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Iora Health and Humana Further Expand Relationship to Provide More Humana Medicare Advantage Plan Members Access to Additional Coordinated Care in Arizona
One new Iora Primary Care practices will provide Medicare Advantage beneficiaries quality care with a goal to improve health outcomes and lower overall health care costs
Humana Medicare Advantage members have additional access to high-impact, relationship-based primary care thanks to Iora Health and Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) teaming up to add one additional Iora Primary Care practices to Humana's Medicare Advantage network in Arizona. Iora Primary Care is the consumer brand of Iora Health.
Iora Primary Care and Humana's value-based care relationship is already delivering on the promise to provide a high quality of care and service to people with Medicare in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia and Washington.
The new and existing practices, operated by Iora Health, will accept all Humana Medicare Advantage HMO and PPO plans offered in Arizona, as well as Original Medicare with or without most supplement plans.
The new practice is located at 1719 N. Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85392. For a list of all Iora Primary Care locations visit: ioraprimarycare.com.
The new practices provide patients with Humana Medicare Advantage plans in Arizona access to Iora's model of care that changes the way primary care is delivered. By investing more in preventive care, building robust care teams, focusing on health outcomes, increasing customer service and incorporating proprietary technology built to support this unique care, Iora is leading the charge to transform the industry. Iora Primary Care patients experience:
● Care built on respect and relationships with longer appointments and a team that listens.
● The benefits of an integrated care team including doctors, nurse practitioners, health coaches and behavioral health specialists, among others, who guide patients' care through the complex health system.
● Convenience, including 24/7 access to health care professionals by phone for urgent needs, same/next day appointments for acute appointments and onsite labs.
● Iora's proprietary collaborative care platform, Chirp, is designed so patients can schedule appointments, access their records and communicate directly with their care team electronically.
● Ease of collaboration with Humana's deep array of in-network specialists so patients have a coordinated care plan that addresses their needs.
"We are so excited to be continuing our growth in Arizona and opening our fifteenth practice, enabling us to offer our unique relationship based care to more adults on Medicare in our community. We build our care upon healing relationships because we know when you invest in relationships, people stay healthier and lead happier lives. As we enter our fifth year caring for our community, we are thrilled to also be continuing our long-lasting partnership with Humana," said Tracy Masson, Arizona's Vice President of Operations at Iora Primary Care.
Humana is adding these new Iora Primary Care practice locations to provide additional access to quality care to help members achieve better health.
"We're excited to offer even more West Valley Humana Medicare Advantage members access to Iora Primary Care doctors and care teams," said Mark Iorio, Central West Region Medicare President for Humana. "Our Arizona Medicare Advantage members who see an Iora Primary Care doctor have seen positive health outcomes thanks to the coordinated care they receive from Humana and Iora working together to ensure there are no barriers to them getting and staying healthy."
Humana has an extensive and growing value-based care presence. As of June 30, 2019, Humana has approximately 2.3 million individual Medicare Advantage members and approximately 115,000 commercial members who are cared for by more than 58,000 primary care physicians in more than 1,000 value-based relationships across 43 states and Puerto Rico. Humana's total Medicare Advantage membership is more than four million members, which includes members affiliated with providers in value-based and standard Medicare Advantage settings. For more information, visit humana.com/provider/support/vbc.
About Iora Health
Iora Health is building a different kind of health system to deliver high impact, relationship based care. With a mission to restore humanity to health care and a goal to transform health care, Iora Health's care model provides extraordinary service to patients to improve outcomes while lowering overall health care costs. Our patients enjoy the benefits of better access to care, office and non-office based encounters (e.g. phone, text messages, and email), an accessible and transparent medical record, and robust educational offerings. Our practices across the U.S. enjoy the benefits of smaller panel sizes, closer relationships with patients, and the opportunity to lead systemic change in health care delivery while working with a true team.
For more information, please visit www.iorahealth.com. More information regarding Iora Primary Care is at the practice web site at www.ioraprimarycare.com.
Iora, Iora Health and Iora Health and the Flying Bird design are trademarks or registered trademarks of Iora Health, Inc.
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
Additional Information:
Humana is a Medicare Advantage HMO and PPO organization with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in any Humana plan depends on contract renewal. Other Physicians/Providers are available in our network. The provider may also contract with other plans.
Contacts:
Iora Health
Megan Prock McGrath, 617-420-8418
megan.prockmcgrath@iorahealth.com
or
Humana Corporate Communications
Marina Renneke, APR, 602-760-1758
mrenneke@humana.com
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