Oklahoma Health Care Authority Announces Intent to Award Humana Contract to Serve Medicaid Beneficiaries
June 08 2023 - 12:30PM
Business Wire
Statewide contract will enable children, adults
and families to realize their best health
Leading health and wellness company Humana Inc.
(NYSE: HUM) has been recommended by the Oklahoma Health Care
Authority (OHCA) to deliver health care coverage to Medicaid
beneficiaries across the state, anticipated to start in early to
mid-2024. Humana’s Medicaid division, Humana Healthy Horizons, will
administer the coverage in Oklahoma.
Through SoonerSelect, the Oklahoma Medicaid managed care program
– focused on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the
Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Medicaid Expansion
populations – Humana will serve children and adults across the
state with the goal of improving their health and well-being.
“At Humana, we work to put our members’ health first, and we are
committed to improving the wellbeing of the communities we serve.
We are honored to bring our human-centered approach to care to
Oklahomans covered under the state’s Medicaid managed care program,
and we look forward to partnering with the state to address
members’ physical and mental wellness, as well as the critical
social determinants that affect the health of the population,” said
Humana Healthy Horizons President John Barger. “We’re proud to have
served communities across the state for more than three decades,
and we look forward to collaborating with the Oklahoma Health Care
Authority and the Oklahoma health care provider community to
deliver quality health care services to Oklahoma’s most vulnerable
residents.”
Humana is one of three plan administrators selected as part of a
statewide Medicaid managed care procurement issued this year in
Oklahoma.
“We are privileged to serve Oklahomans and address their
comprehensive whole-person health needs,” said Joseph Fairbanks,
CEO of Humana Healthy Horizons in Oklahoma. “Through our
collaboration with the state, providers, and community-based
organizations we look forward to driving positive health outcomes
for Oklahomans as they face the personal and public health
challenges that affect their quality of life.”
Humana currently serves a total of more than 270,000 Oklahomans,
across multiple business lines. The company provides coordinated
medical, wellness and pharmacy benefits coverage to its Medicare
Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan members in Oklahoma. Humana
also administers health care coverage for members of the military,
military retirees and their dependents through the federal TRICARE
program. Humana’s participation in Oklahoma’s new Medicaid program
will allow the company to bring its services to more Oklahomans
across the state.
In addition, Humana is proud to be a community partner in
Oklahoma and we’re addressing urgent and long-term community needs.
During the pandemic, for instance, Humana invested nearly $1
million in relief to six local organizations that faced an
unprecedented demand from Oklahomans in need of critical
services.
About Humana Healthy
Horizons
Humana manages Medicaid benefits for more than 1 million members
nationally under the Humana Healthy Horizons™ brand, which reflects
our expertise in managing complex populations, our commitment to
creating solutions that lead to a better quality of life for our
members, and our efforts to deliver human care that makes the
healthcare experience easier, more personalized and more
caring.
During more than two decades of serving people with Medicaid,
Humana and Humana Healthy Horizons have developed a wide range of
capabilities to serve children, parents, childless adults, and
beneficiaries that are aged, blind or disabled. We integrate
physical health, behavioral health, pharmacy, long-term care, and
social services for a whole-person approach to improve the health
and well-being of our members and the communities we serve.
Humana Healthy Horizons serves Medicaid enrollees through the
following programs:
- Medicaid Managed Care (MMC)
- Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)
- Medicare Advantage Dual-eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs)
and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs)
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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