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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K/A

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



                                   JUNE 30, 1998
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                 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)



                                 ACCESS HEALTH, INC.
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                (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



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           DELAWARE                     0-19758                68-0163589
 (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
       of incorporation)                                    Identification No.)


                              335 INTERLOCKEN PARKWAY
                               BROOMFIELD, CO  80021
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                      (Address of principal executive offices)




                                   (303) 466-9500                
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                 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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     This amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 1998, is being filed 
to amend Item 7(b) thereto as set forth below.  The undersigned Registrant 
hereby amends the following item of this Current Report on Form 8-K, 
originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 
1998, as set forth on the page attached hereto.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     a.   Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

          The financial statements of InterQual, Inc. required to be filed 
pursuant to Item 7(a) of Form 8-K are included as Exhibit 20.1 of this 
Current Report on Form 8-K.

     b.   Pro Forma Financial Information.

          The pro forma financial information required to be filed pursuant 
to Item 7(b) of this Current Report on Form 8-K are included as Exhibit 20.2 
of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

     c.   Exhibits.

          The following exhibits are filed in accordance with Item 601 of 
Regulation S-K as part of this report:

          2.1  Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated
               as of June 4, 1998,  entered into by and among Access Health,
               Inc., a Delaware corporation, InterQual, Inc., a Delaware
               corporation, and Access Acquisition Corp. 98A, a Delaware
               corporation (incorporated by reference to Annex A to the
               Prospectus contained in the Company's Registration Statement on
               Form S-4 (File No. 333-56253)).

          20.1 Financial Statements of InterQual, Inc., including balance sheets
               of InterQual, Inc. as of December 31, 1996 and 1997 and the
               statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity
               (deficit), and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 1995,
               1996 and 1997 (incorporated by reference to the Financial
               Statements of InterQual, Inc. included in the Prospectus
               contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4
               (File No. 333-56253)).

          20.2 Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements of Access
               Health, Inc. and InterQual, Inc., including unaudited condensed
               combined statements of operations for the years ended September
               30, 1995, 1996 and 1997 and the six months ended March 31, 1997
               and 1998 and unaudited condensed combined balance sheet as of
               March 31, 1998.



          23.1 Consent of Alexander, Aronson, Finning & Co., P.C. *

               

*    Previously filed as Exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K
     filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 1998.


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                                    SIGNATURE

     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.


                                        ACCESS HEALTH, INC.


Dated:  September 14, 1998              By: /s/ JULIE A. BROOKS   
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                                        Name:   Julie A. Brooks
                                        Title:  Senior Vice President and 
                                                General Counsel


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                                    EXHIBIT INDEX




 Exhibit                           Description                             Page
                                                                          Number
                                                                    
 2.1      Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
          dated as of June 4, 1998,  entered into by and among Access
          Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation, InterQual, Inc., a
          Delaware corporation, and Access Acquisition Corp. 98A, a
          Delaware corporation (incorporated by reference to Annex A to
          the Prospectus contained in Access Health's Registration
          Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-56253)).

 20.1     Financial Statements of InterQual, Inc., including balance
          sheets of InterQual, Inc. as of December 31, 1996 and 1997
          and the statements of operations, changes in stockholders'
          equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years ended December
          31, 1995, 1996 and 1997 (incorporated by reference to the
          Financial Statements of InterQual, Inc. included in the
          Prospectus contained in the Company's Registration Statement
          on Form S-4(File No. 333-56253)).

 20.2     Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements of Access
          Health, Inc. and InterQual, Inc., including unaudited
          condensed combined statements of operations for the years
          ended September 30, 1995, 1996 and 1997 and the six months
          ended March 31, 1997 and 1998 and unaudited condensed
          combined balance sheet as of March 31, 1998.

 23.1     Consent of Alexander, Aronson, Finning & Co., P.C. *


*    Previously filed as Exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K
     filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 1998.

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