EXHIBIT 99.1

                    STATEMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
                               WEBMD CORPORATION
                      PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly Report of WebMD Corporation ("WebMD")
on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Martin J. Wygod,
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of WebMD, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

     1)       The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
              or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2)       The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
              material respects, the financial condition and results of
              operations of WebMD.

Dated:  August 14, 2002                      By: /s/ Martin J. Wygod
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                                                 Martin J. Wygod
                                                 Chairman of the Board and Chief
                                                 Executive Officer

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The foregoing certification is being furnished to accompany WebMD Corporation's
Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period ended June 30, 2002 (the "Report")
solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not
be deemed filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document and
shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing of WebMD
Corporation that incorporates the Report by reference.