MARLBOROUGH, Mass. and CANTON, Mass., May 16, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Point32Health, the parent company of Tufts Health
Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Special Olympics
Massachusetts (SOMA), have partnered on a first of its kind
collaboration between the two organizations, which will focus on
sports and training events including SOMA's Massachusetts Summer
Games, State Flag Football Tournament, and State Soccer Cup.
Point32Health will also present health-focused digital storytelling
and informational content, featuring Special Olympics athletes and
their families.
"We are thrilled to partner with Special Olympics Massachusetts
as we have a shared commitment to nurturing inclusion and diversity
in communities throughout the state," said Cain A. Hayes, president and CEO of
Point32Health. "By advancing health and wellness initiatives that
are inclusive, everyone has an equitable opportunity to improve
their physical health and emotional wellbeing."
"This is an exciting time for Special Olympics Massachusetts. We
have found an Official Health Insurance Partner in Point32Health
that understands our community and aligns with our mission to make
Massachusetts more inclusive,"
said Mary Beth McMahon, SOMA
president and CEO. "I am also personally excited to stand alongside
a partner who is so clearly committed to the Boston sports landscape. It's great to see
Special Olympics Massachusetts listed among their other prominent
sports partners."
The organizations are dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyles
through resources that help individuals with and without
intellectual disabilities. Point32Health is the only health plan in
Massachusetts that serves all
populations regardless of age or circumstance. Tufts Health One
Care– which serves members ages 21-64 eligible for both Medicare
and Medicaid – is designed to help support and promote healthier
and complete lives for SOMA's athletes.
SOMA and Point32Health will work closely together to expand
reach and impact on the community, including next year's B.A.A.
5K and throughout the weekend leading
up to the 2025 Boston Marathon, as well as with other shared
organizations in the professional sports world. The Law Enforcement
Torch Run for Special Olympics Massachusetts will bring the Flame
of Hope to Point32Health's campus in Canton on the way to the State Summer Games in
Boston this June.
About Special Olympics Massachusetts:
Special
Olympics Massachusetts provides year-round sports training,
athletic competition and other related programming for over 16,000
athletes with intellectual disabilities and Unified partners across
the state in over 900 sporting competitions each year. Through the
power of sport, the Special Olympics movement transforms the lives
of people with intellectual disabilities.
http://www.specialolympicsma.org.
About Point32Health
Point32Health is a leading
not-for-profit health and well-being organization, delivering a
better health care experience to our members and the communities we
serve, building on the quality of our founding organizations, Tufts
Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.
At Point32Health, we believe that everyone should have equitable
access to affordable, high-quality health care, regardless of their
age, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, orientation, gender
identity or ability. We offer a diverse range of health plans
that help improve the health and wellness of the 2 million members
we serve. Every day, we work to deliver on our purpose of
guiding and empowering healthier lives for everyone.
We are proud that our Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Commercial
Combined HMO and POS plans in Massachusetts and Maine, our Exchange HMO plans in Massachusetts and Maine, as well as Tufts Health Plan's Medicaid
and Exchange HMO plans, have received full Health Equity
Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance
(NCQA).
CONTACT: Kathleen.Makela@point32health.com
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