HANOVER, N.H., Nov. 29,
2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Iora Health and UnitedHealthcare have
established a new network relationship, giving New Hampshire and Vermont residents enrolled in UnitedHealthcare
Medicare Advantage plans access to physicians at Iora Health's
Dartmouth Health Connect primary care practice in Hanover.
"Iora was founded on the belief that relationships heal, and we
have built our teams and approach to care around this foundation,"
said Duncan Reece, Senior Vice
President and General Manager, Iora
Health. "We're thrilled to extend our reach and impact by
serving UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members in New Hampshire and Vermont at Dartmouth Health Connect."
This new relationship provides more than 3,000 UnitedHealthcare
Medicare Advantage plan participants with access to Iora Health's
Dartmouth Health Connect care teams who share UnitedHealthcare's
commitment to improving access to quality care, enhancing clinical
outcomes, lowering costs of care and creating an exceptional
patient experience.
Iora serves thousands of Medicare beneficiaries across the
country through its network of primary care practices. The company
is focused on delivering world-class patient experience, improving
quality outcomes and lowering total medical expenses.
"Iora Health is an important community partner and offers the
people served by UnitedHealthcare greater choice and access to
quality, cost-effective care," said Mary
Snyder, CEO of UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement in
New Hampshire. "We are grateful
for the collaborative relationships we share with care providers
like Iora Health's Dartmouth Health Connect who are committed to
improving the quality and cost of care."
In New Hampshire,
UnitedHealthcare serves more than 150,000 people enrolled in
Medicare and employer-sponsored/individual health plans with a
network of 29 hospitals and more than 6,700 physicians and other
care providers statewide.
About Iora Health
Iora Health is building a different
kind of health system to deliver high impact relationship based
care. With a mission to restore humanity to health care and goal to
transform healthcare overall, Iora Health's care model provides
extraordinary service to patients to ensure improved health
outcomes while lowering overall plan costs. Our patients enjoy the
benefits of better access to care, office and non-office based
encounters (e.g. phone, text messages, and email), an accessible
and transparent medical record, robust educational offerings and
transportation when needed. Our practices across the U.S. enjoy the
benefits of smaller panel sizes, closer relationships with
patients, and the opportunity to lead systemic change in health
care delivery while working with a true team. For more information,
please visit www.iorahealth.com.
Dartmouth Health Connect is an Iora Health primary care practice
located in Hanover, NH.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare is dedicated
to helping people nationwide live healthier lives by simplifying
the health care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness
needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care providers.
The company offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for
individuals, employers, military service members, retirees and
their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and
contracts directly with more than 1 million physicians and care
professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities
nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and
well-being company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare at
www.uhc.com or follow @UHC on Twitter.
Plans are insured through UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company or
one of its affiliated companies, a Medicare Advantage organization
with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in the plan depends on the
plan's contract renewal with Medicare. The provider network may
change at any time.
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