Contact:

Wayne Schellhammer
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
American CareSource Holdings, Inc.
Tel. 972-308-6830

The American Stock Exchange has Approved the Listing of Common Stock of American
CareSource Holdings, Inc.

DALLAS, TX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 16, 2006-- American CareSource Holdings,
Inc. ("American CareSource"), a healthcare services company, today announced
that its shares of common stock have been approved for listing on the American
Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") based upon a review by an Exchange Listing
Qualifications Panel (the "Panel") which authorized approval of the listing
pursuant to Section 1203(c) of the American Stock Exchange Company Guide,
notwithstanding the fact that American CareSource does not fully satisfy the
Exchange's regular Initial Listing Standard 2 because its stock price has been
trading at less than $3.00. This approval is contingent upon American CareSource
being in compliance with all applicable listing standards on the date it begins
trading on the Exchange, and may be rescinded if American CareSource is not in
compliance with such standards on such date. The Panel's decision was based upon
its determination that American CareSource satisfies the minimum Alternative
Listing Standard B and its affirmative finding that the following mitigating
factors warrant listing pursuant to the Alternative Listing Standards: (1)
American CareSource's recent trends of growing revenues and declining losses,
(2) the health care industry experience of American CareSource's Board of
Directors and management, (3) American CareSource's particular niche in the
health care market, particularly ancillary benefits management, and (4) the
availability of capital to support American CareSource's plans.

About American CareSource:

American CareSource, a publicly traded ancillary care benefit management
company, is a comprehensive ancillary care service provider offering a national
network of more than 20,000 ancillary providers. American CareSource's ancillary
network management provides a complete outsourced solution for a wide variety of
healthcare payors and plan sponsors including self-insured employers, indemnity
insurers, PPOs, HMOs, third party administrators and both the Federal and local
governments. Through its product offerings, American CareSource offers its
clients substantial discounts on services rendered through its network of
ancillary care providers in more than 30 service categories.

Any statements that are not historical facts contained in this release are
forward-looking statements. It is possible that the assumptions made by
management for purposes of such statements may not materialize. Actual results
may differ materially from those projected or implied in any forward-looking
statements. Such statements may involve risks and uncertainties, including but
not limited to those relating to product demand, pricing, market acceptance, the
effect of economic conditions, and intellectual property rights, and the outcome
of competitive products, risks in product development, the results of financing
effort, the ability to complete transactions, and other risks identified in this
release, and the Securities and Exchange Commission filings of American
CareSource.