Humana Healthy Horizons in Kentucky Announces $207,000 Investment to Reduce “Digital Divide” and Improve Access to Health Care in Lyon County, KY
October 19 2021 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Humana Healthy Horizons in Kentucky, Humana’s (NYSE: HUM)
Kentucky Medicaid Plan, is pleased to announce a $207,000
investment that will upgrade infrastructure in Lyon County, KY in
order to increase the availability of internet services and improve
digital access to health care.
In a state that ranks 40th in the nation in broadband
availability, the 8,271 residents of Lyon County in Western
Kentucky have some of the greatest challenges in spanning the
“digital divide” and accessing the benefits of telehealth
resources. Internet service providers have long faced geographic
and financial challenges to expand broadband infrastructure to this
rural area. Additionally, due to the topography of Lyon County,
line of sight wireless solutions and common cellular service
oftentimes are not a viable solution.
Through a collaboration with Lyon County Judge Executive Wade
White and internet service provider Fastnet, Humana Healthy
Horizons in Kentucky will help provide needed capabilities in Lyon
County, including:
- Internet infrastructure to connect approximately 180
residents in two target areas with fiber optic cable and free
broadband for 1 year.
- Three internet community access points
strategically placed throughout the county.
- A telehealth hub for community residents to conduct
private telehealth visits with local, regional and statewide
hospital systems. The hub will help close care gaps by connecting
patients to primary, urgent and preventive care, as well as
internal medicine, cardiology and behavioral health services.
- Educational resources to help strengthen residents’
knowledge of internet benefits, safety and affordability.
Humana Healthy Horizons’ $207,000 investment will be used to
fund the installation of an underground fiber network in the target
areas, purchase wireless routers and provide one-year of free
internet service for participating residential homes, create three
hotspot access points in the community, construct a telehealth hub,
and develop educational materials.
“Humana Healthy Horizons is extremely excited for the
opportunity to invest in the internet infrastructure of Lyon County
in our home state of Kentucky,” said Jeb Duke, Humana’s Kentucky
Medicaid Regional President. “Our investment will improve the
community’s access to a statewide system of telehealth services,
create better health outcomes for residents, and improve
technological and educational equity in an area where those
disparities are of great concern.”
About Humana Healthy
Horizons
In 2020, Humana launched its new Medicaid brand, Humana Healthy
Horizons™. With this new brand, we are committed to continue
demonstrating our strong ability to manage complex populations and
create solutions that lead to a better quality of life for our
members. Nationally, we serve Medicaid enrollees through Medicaid
Managed Care (MMC), Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)
programs, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Financial Alignment Initiative Dual Demonstrations, MA, D‐SNPs, and
PDPs.
Humana has served Medicaid populations continuously for more
than two decades and currently manages Medicaid benefits for nearly
800,000 members nationally. We have developed expertise providing
care management, care planning, and specialized clinical management
for the complex needs of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF); Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Medicaid
Expansion; aged, blind, or disabled (ABD); and dual eligible
populations within a social supports-based framework. Through these
years of experience, we have also developed significant expertise
in integrating physical health, behavioral health, pharmacy, and
social services and supports for a whole-person centered approach
to improve the health and well-being of our members and the
communities we serve.
Humana Healthy Horizons is a Medicaid Product offered by
affiliates of Humana Inc.
About Humana
Humana Inc. is committed to helping our millions of medical and
specialty members achieve their best health. Our successful history
in care delivery and health plan administration is helping us
create a new kind of integrated care with the power to improve
health and well-being and lower costs. Our efforts are leading to a
better quality of life for people with Medicare, families,
individuals, military service personnel, and communities at
large.
To accomplish that, we support physicians and other health care
professionals as they work to deliver the right care in the right
place for their patients, our members. Our range of clinical
capabilities, resources and tools – such as in-home care,
behavioral health, pharmacy services, data analytics and wellness
solutions – combine to produce a simplified experience that makes
health care easier to navigate and more effective.
More information regarding Humana is available to investors via
the Investor Relations page of the company’s web site at
www.humana.com, including copies of:
- Annual reports to stockholders
- Securities and Exchange Commission filings
- Most recent investor conference presentations
- Quarterly earnings news releases and conference calls
- Calendar of events
- Corporate Governance information
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Mark Taylor Humana Corporate Communications (317) 753-0345
e-mail: mtaylor108@humana.com
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