SynCare Receives Managed Health Services Contract Renewal

INDIANAPOLIS, March 2 /PRNewswire/ – SynCare, LLC, announces the extension of its contract with Managed Health Services (MHS) to provide intensive case management. MHS, a Medicaid Managed Care Company, serving SCHIP and Hoosier Healthwise members in Indiana engaged SynCare to assist the company in providing comprehensive care and support services to its pregnant members.

“MHS is looking forward to continuing our partnership with SynCare for prenatal care coordination for another year,” stated Pat Rooney, Chief Executive Officer of Managed Health Services. “Our partnership with SynCare helps us keep our commitment to our members to improve their health and reduce pre-term birth rates in the communities that we serve. Managed Health Services recognizes the benefits and importance of prenatal care coordination and have been pleased with the results from the SynCare team.”

Stephanie DeKemper, Chief Executive Officer of SynCare, stated, “We are pleased to partner with MHS for another year. MHS has a commitment to provide the best care possible to its pregnant moms. Managed Health Services has engaged SynCare’s services to assist members to develop strong relationships with their doctors, address social and environmental barriers, and to prevent pre-term labor and delivery. As a result of our partnership, Indiana has seen increased healthy birth rates, more babies carried to term, earlier entry into prenatal care, in addition to reductions in cost.”

SynCare will manage all of MHS’s obstetrics, which is approximately nine thousand deliveries per year and expand its current 3:1 return on investment.

ABOUT SYNCARE LLC

SynCare, LLC(R) is an innovator in disease and case management, with discrete expertise in managing asthma, diabetes, prenatal, obesity, and other chronic co-morbid conditions. SynCare’s flexible and scalable services are designed to create behavioral changes that improve clinical outcomes, such as improved quality of life, increased employee productivity, and reduced workplace absenteeism while decreasing short- and long-term health care costs. For more information, visit www.SynCareLLC.com or contact our office at (317) 755-4017.

ABOUT MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES

Managed Health Services Indiana(R) (MHS) is a health maintenance organization that has been serving the Hoosier Healthwise and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) population in partnership with the Hoosier Healthwise Program since 1994. MHS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation(R), a leading, multi-line healthcare enterprise offering both core Medicaid and specialty services. For more, contact MHS, 1099 N. Meridian St., Suite 400, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Contact MHS at (800) 647-4848 or visit MHS online at www.managedhealthservices.com.

    Contact:
    Kelly Smith
    kelly@2-0group.com
    317-577-1804

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