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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 8, 2006

PROXYMED, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida   000-22052   65-0202059
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File No.)   (IRS Employer Identification
incorporation)       No.)

1854 Shackleford Court, Suite 200,
Norcross, Georgia 30093-2924
(Address of principal executive offices)

(770) 806-9918
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e -4(c))


Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 8, 2006, ProxyMed, Inc. d/b/a MedAvant Healthcare Solutions (“MedAvant”) announced its financial
results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2006. The full text of the press release issued in connection with
the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Additionally, on November 9,
2006, MedAvant will hold a teleconference call to report its financial and operating results for the quarter ended
September 30, 2006.

The Company includes in the press release certain non-generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) financial
measures, including earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). As required by
Regulation G, the press release contains a reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA, as well as a discussion of
management’s uses of, and rationale for presenting, the non-GAAP financial measures.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS - Statements in this release that are “forward-looking statements” are
based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. In some cases, forward-
looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "should," "potential," "continue," "expects,"
"anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," and similar expressions. Actual results could differ
materially from projected results because of factors such as: the soundness of MedAvant’s business strategies
relative to the perceived market opportunities; MedAvant's ability to successfully develop, market, sell, cross-sell,
install and upgrade its clinical and financial transaction services and applications to current and new physicians,
payers, medical laboratories and pharmacies; the ability to compete effectively on price and support services;
MedAvant's ability and that of its business associates to perform satisfactorily under the terms of its contractual
obligations, and to comply with various government rules regarding healthcare and patient privacy; entry into
markets with vigorous competition, market acceptance of existing products and services, changes in licensing
programs, product price discounts, delays in product development and related product release schedules, any of
which may cause revenues and income to fall short of anticipated levels; the availability of competitive products or
services; the continued ability to protect our intellectual property rights, implementation of operating cost structures
that align with revenue growth; uninsured losses; adverse results in legal disputes resulting in liabilities;
unanticipated tax liabilities; the effects of a natural disaster or other catastrophic event beyond our control that
results in the destruction or disruption of any of our critical business or information technology systems. Any of
these factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from the guidance given at this time. MedAvant
refers you to the cautionary statements and risk factors set forth in the documents MedAvant files from time to time
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly MedAvant’s form 10K/A for the year ended December
31, 2005.

MedAvant does not assume any obligation to update information contained in this document. Although the release
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 may remain available on MedAvant’s website or elsewhere, its continued availability
does not indicate that MedAvant is reaffirming or confirming any of the information contained therein.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibit. 
 
    (d)    Exhibits 
 
Exhibit No.        Description 
99.1        Press release of MedAvant dated November 8, 2006, reporting financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006. 
           


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 the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

ProxyMed, Inc.

Date:    November 8, 2006    /s/ John G. Lettko 

        John G. Lettko 
        President and Chief Executive Officer 


  

Exhibit 99.1

Investor Relations Contact:    Media Contacts: 
Emily Pietrzak    Sarah Zimmerman 
MedAvant Healthcare Solutions    MedAvant Healthcare Solutions 
925-765-4410    404-368-2598 
epietrzak@medavanthealth.com    szimmerman@medavanthealth.com 

MEDAVANT ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2006 RESULTS

ATLANTA (November 8, 2006) — MedAvant Healthcare Solutions (NASDAQ: PILL), a leader in
healthcare technology and transaction services, today announced results for the third quarter ended
September 30, 2006.

Financial Highlights

Third Quarter of 2006 compared with Third Quarter of 2005
Net revenue for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006, was $16.0 million, compared with net
revenue of $17.8 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005. Operating loss for the third
quarter was $0.8 million compared with an operating loss for the prior-year period of $98.2 million. The
operating loss for 2005 was impacted by a non-cash impairment charge of $95.7 million in our
Transaction Services segment. EBITDA for the third quarter increased to $1.2 million compared with
$11,000 for the prior-year period (see reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA below). Net loss for the third
quarter of 2006 was $1.6 million, compared with a net loss of $98.8 million for the prior-year period.
Results for the third quarter of 2006 include the impact of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
("SFAS") No. 123R, Share-Based Payments, of $0.3 million. The Company recorded fully diluted loss
per share of $(0.12) in 2006 compared to $(7.78) in 2005.

Third Quarter of 2006 compared with Second Quarter of 2006
Net revenue for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006, was $16.0 million compared with net
revenue of $15.6 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006. Operating loss for the third quarter
was $0.8 million compared with an operating loss for the second quarter of $1.0 million. EBITDA for the
third quarter increased 47.1% to $1.2 million compared with $0.8 million for the second quarter. Net loss
for the third quarter was $1.6 million compared with a net loss of $1.8 million for the second quarter.

First Nine Months of 2006 compared with First Nine Months of 2005
Net revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, was $49.6 million compared with net
revenue of $60.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Operating loss for the nine
months was $2.8 million compared with $101.8 million in the prior-year period. The operating loss for
2005 was impacted by a non-cash impairment charge of $96.4 million primarily in our Transaction
Services segment. EBITDA for the first nine months of 2006 was $2.8 million compared with $2.3
million in the prior-year period, net of the $96.4 million impairment charge. Net loss for the first nine
months of 2006 was $5.0 million compared with net loss of $103.5 million in the prior-year period. The
Company recorded fully diluted loss per share of $(0.38) in 2006 compared to $(8.17) in 2005.


New Business Activity in Third Quarter

Subsequent Business Activity

Commenting on the third quarter results, Chief Executive Officer John Lettko stated, "We are beginning to get traction with the new revenue structure we’ve put in place. In addition to getting closer to profitability, our revenue per day continues to trend up and we lost no significant business in the third quarter. We expect that momentum to continue. In addition, our acquisition of MRL and NPN should generate approximately $1.0 million in new annualized revenue and save us $0.8 million in direct recurring operating costs.”

Douglas J. O'Dowd, Chief Financial Officer, added, "In the second quarter this year, our margin level was 71%. Because we continued to make improvements in the third quarter, our gross margin increased to 71.6% – the highest it has been in two years. We again demonstrated strong expense controls as we reduced SG&A costs by 14.2% from a year ago. We will continue to take steps to improve our cost structure, such as our recently announced contract with ppoONE for cost containment operations that should save us more than $800,000 annually.”


Summary of Financial Results                                 
 
Statements of Operations (Unaudited)  
 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30     September 30  
(in $000's)    2006     2005     2006     2005  
Net operating revenues:                                 
 Transaction fees, cost containment                                 
     services and license fees      13,478       15,514       42,842       52,699  
 Communication devices and other tangible goods        2,505         2,255         6,773         7,565  
       Total operating revenue        15,983         17,769         49,615         60,264  
 
Operating expenses and charges:                                 
 Cost of transaction fees, cost containment services and                                 
     license fees, excluding depreciation and amortization        3,107         4,539         10,873         17,867  
 Cost of laboratory communication devices and                                 
     tangible goods, excluding depreciation and amortization        1,439         1,286         4,027         3,013  
 Selling, general and administrative expenses        10,240         11,933         31,930         37,122  
 Depreciation and amortization        2,036         2,521         5,554         7,687  
 Write-off of impaired assets        -         95,675         -         96,416  
        16,822         115,954         52,384         162,105  
 
       Operating loss        (839       (98,185       (2,769       (101,841
 
Interest expense, net        757         419         2,239         1,440  
Other expense        -         175         -         175  
       Net loss      (1,596     (98,779     (5,008     (103,456
 
Basic and diluted loss per share      (0.12     (7.78     (0.38     (8.17
 
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding        13,210,188         12,703,702         13,206,993         12,665,084  
 
       Reconciliation of EBITDA to net loss                                 
             (in 000's) (unaudited)      (1,596     (98,779     (5,008     (103,456
       Depreciation and amortization        2,036         2,521         5,554         7,687  
       Write-off of impaired assets        -         95,675         -         96,416  
       Interest Expense and Other Expense        757         594         2,239         1,615  
               EBITDA      1,197       11       2,785       2,262  


Summary Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
 
    September 30,   December 31,
(in $000's)    2006   2005
Current assets               $  19,227    $                       23,717 
Long-term assets      51,237                           51,924 
     Total assets               $  70,464    $                       75,641 
Current liabilities               $  22,229    $                       23,702 
Long-term liabilities      19,470                           19,035 
Stockholders' equity      28,765                           32,904 
     Total liabilities & equity               $  70,464    $                       75,641 

Summary Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
 
    Nine Months Ended September 30  
(in $000's)        2006         2005  
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities    $    (1,920 )    $    4,285  
Net cash used in investing activities        (3,121 )        (1,968 ) 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities        1,339         (7,935 ) 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents        (3,702 )        (5,618 ) 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period        5,546         12,374  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period    $    1,844     $    6,756  

During the nine months of 2006, the Company used $1.9 million in cash from operations. The Company’s financing and investing activities have been funded primarily through its current credit facility. The Company believes that it has sufficient cash and cash equivalents on hand or available under its credit facility through September 30, 2007, and it anticipates sufficient cash from operations and availability under its credit facility to fund its future operational requirements and capital expenditures, and to provide a sufficient level of capital in order to fund specific research and development projects or to pursue smaller additional strategic acquisitions.


Third Quarter 2006 Conference Call
MedAvant will host its third quarter conference call on November 9, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. EST. The
number to call for this interactive teleconference is (800) 573-4752, and the passcode is 19617106. A
replay of the conference call will be available through November 16, 2006, by dialing (888) 286-8010 and
entering the confirmation number 27115764.

The live broadcast of MedAvant's quarterly conference call will be available online at
www.medavanthealth.com and www.earnings.com on November 9, 2006, beginning at 11:00 am EDT.
The online replay will follow shortly after the call and continue for 30 days.

About MedAvant Healthcare Solutions
MedAvant, a leader in healthcare technology services, provides healthcare transaction processing,
medical cost containment services, business process outsourcing solutions and related value-added
products to physicians, payers, pharmacies, medical laboratories, and other healthcare suppliers. To
facilitate these services, MedAvant operates PhoenixSM, a highly scalable and secure national information
platform, which supports real-time direct connectivity and transaction processing between healthcare
clients. For more information about MedAvant, please visit the Company's website at
www.medavanthealth.com. MedAvant is a trade name of ProxyMed, Inc.

Note Regarding Use of Non-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Financial Measures
Certain of the information set forth herein, including EBITDA, are considered non-GAAP financial
measures. MedAvant believes this information is useful to investors because it provides a basis for
measuring our available capital resources, our operating performance and our cash flow, excluding non-
cash items that would normally be included in the most directly comparable measures calculated and
presented in accordance with GAAP in the United States of America.

Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures along with the most directly comparable
GAAP financial measures in evaluating our operating performance and capital resources and cash
flow. Additionally, our availability under our credit facility is dependent on historical EBITDA earnings
as defined. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute
for, financial information presented in compliance with GAAP, and non-financial measures as reported by
us may not be comparable to similarly titled amounts reported by other companies.

Forward Looking Statement

Statements in this release that are "forward-looking statements" are based on current expectations and
assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be
identified by terminology such as "may," "should," "potential," "continue," "expects," "anticipates,"
"intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," and similar expressions. Actual results could differ materially
from projected results because of factors such as: the soundness of our business strategies relative to the
perceived market opportunities; MedAvant's ability to successfully develop, market, sell, cross-sell,
install and upgrade its clinical and financial transaction services and applications to current and new
physicians, payers, medical laboratories and pharmacies; the ability to compete effectively on price and
support services; MedAvant's ability and that of its business associates to perform satisfactorily under the
terms of its contractual obligations, and to comply with various government rules regarding healthcare
and patient privacy; entry into markets with vigorous competition, market acceptance of existing products
and services, changes in licensing programs, product price discounts, delays in product development and
related product release schedules, any of which may cause revenues and income to fall short of
anticipated levels; the availability of competitive products or services; the continued ability to protect the


company's intellectual property rights, implementation of operating cost structures that align with revenue
growth; uninsured losses; adverse results in legal disputes resulting in liabilities; unanticipated tax
liabilities; the effects of a natural disaster or other catastrophic event beyond our control that results in the
destruction or disruption of any of our critical business or information technology systems. Any of these
factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from the guidance given at this time. For further
cautions about the risks of investing in MedAvant, we refer you to the documents MedAvant files from
time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, its most
recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

MedAvant does not assume, and expressly disclaims, any obligation to update information contained in
this document. Although this release may remain available on our website or elsewhere, its continued
availability does not indicate that we are reaffirming or confirming any of the information contained
herein.

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