LOS ANGELES, March 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Catasys, Inc. (OTCQB: CATS), a provider of proprietary data, predictive analytics modeling based behavioral health management services for health plans, today reported financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2015.

"In 2015, we made significant strides in scaling our operations as patient enrollment increased by 121%. This expansion reflects the implementation of several agreements signed and expanded during the year with several of the nation's leading health plan providers, which we expect will fully ramp enrollment over the next few quarters. The number of Equivalent Lives¹ ("EL") covered under our agreements increased by approximately 3.2 million to approximately 5.0 million in 2015. This increase was mostly driven by new and expanded contracts in the fourth quarter of 2015, which contributed approximately 2.7 million new equivalent lives," said Rick Anderson, Catasys' President and COO.

"The rollout of OnTrak has exceeded expectations as we expanded into 12 states over the last twelve months and, in many cases, now maintain a presence with multiple health plans in many of these states. We believe the increased adoption of our solutions by leading health plan providers is demonstrative of the outcomes of OnTrak. As we continue to increase the presence of OnTrak, we are confident in our ability to remain focused on improving the health of patients and reducing costs for insurers nationwide," concluded Anderson.  

Full Year 2015 Financial Highlights

• Enrollment increased by 121% for the year ended December 31, 2015.
• Revenues were $2.7 million, an increase of 33% compared to $2.0 million in 2014.  This increase was primarily driven by an expansion of health plan populations covered under our program and increasing enrollment in OnTrak programs.
• Deferred revenue was $1.7 million at December 31, 2015, an increase of $1.3 million, or 325% since December 31, 2014. When fees are received in advance, deferred revenue is recognized over the period the member is enrolled.  Any fees subject to performance guarantees are deferred until such time as those performance standards are met; generally calculated annually.  Catasys has historically been able to record its deferred revenue as actual revenue during the course of the business cycle, except for limited cases where members terminated from the program early.
• Net loss was $(7.2) million, or $(0.18) per basic and diluted share for the full year 2015, compared to a net loss of $(27.3) million, or $(1.21) per basic and diluted share in 2014.
• Total operating expenses were $11.6 million for the full year 2015, an increase of 51% compared to $7.7 million in 2014. This increase was primarily due to a $2.8 million increase in general and administrative expenses and to the higher cost of healthcare services based on increasing enrollment and launching new programs, and non-cash general and administrative expenses.
• General and administrative expenses were $9.1 million for the full year 2015, an increase of 45% compared to $6.3 million in 2014. This increase was primarily due to non-cash compensation expense for stock option grants to the members of the board of directors.

About Catasys, Inc.

Catasys, Inc. provides big data based analytics and predictive modeling driven behavioral healthcare services to health plans and their members through its OnTrak program. Catasys' OnTrak program--contracted with a growing number of national and regional health plans--is designed to improve member health and, at the same time, lower costs to the insurer for underserved populations where behavioral health conditions cause or exacerbate co-existing medical conditions. The program utilizes proprietary analytics and proprietary enrollment, engagement and behavioral modification capabilities to assist members who otherwise do not seek care through a patient-centric treatment that integrates evidence-based medical and psychosocial interventions along with care coaching in a 52-week outpatient program. OnTrak is currently improving member health and, at the same time, is demonstrating reduced inpatient and emergency room utilization, driving a more than 50 percent reduction in total health insurers' costs for enrolled members. Catasys currently operates OnTrak in Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For further information, please visit www.catasys.com.

(1) The term "Equivalent Lives" ("EL") is calculated based on the number of people eligible, or anticipated to be eligible, to be enrolled into OnTrak™ under Catasys's contracts with health care plans.  Considering Medicare, Medicaid and Dual Eligible plans generally have a higher prevalence of eligible members than commercial health plans and contracts that cover depression and anxiety have greater eligibility than those that cover just substance dependence, EL converts all plans to an equivalent amount of lives for comparison purposes.  EL will generally be higher, and in some cases, significantly higher than the actual number of adults covered under the health plan Catasys is contracted with. 

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for statements of historical fact, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking and made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect numerous assumptions and involve a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control that may cause actual results to differ materially from stated expectations. These risk factors include, among others, changes in regulations or issuance of new regulations or interpretations, limited operating history, our inability to execute our business plan, increase our revenue and achieve profitability, lower than anticipated eligible members under our contracts, our inability to recognize revenue, lack of outcomes and statistically significant formal research studies, difficulty enrolling new and maintaining existing members in our programs, the risk that treatment programs might not be effective, difficulty in developing, exploiting and protecting proprietary technologies, intense competition and substantial regulation in the health care industry, the risks associated with the adequacy of our existing cash resources and our ability to continue as a going concern, our ability to raise additional capital when needed and our liquidity. You are urged to consider statements that include the words "may," "will," "would," "could," "should," "believes," "estimates," "projects," "potential," "expects," "plan," "anticipates," "intends," "continues," "forecast," "designed," "goal," or the negative of those words or other comparable words to be uncertain and forward-looking. For a further list and description of the risks and uncertainties we face, please refer to our most recent Securities and Exchange Commission filings which are available on its website at http://www.sec.gov. Such forward-looking statements are current only as of the date they are made, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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