Humana To Provide Medicaid Managed Care for Residents in Louisiana
August 08 2019 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Company one of four plans selected to serve
Louisiana Medicaid recipients across the state
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) has been selected this week by the
Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) to serve children and adults
across the state through Louisiana’s Medicaid program beginning
next year.
Once the contract with LDH is executed, Humana will partner with
the state to provide quality, coordinated medical, wellness and
pharmacy benefits coverage and services to eligible Louisiana
Medicaid recipients, leveraging its innovative and integrated
health delivery platform, longstanding community presence, strong
provider partnerships and unique commitment to population
health.
“Humana has a long history in Louisiana of ensuring high-quality
care, health and well-being for families, seniors, employers and
our military servicemen and women,” said Humana Medicaid President
John Barger. “We are committed to providing superior service to the
people of Louisiana who get their coverage from this program, as
well as the providers and other community stakeholders with whom we
will partner.”
“We’re looking forward to expanding our reach in the community
to serve this important population,” said Tony Mollica, Humana’s
Louisiana-based Medicaid leader, “and ensuring that people will
have strong support from Humana as they transition to new coverage.
We’ll create a quality experience for our members, and will work to
ensure that there are no gaps in care or coverage as we enter the
program.”
Under the term of Louisiana Medicaid’s request for proposal, the
program is scheduled to begin enrolling eligible Louisianans in
January 2020. The statewide program is expected to provide health
care to approximately 1.7 million Medicaid enrollees. The statewide
contract term is set to last through 2022, with the potential for
an additional two-year contract extension.
Humana currently serves over 400,000 Louisianans across the
state through a variety of health plans and services, including
Medicare Advantage, Medicare prescription drug plans, commercial
employer-sponsored plans, commercial dental and vision coverage, as
well as TRICARE coverage for military, military retirees, and their
families. Humana is the largest Medicare Advantage plan in
Louisiana, and has one of the highest-rated statewide Medicare
plans as measured by the federal government’s Stars quality rating
system at 4 Stars.
Humana also has a long-standing commitment to improving the
health of communities across Louisiana. Since 2015, Humana has led
and facilitated its Bold Goal population health program in New
Orleans and Baton Rouge. Through its Bold Goal, Humana has
partnered with Louisiana health care providers, nonprofit
organizations, government agencies and employers to improve the
health of New Orleans and Baton Rouge 20% by 2020 and beyond. The
Humana Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Humana, has also
provided strategic community investments to charitable
organizations in Baton Rouge and New Orleans to support
health-focused programs.
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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Mitch Lubitz Humana Corporate Communications 828-772-3093
mlubitz@humana.com
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