WASHINGTON, March 29,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Evolent Health, Inc. (NYSE:
EVH), a health care company that delivers proven value-based
specialty care solutions to payers and providers, today announced
an agreement to expand its Technology and Services solution for
oncology with its existing partner, Centene Corporation, (NYSE:
CNC).
Centene will expand its use of Evolent Health's oncology
solution across its Centene and WellCare Medicare Advantage (MA)
members nationally. This agreement deepens the specialty care
partnership between Centene and Evolent in the MA market.
Ken Fasola, President of Centene
Corporation said, "We continue to be impressed with Evolent's
value-based specialty care platform and are excited about the
announcement today to expand their oncology services into our
Medicare Advantage markets later this year. More broadly, we look
forward to continuing to expand our strategic partnership in the
years to come."
"We are excited to expand our partnership with Centene to enable
their goal of providing the most valuable tools to manage the
quality and cost of oncology care for Medicare Advantage members
nationally," stated Dan McCarthy,
President of Evolent Health. We are proud to align closely with
Centene with the collective goal of optimizing oncology outcomes
for all plan members, their family and caregivers."
For over twenty years through its Technology & Services
offering, Evolent has provided a leading platform to payers that
helps drive clinical quality and financial accountability for total
oncology spending. Evolent's Precision
Pathways℠ incorporate the latest science and
innovative new therapies as determined by an independent scientific
advisory board of leading academic and community oncologists.
Evolent's clinical depth and physician empowerment model create an
ecosystem of trust and support around oncologists, resulting in
sustained improvements in quality and cost.
About Evolent Health
Evolent Health delivers proven
clinical and administrative solutions that improve whole-person
health while making health care simpler and more affordable. Our
solutions encompass total cost of care management, specialty care
management and administrative simplification. Evolent serves a
national base of leading payers and providers, is the first company
to receive the National Committee for Quality Assurance's
Population Health Program Accreditation and is consistently
recognized as a top place to work in health care nationally. Learn
more about how Evolent is changing the way health care is delivered
by visiting evolenthealth.com.
Contacts:
Seth R.
Frank
Vice President, Investor Relations
Evolent Health, Inc.
sfrank@evolenthealth.com
571-895-3919 (W)
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