ALR Technologies Joins America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) as an Affiliate Organization Member

RICHMOND, VA--(Marketwired - Apr 18, 2013) - ALR Technologies (OTCBB: ALRT) announced that it had become an Affiliate Organization Member of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the national trade association for the health insurance industry. Affiliate Membership provides ALRT with opportunities to access AHIP member organizations, many of which are potential clients for ALRT's Health-e-Connect Diabetes Management Program. It also allows ALRT to work with AHIP staff, market its products and services to AHIP members, and exhibit at certain AHIP meetings and conventions. 

About ALR Technologies
ALR Technologies is a medical device company providing remote monitoring and care facilitation for patients with chronic diseases. ALRT has developed the FDA-cleared Health-e-Connect system which uploads the data from blood glucose meters onto a secure website where clinicians and others can better monitor and coordinate the care of these patients. The platform will be expanded to cover patients with other chronic diseases. More information on ALR Technologies and its products can be found at http://www.alrt.com.

This release contains certain "forward-looking statements" relating to ALR Technologies' business, and these statements reflect the current views of ALR Technologies with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. When used, the words "estimate", "expect", "anticipate", "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. There are many factors that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of ALR Technologies and its products to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Further management discussions of risks and uncertainties can be found in the company's quarterly filings with the Securities Exchange Commission.