UnitedHealthcare Awards $75,000 in Grants to Nebraska Federally Qualified Health Centers to Improve Coordination of Physical ...
June 27 2016 - 12:58PM
Business Wire
Three Nebraska Federally Qualified Health Centers were each
awarded a $25,000 grant by UnitedHealthcare to support efforts that
improve coordination of physical and behavioral health care
services.
The grants were presented today to Good Neighbor Community
Health Center (Fremont), Midtown Health Center, Inc. (Norfolk), and
OneWorld Community Health Centers, Inc. (Omaha), at Good Neighbor
Community Health Center. Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, FQHC
representatives, Nebraska DHHS officials and community leaders
demonstrated their shared commitment to improving care coordination
for the state’s most vulnerable patients, and illustrated how these
community-based partnerships make a positive impact on the people
they serve.
An estimated 62,000 adults in Nebraska have a serious mental
illness and 134,000 Nebraska adults are affected by drug and
alcohol abuse, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and
Human Services.
“Our community health centers are a vital component of our
health care system because they serve some of Nebraska’s most
vulnerable citizens. My administration has successfully advocated
for our community health centers, and I am excited to see
significant private-sector support for these important
institutions. These grants will provide the clinic here in Fremont,
as well as the other recipients in Norfolk and Omaha, with better
tools and resources to improve health for the people living in
their communities,” said Gov. Ricketts.
In April, Gov. Ricketts announced a new behavioral health
“System of Care” for children that will integrate and streamline
behavioral health services to better meet the needs of children
across the state.
UnitedHealthcare is building on this commitment, funding
innovative approaches to care coordination. These grants are part
of UnitedHealthcare’s ongoing effort to identify and support
organizations in Nebraska that help families, young parents and
children live healthier lives.
Bringing This Work to Life
Good Neighbor Community Health Center will use its
$25,000 grant to provide behavioral health screenings for every
patient 12 years and older with follow-up specialty intervention as
needed to identify and treat previously undetected conditions.
“During our initial days in Fremont, we have come to understand
there is a great community need for affordable behavioral health
services, and we are excited to be able to offer integrated
behavioral health care through our partnership with Fremont
Health,” said Rebecca Rayman, executive director, Good Neighbor
Community Health Center.
Midtown Health Center will use its $25,000 grant to
improve care coordination between their medical clinic and partner
organization Behavioral Health Specialists. This partnership will
result in more patients with better integrated treatment plans
customized to their chronic conditions.
“These funds and the support of UnitedHealthcare enable
Behavioral Health Specialists and Midtown Health Center to
integrate care for some of our most vulnerable patients,” said
Kathy Nordby, executive director, Midtown Health Center. “Each
agency has a strong history of success, and the enhanced
coordination of care will help patients achieve and sustain good
health.”
OneWorld Community Health Centers will use its $25,000
grant to serve patients at risk for depression, hypertension and
other medical needs by providing culturally competent, integrated
care coordination from a behavioral health care navigator.
“We are excited to pilot an innovative program with the support
of UnitedHealthcare,” said Andrea Skolkin, CEO, OneWorld Community
Health Centers. “We look forward to leveraging the skills and
support of behavioral health navigators to improve health outcomes
and enhance patient care.”
“We are grateful for the opportunity to support organizations
that help individuals and families live healthier lives, and extend
the reach of critical programs and services across our state,” said
Kathy Mallatt, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of
Nebraska.
UnitedHealthcare serves nearly 430,000 Nebraskans enrolled in
employer-sponsored, individual, Medicare and Medicaid health plans
with a network of 96 hospitals and nearly 19,000 physicians and
other care providers statewide.
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care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and
sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. The company
offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for
individuals, employers, military service members, retirees and
their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and
contracts directly with 1 million physicians and care
professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities
nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of
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