ST.
LOUIS and NASHVILLE,
Tenn., May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --
Wellcare, the Medicare business of Centene
Corporation (NYSE: CNC), and Wellvana, a value-based
care physician enablement company, today announced a multi-year
partnership that seeks to expand affordable, patient-centered
primary healthcare to thousands of Wellcare Medicare Advantage
members in Georgia, Tennessee and Texas. The partnership will support
independent primary care physicians involved in valued-based care
in those states to improve clinical outcomes for Wellcare's
Medicare Advantage members.
"Through Wellcare and Wellvana's like-minded approach to
value-based care, we are well positioned to advance the health of
our members and improve the quality of care we provide," said
Michael Carson, chief executive
officer of Centene's Medicare business. "Wellvana's network of
high-performing primary care providers have a proven track-record
of driving high-quality clinical outcomes, and we look forward to
seeing how this partnership positively impacts the lives of the
members we serve."
"Wellvana and Wellcare share a vision for driving innovation to
accelerate patient-centered care delivery," said President and
Chief Executive Officer at Wellvana, Kyle
Wailes. "Our industry-leading approach to value-based care
works because we partner with providers to augment their
administrative capabilities and align incentives that reward
physicians. Working together, Wellcare and Wellvana can advance
equitable access to care, reduce unnecessary and expensive
emergency department visits and improve access to quality care for
risk-bearing Medicare and dual-eligible communities."
Since 2019, Wellvana has invested financial resources, human
capital and technology into practices that enable more clinicians
to succeed in value-based care. Through Wellvana's proprietary
analytics, improved workflows and intelligent care management
platform, Wellcare members will experience the impact of their
benefits with preventive care leading the way.
About Wellcare
For more than 20 years, Wellcare has
offered a range of Medicare products, including Medicare Advantage
and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDP), which offer affordable
coverage beyond Original Medicare. Wellcare is the Medicare
business of Centene Corporation, a leading healthcare enterprise
committed to helping people live healthier lives. Beginning
Jan. 1, 2022, Centene's Medicare
brands, including Allwell, Health Net, Fidelis Care, Trillium Advantage, Ohana Health
Plan and TexanPlus transitioned to the Wellcare brand. For more
information about Wellcare, visit www.wellcare.com.
About Wellvana
Through our high-touch approach to
value-based care, Wellvana is moving the industry beyond
fee-for-service to patient-centered care and helping connect the
healthy outcomes of patients directly to shared savings for
physicians, health systems, and payors. Wellvana believes
value-based care succeeds when data-driven technology and
high-touch human engagement align. Wellvana offers physicians a
flexible path to full risk. Founded in 2018 and based in
Nashville, Tennessee, Wellvana
works with primary care providers and health systems in 24 states,
manages lives across multiple payors, and continues to expand its
footprint into new communities. For more information, visit
Wellvana.com and follow Wellvana on
LinkedIn.
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