000,  the Company has ended its  participation  in any
government entitlement health insurance programs.

The  Company's  future  membership  growth  depends on several  factors  such as
relative premium prices and product availability,  future increases or decreases
in the  Company's  service  area,  and  increased  competition  in the Company's
service area.

The Company's home health operations  contributed  approximately $7.5 million in
revenue in the third  quarter of 2000 as compared with $6.5 million in the third
quarter  of  1999.  Revenue  from  life  and  short-term   disability   products
contributed  $2.0  million in revenue in the third  quarter of 2000 as  compared
with $2.1 million in the third quarter of 1999.

The medical  care ratio  decreased  from 88.2% for the third  quarter of 1999 to
86.7% for the third  quarter of 2000.  On a per member per month basis,  medical
expenses increased 8.7 percent. The decrease in the medical care ratio is due to
a  combination  of  factors  including  continuing  efforts  by the  Company  to
implement  product specific cost  containment  controls,  continued  activity in
specialized  subrogation  areas and claims review for dual health coverage,  the
Company's  withdrawal from certain state Medicaid  programs,  and also increased
premiums  per  member.  The  ongoing  initiatives  should  help to  control  the
Company's medical care ratio. The statements in this paragraph and the preceding
paragraphs  regarding future  utilization  rates, cost containment  initiatives,
total  medical  costs and future  increases in health  premiums per member,  are
forward-looking  statements.  See  "Forward-Looking  Information"  above  for  a
description of risk factors that may affect medical  expenses per member and the
medical care ratio.

Administrative  expenses as a  percentage  of revenue  ("administrative  expense
ratio")  increased to 11.9 percent for the third  quarter of 2000 as compared to
11.2  percent  for the  same  period  in  1999.  Management  believes  that  the
administrative  expense ratio will remain  approximately the same throughout the
rest of 2000.  Management's  expectation  concerning the administrative  expense
ratio  is a  forward-looking  statement.  The  administrative  expense  ratio is
affected by changes in health  premiums and other  revenues,  development of the
Company's  expansion  areas and  increased  administrative  activity  related to
business volume.

Investment  income  increased  $.8  million  primarily  due  to an  increase  in
investment securities balances.

The  effective  tax rate  decreased  from 32.6  percent for the  quarter  ending
September  30, 1999 to 25.1 percent for the quarter  ending  September  30, 2000
primarily  due to the benefit  derived from the effect of certain  non-recurring
tax items which approximated $1.3 million.

The net margin rate  increased  from 2.1 percent in the third quarter of 1999 to
3.0 percent in the current quarter. This increase is consistent with the factors
previously described.

THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 COMPARED TO THE NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999

The Company's  consolidated  net income for the nine months ended  September 30,
2000  increased  to  $26,889,000  from  $17,497,000  for the nine  months  ended
September 30, 1999. Diluted earnings per share on net income increased from $.42
in the  first  nine  months  of 1999 to $.69 for the same  period  in 2000.  The
increase in earnings is primarily  attributable to increased premiums per member
and  reduction  in the  medical  care ratio  offset  somewhat  by an increase in
administrative expense.






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Revenue for the nine months ended  September  30, 2000  increased  approximately
$127.9 million or 13.2 percent over the nine months ended  September 30, 1999. A
10.7  percent  increase  in  average  premiums  per HMO and  indemnity  enrollee
increased  health  premium  revenue by  approximately  $98.8  million  and a 2.5
percent  increase  in net average HMO and  indemnity  enrollment  resulted in an
increase of approximately $25.1 million in health premium revenue.  Revenue from
life and short-term  disability products contributed $6.0 million in revenue for
the first nine months of 2000 and 1999.

The medical  care ratio  decreased  to 87.0  percent  for the nine months  ended
September  30,  2000 as compared to 88.4  percent for the  comparable  period in
1999. The reasons for this decrease are consistent  with the items  discussed in
the quarterly analysis.

The administrative  expense ratio for the first nine months of 2000 increased to
11.8 percent as compared to 11.4 percent for the same period in 1999.

The net margin rate increased from 1.8 percent for the first nine months of 1999
to 2.4 percent for the  comparable  period of 2000.  This increase is consistent
with the factors previously described.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The  Company's  business  is not  capital  intensive  and  the  majority  of the
Company's  expenses are payments to  physicians  and health care  practitioners,
which  generally  vary in  direct  proportion  to the  health  premium  revenues
received by the Company.  Although medical utilization rates vary by season, the
payments for such expenses lag behind cash inflow from  premiums  because of the
lag in provider billing procedures. In the past, the Company's cash requirements
have been met principally  from operating cash flow, and it is anticipated  that
this source, coupled with the Company's operating line-of-credit,  will continue
to be sufficient in the future.

The Company's cash and investment securities increased $31.7 million from $206.2
million at December 31, 1999 to $237.9 million at September 30, 2000,  primarily
due to the timing of medical expense  payments,  which  traditionally lag behind
the receipt of increased premiums per member and net income offset by the effect
of treasury stock purchases. Accounts receivable increased from $83.6 million at
December 31, 1999 to $84.3 million at September 30, 2000, principally due to the
timing of  customer  payments  offset by  payment  on  receivables  due from the
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. Prepaid expenses,  advances and other
increased  from $27.3 million at December 31, 1999 to $28.5 million at September
30, 2000 due to an increase in income tax amounts paid in advance.

Net property and equipment  increased from $43.7 million at December 31, 1999 to
$46.7  million at September 30, 2000  primarily due to build-out and  renovation
costs  associated  with the  purchase  of a building,  for use in the  Company's
operations, in late December 1999.

Medical  claims  payable  increased  from $154.4 million at December 31, 1999 to
$172.6 million at September 30, 2000,  primarily due to increased membership and
an increase in medical expenses per member.

Additional paid-in capital increased from $152.6 million at December 31, 1999 to
$249.0 million at September 30, 2000, due to an additional 2.0 million shares of
the  Company's  stock  being  placed into the SCT, as well as an increase in the
market  value of the shares of the  Company's  stock held in the SCT.  This also
accounts for the change in the SCT balance.

Treasury  stock  increased  from $104.1  million at December  31, 1999 to $128.4
million at September 30, 2000 due to the purchase of 2,437,500 additional shares
by the Company at a total cost of $24,292,000.

The Company  currently has access to total revolving credit  facilities of $29.0
million,  which is used to provide short-term capital resources for routine cash
flow fluctuations.  At September 30, 2000,  approximately $3.2 million was drawn
against  these  facilities.  In  addition,  the Company  maintains a $12 million
letter of credit for the benefit of the North Carolina  Insurance  Department in
support of operations of MAMSI Life and Health Insurance Company, and a $100,000
letter of credit for the Company's home health subsidiary. While no amounts have
been drawn  against these  letters of credit,  they reduce the Company's  credit
line availability.






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Following is a schedule of the  short-term  capital  resources  available to the
Company (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         September 30,    December 31,
                                                             2000             1999
                                                         ------------     ------------
<S>                                                      <C>              <C>
Cash and cash equivalents                                $      1,715     $      3,725
Investment securities                                         236,158          202,522
Working capital advances to Maryland hospitals                 17,017           15,390
                                                          -----------      -----------
Total available liquid assets                                 254,890          221,637
Credit line availability                                       13,717           13,292
                                                          -----------      -----------
Total short-term capital resources                       $    268,607     $    234,929
                                                          ===========      ===========
</TABLE>

The Company  believes that cash generated from operations along with its current
liquidity and borrowing  capabilities  are adequate for both current and planned
expanded operations.

The Company's major business  operations are principally  conducted  through its
HMOs and insurance  company.  HMOs and insurance  companies are subject to state
regulations  that,  among other things,  may require those companies to maintain
certain  levels of  equity,  and  restrict  the  amount of  dividends  and other
distributions that may be paid to their parent corporations. As of September 30,
2000,  with the  exception of OCCI,  those  subsidiaries  of the Company were in
compliance  with all  minimum  capital  requirements.  OCCI  failed  to meet its
working capital  requirement of $1.6 million and its minimum capital requirement
of $2.5 million at September 30, 2000. In November 2000,  additional capital was
provided to meet these requirements.

At its October  1999 Board  meeting,  the Board of  Directors  authorized  a $20
million stock  repurchase  program to begin November 15, 1999 and extend through
June 30,  2000.  As of December 31, 1999,  the Company had  repurchased  447,200
shares of its common stock for a total cost of approximately  $3.1 million under
its then active stock  repurchase  program.  During the three months ended March
31, 2000, the Company  repurchased an additional  1,106,000 shares of its common
stock for a total  cost of  approximately  $9.7  million.  At its May 2000 Board
meeting,  the Board of  Directors  authorized  a $20  million  stock  repurchase
program to begin immediately.  The authorized program included any unspent funds
carried forward from the October 1999 repurchase program.  During the six months
ended September 30, 2000, the Company repurchased an additional 1,331,500 shares
of its common  stock for a total cost of  approximately  $14.6  million.  At its
October  2000 Board  meeting,  the Board of  Directors  authorized a $20 million
stock repurchase  program to begin  immediately.  The newly  authorized  program
includes any unspent funds carried forward from the May 2000 repurchase program.
In October 2000,  the Company  repurchased  an additional  132,200 shares of its
common stock for a total cost of approximately $2.1 million.

MARKET RISK

The  Company is exposed  to market  risk  through  its  investment  in fixed and
variable rate debt securities that are interest rate sensitive. The Company does
not use derivative financial instruments.  The Company places its investments in
instruments  that  meet high  credit  quality  standards,  as  specified  in the
Company's  investment  policy  guidelines;  the policy also limits the amount of
credit exposure to any one issue, issuer, or type of instrument. The Company has
no  significant  market risk with regard to  liabilities.  There are no material
changes in market  risk  exposure  at  September  30,  2000 when  compared  with
December 31, 1999.

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The  information  required by this Item is contained  in Item 2 -  "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations".






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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company had been named as the  defendant in a suit filed by certain  medical
physicians and health care  practitioners on March 26, 1997 in the Circuit Court
for Anne  Arundel  County,  Maryland  ("Court")  and various  other  venues,  as
previously reported,  which alleged that the Company improperly reduced payments
to  participating  physicians  and  health  care  practitioners  in the  form of
"withhold".  In October  2000,  the parties  entered  into a  settlement  of the
disputes,  the  outcome of which was not  material  to the  Company's  financial
statements.

In September  2000, the Company and other HMOs operating in Maryland were served
with similar class action suits  challenging  the  constitutionality  of the law
which allows the Company to subrogate  against other  insurance  companies.  The
Company's action was filed in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County,  Maryland
which   recently   ruled  in  another   case  that  the   subrogation   law  was
constitutional. The Company believes that its operations with respect to the law
are valid.  However,  the  Company  is not able to  predict,  at this time,  the
ultimate outcome of this action.

The Company is involved in other  various  legal  actions  arising in the normal
course of  business,  some of which seek  substantial  monetary  damages.  After
review, including consultation with legal counsel,  management believes that any
ultimate liability that could arise from these other actions will not materially
effect the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

None

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)  See the Exhibit index on page 15 of the Form 10-Q.
(b)  There were no reports filed on Form 8-K during the
     quarter ended September 30, 2000.









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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by undersigned
thereto duly authorized.


                     MID ATLANTIC MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
                --------------------------------------------
                                  (Registrant)






Date: November 14, 2000  /s/    Robert E. Foss
                         -------------------------------------
                              Robert E. Foss Senior Executive Vice President and
                              Chief Financial  Officer (duly authorized  officer
                              and principal financial officer)






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6(a) List of Exhibits.

                           EXHIBIT INDEX

                                                    Location of Exhibit
Exhibit                                               In Sequential
Number     Description of Document                   Numbering System
-------    -----------------------                  -------------------

10.29      Amended and Restated Stock Compensation Trust
           Agreement dated August 4, 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10.30      Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated
           August 4, 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10.31      Allonge to Replacement Promissory Note dated
           August 4, 2000. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

27         Financial Data Schedule for the Nine
           Months Ended September 30, 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . .





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