Humana and Humana Foundation Offer Support to Puerto Rico Communities Severely Impacted by Multiple Hurricanes
September 20 2017 - 9:55PM
Business Wire
$250,000 donation will help the American Red
Cross provide immediate disaster relief services
Help for members, employees, health care
providers, brokers, employer clients and the community at large
includes expanding access to crisis hotline and free counseling
Recognizing the severe toll Hurricane Maria has taken on Puerto
Rico communities already distressed following Hurricane Irma,
health and well-being company Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced
today that it has initiated a series of disaster relief efforts to
assist its members, employees and Puerto Rico communities.
In addition, the Humana Foundation, the philanthropic arm of
Humana, announced it will provide a $250,000 immediate grant to the
American Red Cross to help the nonprofit organization deliver vital
services, including food, shelter and related disaster relief, to
Puerto Ricans affected by Hurricanes Maria and Irma.
“It’s important to Humana that our employees, health plan
members and the people of Puerto Rico know we are concerned for
their health and well-being,” said Humana President and CEO Bruce
Broussard. “We cannot underestimate the long-term toll of multiple
severe storms like Maria and Irma, and we are delegating resources
and putting in place measures to help people during the recovery
period.”
Among those measures, Humana has opened its toll-free crisis
intervention hotline and counseling services beyond employees and
members to include any individual who may need assistance in
areas impacted by Maria and Irma. Counselors and work/life
specialists are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at
1-866-440-6556 to provide free, confidential assistance to anyone
needing help and support in coping with the disaster and its
aftermath. Assistance is available in both English and Spanish.
Humana has also taken these additional steps:
- For all affected members, Humana has
suspended referrals and prior authorization requirements for acute,
post-acute, outpatient and physician services
- Humana is providing affected members
who need to seek care out-of-network in Puerto Rico with the same
benefits they would get from an in-network health care provider or
facility
- Humana health plan members in affected
areas who have prescription coverage can obtain early refills of
their medications without authorization from their physicians or
Humana.
“We recognize the severe impact that the recent hurricanes have
had on so many fellow Puerto Ricans, including our members,
employees, health care provider partners, brokers and employer
clients, who are in need of our resources and support,” said Earl
Harper, regional president of Medicare for Humana in Puerto
Rico. “We want them to know that we will work tirelessly to
support them at this critical time."
Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm,
leaving widespread destruction and knocking out power to most of
the island, which was still reeling from damage and power outages
caused by Hurricane Irma earlier this month.
The American Red Cross, recipient of the Humana Foundation
donation, is one of the organizations already mobilizing to offer
disaster relief in Puerto Rico.
“We know there is much to be done to help Puerto Rico recover
from these storms, and we hope this donation from the Humana
Foundation will help provide quick relief to the people there,”
said interim Humana Foundation Executive Director Pattie Dale Tye.
“Our hearts go out to the island residents who have endured so much
in recent days.”
Humana Medicare and commercial members with questions about
services available to them should call the toll-free phone number
on the back of their Humana ID card.
About the Humana
Foundation
The Humana Foundation was established in 1981 as the
philanthropic arm of Humana Inc., one of the nation’s leading
health and well-being companies. Located in Louisville, Ky., the
Foundation seeks to improve community health and well-being through
support of nonprofit partners that promote healthy behaviors,
health education, and access to health services. For more
information, visit www.humanafoundation.org.
Humana and the Humana Foundation are dedicated to Corporate
Social Responsibility. Our goal is to ensure that every business
decision we make reflects our commitment to improving the health
and well-being of our members, our associates, the communities we
serve, and our planet.
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 website
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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Humana Corporate CommunicationsSandra Estada,
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