NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – October 20, 2005 – As healthcare continues to move toward a retail model, payers must be prepared to support the new types of spending accounts associated with consumer-directed healthcare (CDH). To help its health plan and benefits administrator customers address this demand, The TriZetto Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TZIX) has introduced two new outsourced fund management services: TriZetto Fund Management Services for health plans, and QicStart Fund Management Services for third-party benefits administrators.

Payers can use these outsourced options to easily service complex CDH accounts, including flexible spending accounts (FSAs), health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), and health savings accounts (HSAs). TriZetto's fund management services work separately from the payer's existing claims-processing system, so customers can enter the CDH market quickly and without a major information-technology system overhaul.

Payment of all claims from a plan member's FSA, HRA or HSA account is handled automatically, with account balances immediately updated. TriZetto's fund management services also give CDH plan members the tools they need to manage their healthcare services and expenditures. For example, members receive a debit card that can be used to pay for eligible medical expenses from any of their CDH accounts. Member debit cards and payment capabilities are provided through TriZetto's partnership with MBI Benefits Inc., a Metavante company and the leader in electronic benefit payment systems with the most widely used benefits debit cards. TriZetto customers will be able to provide a seamless CDH product using MBI's interface with various banking partners.

To help members manage their funds, TriZetto offers a Web portal through which plan members can check the status of claims payments and account balances. The company also provides a customer service call center to handle member inquiries regarding their CDH accounts.

"Most of our health plan and benefits administrator customers are already taking steps to capitalize on consumer-directed healthcare," said Kathleen Earley, president and chief operating officer for TriZetto. "However, it can take 18 months or more to implement fully comprehensive capabilities for this new retail-like model. With TriZetto's fund management services, payers can quickly enter the market with minimal expense and risk, and continue to stay on track with the roll-out of their longer-term consumer strategy. As part of this outsourced option, TriZetto also handles the additional member support that reimbursement accounts require, so plans can hit the ground running."

TriZetto's outsourced fund management services can be deployed in as little as a few weeks, depending upon the size and number of the customer's CDH benefit options.

About TriZetto

TriZetto serves the payer market, comprised of national and regional health insurance plans as well as benefits administrators, which provide transaction services to self-insured employer groups. The company offers a broad portfolio of information technology products - software, outsourcing services, and consulting services - tailored to the needs of healthcare payers. Headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., TriZetto can be reached at (949) 719-2200 or www.trizetto.com.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may include statements about future revenue, profits, cash flows and financial results, the market for TriZetto's services, future service offerings, industry trends, client and partner relationships, TriZetto's operational capabilities, future financial structure, uses of cash or proposed transactions. Actual results may differ materially from those stated in any forward-looking statements based on a number of factors, including the effectiveness of TriZetto's implementation of its business plan, the market's acceptance of TriZetto's new and existing products and services, the timing of new bookings, risks associated with management of growth, reliance on third parties to supply key components of TriZetto's services, attraction and retention of employees, variability of quarterly operating results, competitive factors, risks associated with acquisitions, changes in demand for third party products or solutions which form the basis of TriZetto's service and product offerings, financial stability of our customers, the ability of TriZetto to meet its contractual obligations to customers, including service level and disaster recovery commitments, changes in government laws and regulations and risks associated with rapidly changing technology, as well as the other risks identified in TriZetto's SEC filings, including, but not limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained by contacting TriZetto's Investor Relations department at 949-719-2225 or at TriZetto's web site at www.trizetto.com. All information in this release is as of October 20, 2005. TriZetto undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the company's expectations.

CONTACTS:

Investor Contact:
Brad Samson
949-719-2220
brad.samson@trizetto.com

Media Contact:
Audrey McDill
303-495-7197
audrey.mcdill@trizetto.com