HealthTrans Sponsors Flu Shot Clinics in Partnership With Visiting Nurse Association
For the third year, HealthTrans, a pharmacy benefit administrator, is partnering with the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) to enable hundreds of Coloradans to receive flu shots. The VNA will be conducting flu shot clinics at multiple locations throughout the Greater Denver Area beginning Oct. 19 with the Project Homeless Connect event sponsored by Denver’s Road Home, Mile High United Way, Broncos and Denver Health and Human Services.
During the Project Homeless Connect event at INVESCO Field, the Visiting Nurse Association will administer as many as 300 flu shots, 200 of which are being underwritten by HealthTrans. The VNA flu clinics will continue throughout the fall and winter as a result of a $20,000 grant from HealthTrans.
“As a pharmacy benefits administrator, we’re a stakeholder in the attempt to lower costs while maintaining the quality of healthcare,” said Lou Hutchison, HealthTrans president. “We believe there’s a great need to help cover the uninsured in this country. This community has been good to us and we’re excited about having found a way that helps give back that fits in with our philosophy of managing healthcare.”
“We are most grateful for HealthTrans’ generous support because without it some of our most vulnerable residents, including our homeless neighbors, would be unable to receive protection,” said Gayle Davis, vice president of marketing and community relations for the Visiting Nurse Association.
About HealthTrans
HealthTrans provides employers, third party administrators, brokers, consultants, managed care organizations (MCOs), and other payers with the tools and clinical expertise to more efficiently manage pharmacy benefit programs. HealthTrans’ solutions use Web-enabled applications that provide clients with the increased flexibility to manage pharmacy network administration, benefits administration, claims processing, financial reporting, mail order/90 day at retail programs, as well as manufacturers’ rebate processing and reporting. HealthTrans has always offered a transparent business model that aligns our goals with those of our clients through full-disclosure and a value-based formulary model that focuses on the lowest overall net drug spend to help them lower pharmacy costs. HealthTrans is a certified member of HRPA (Human Resources Policy Association). For more information about HealthTrans, visit its Web site at http://www.healthtrans.com.
About Visiting Nurse Association
Founded in 1889, the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) is Colorado’s oldest and largest home health care agency. VNA improves quality of life by providing excellent healthcare to people where they live and work. Exploring and developing health-related programs based on community needs, the agency provides an array of services in three focal areas: home care, hospice and health and wellness. For more information, visit www.vnacolorado.org.