Humana Contracts with CleanSlate Centers to Provide Opioid Addiction Services
September 27 2017 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
New agreement provides Humana Medicare
Advantage and employer plan members with access to CleanSlate
outpatient treatment centers in eight states
CleanSlate Centers and health and well-being company Humana Inc.
(NYSE: HUM) have signed a new contract that provides in-network
access for Humana Medicare Advantage and employer plan members at
CleanSlate outpatient addiction treatment centers.
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The agreement provides in-network access for Humana Medicare
Advantage Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), Preferred Provider
Organization (PPO), and Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) health plan
members and employer plan members seeking treatment at nearly 30
CleanSlate facilities in eight states: Arizona, Connecticut,
Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Texas, and
Wisconsin. Using quality, evidence-based practices, CleanSlate
provides medication-assisted treatment and related therapies,
primarily for alcohol and opioid use disorders.
“Expanding access to addiction treatment services is critical as
we strive to remove barriers to care and serve members in need,”
said Humana Behavioral Health’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Larry
Weinstein. “We are pleased to work with CleanSlate in supporting
our members as they seek to improve their well-being and lead
healthier lives.”
The partnership aligns with Humana’s Bold Goal strategy, a
commitment to help make the communities it serves 20 percent
healthier by 2020. Through interventions and community
partnerships, Bold Goal is addressing some of the country’s most
significant conditions and barriers to health – with a particular
focus on behavioral health. Humana uses a Health Related Quality of
Life (HRQoL) tool, known as Healthy Days, to benchmark community
health and measure progress. The tool, developed by the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), takes into
account how a person is feeling both physically and mentally.
According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM),
addiction to opioids – including to prescription pain relievers and
heroin - is defined as a primary, chronic, and relapsing brain
disease. Opioids killed more than 33,000 Americans in 2015. Drug
overdose is now the leading cause of accidental death among
Americans, with a greater number of annual related fatalities than
those from car accidents and firearms, according to the Drug
Enforcement Agency.
“At CleanSlate, we’ve made it our mission to expand access to
life-saving treatment to help patients achieve the lives they want
and deserve,” said Gregory Marotta, president and CEO of CleanSlate
Centers. “We know that the best way to fight the addiction epidemic
is by working together, and we are thrilled to now offer our
services to Humana members in communities across the country.”
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
About CleanSlate Centers
A pioneer and leader in outpatient addiction medicine,
CleanSlate Centers is a national medical group which provides
treatment for the chronic disease of addiction, primarily opioid
and alcohol use disorders. Founded in 2009 in response to the
growing opioid epidemic facing the country, the company is a
growing, multi-state network of physician-led outpatient addiction
treatment centers where patients who have addiction and associated
disorders can receive medication-assisted treatment and related
therapies using the highest quality, evidence-based practices.
Using the latest science- and medicine-based treatment
guidelines, CleanSlate is bringing effective outpatient treatment
to tens of thousands of new patients across the country. The
company has provided treatment to nearly 20,000 patients.
In 2014, CleanSlate partnered with Apple Tree Partners, a growth
equity fund, to help expand efforts geographically and increase
access to care in underserved communities with demonstrated need.
For a list of participating CleanSlate facilities, visit
http://cleanslatecenters.com/location/.
About Humana
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) 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
More Information
Humana is a Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organization
with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in any Humana Medicare plan
depends on contract renewal. Other providers are available in our
network. The provider network may change at any time. You will
receive notice when necessary.
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Humana Corporate CommunicationsMarina Renneke,
602-760-1758mrenneke@humana.comorCleanSlate CentersEllis
Metz, 615-254-0575emetz@cleanslatecenters.com
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