Physicians Health Services Inc Watch

from 11-K 1 page <page> Exhibit 1 Consent of Ernst & Young Llp, Independent Auditors We Consent to the Incorporation by Reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8, No. 33-81196) Pertaining to the Physicians Health Services, Inc. Pension Plan of Our Report Dated June 13, 1997, With Respect to the Financial Statements and Schedules of the Physicians Health Services, Inc. Pension Plan Included in This Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the Year Ended December 31, 1996. Ernst & Young Llp Stamford, Connecticut June 27, 1997

from 11-K 1 page <page> Consent of Ernst & Young Llp, Independent Auditors We Consent to the Incorporation by Reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8, No. 33-81142) Pertaining to the Physicians Health Services, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan of Our Report Dated June 13, 1997, With Respect to the Financial Statements and Schedules of the Physicians Health Services, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan Included in This Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the Year Ended December 31, 1996. Ernst & Young Llp Stamford, Connecticut June 27, 1997