UnitedHealthcare, North Carolina Safety-Net Health System Partner to Support Medicaid Beneficiaries & People with Dual Specia...
May 08 2018 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
- Partnership to focus on improving
access to care for people who live in underserved communities
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan is the
first organization to partner with North Carolina Safety-Net Health
System
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina is partnering
with the North Carolina Safety-Net Health System to develop
innovative solutions and pilot programs to support the health of
Medicaid beneficiaries and people with dual special needs.
UnitedHealthcare will support the System’s work to remove or
lessen barriers to care by focusing on preventive health services,
such as perinatal and maternal care, and addressing local access
challenges and social determinants of health – such as poverty,
unemployment and lack of access to healthy foods – that affect the
well-being of people who live in rural and underserved communities
or who are at risk of chronic disease.
“Our partnership will enable us to reach more people throughout
the state and have a greater, positive impact on North Carolinians,
some of whom have the greatest need for quality health care,” said
Anita Bachmann, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North
Carolina. “As the first organization to collaborate with the North
Carolina Safety-Net Health System, we are grateful for the
opportunity to help people across the state live healthier
lives.”
The North Carolina Safety-Net Health System is an association of
organizations supporting increased access to care through a
statewide network of 285 Public Health Unit sites, 238 Federally
Qualified Health Center sites, 95 free and charitable clinic sites
and more than 80 school-based health center sites. Last year North
Carolina Safety-Net Health System organizations provided primary
care to more than 1.1 million North Carolinians, nearly 45 percent
of whom were uninsured. Collectively, Safety-Net Health System
providers care for more than 40 percent of the state’s Medicaid
beneficiaries.
“UnitedHealthcare is demonstrating its commitment to safety-net
providers by being the first managed care organization to partner
with our organization,” said Lynette Tolson, executive director of
the North Carolina Association of Public Health Departments. “The
support and resources it brings to the table will help us develop
new initiatives to improve the health of the people we serve.”
“UnitedHealthcare appreciates the value safety-net care
providers bring to the local community,” said Randy Jordan, CEO of
North Carolina Association of Free & Charitable Clinics. “Its
partnership with the Safety-Net Health System will make a
tremendous difference in the health and well-being of people who
live in our most vulnerable areas.”
About UnitedHealthcareUnitedHealthcare is dedicated to
helping people live healthier lives and making the health system
work better for everyone by simplifying the health care experience,
meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted
relationships with care providers. In the United States,
UnitedHealthcare offers the full spectrum of health benefit
programs for individuals, employers, and Medicare and Medicaid
beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 1.2 million
physicians and care professionals, and 6,500 hospitals and other
care facilities nationwide. The company also provides health
benefits and delivers care to people through owned and operated
health care facilities in South America. UnitedHealthcare is one of
the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified
health care company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare
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UnitedHealthcareJocelyn Parker,
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336-251-1111randy@ncafcc.org
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