UniCare Health Plans Available to Medicaid, CHIP Population in Dallas Service Area
Posted on: Monday, 31 July 2006, 12:00 CDT
DALLAS, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- UniCare Health Plans of Texas, Inc. (UniCare) today announced that it is available to eligible recipients of the state's Medicaid program, State of Texas Access Reform (STAR) and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in Dallas, Collin, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, and Rockwall counties during the state's open enrollment/conversion period that began July 1, 2006. Enrolled members can begin receiving health care benefits from UniCare on September 1, 2006.
"We look forward to the opportunity to help improve the lives of our members by providing better access, award winning health management programs, and excellent service to recipients of Texas' STAR and CHIP programs," said John Monahan, Senior Vice President, UniCare Health Plans of Texas, Inc.
Enrolled members will have access to a medical home and coordinated care that includes hospital services, physicians, specialists, prescriptions, vision, and behavioral health. Last year, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission awarded UniCare a contract to provide health care benefits to STAR (Medicaid) and CHIP members in the Dallas Service Area. UniCare is one of three managed care plans to provide services in this service area with approximately 260,000 eligible beneficiaries beginning September 1, 2006.
For a number of years, UniCare has provided quality health plans to Texans and looks forward to implementing new health solutions for the state's most vulnerable population. "As a Texas plan that understands the state's health care needs, we look forward to expanding our commitment to public health," said David Fields, President, UniCare, and Senior Vice President, WellPoint, Inc.
For more information about UniCare's STAR and CHIP health coverage, call (800) 679-1868.
The STAR and CHIP programs offered by UniCare Health Plans of Texas, Inc. are operated by WellPoint State Sponsored Business. WellPoint, Inc. affiliated companies comprise one of the nation's largest Medicaid managed care organizations serving over 2 million members with business in 11 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. To address the cultural needs of our members, we translate member materials in up to 11 languages and offer interpreter services in 150 languages.
The UniCare companies are wholly owned operating subsidiaries of WellPoint, Inc., the largest publicly traded commercial health benefits company in terms of membership in the United States. If the health plan is provided on a self funded basis by the member's employer, claims are administered by UniCare Life & Health Insurance Company, UniCare Health Plans of Texas, Inc. (HMO only in TX) or UniCare Health Plans of the Midwest, Inc. (HMO in IN and IL only). If the member's health plan is insured or health maintenance organization coverage, the coverage is provided by one of the following companies: UniCare Life & Health Insurance Company, UniCare Health Insurance Company of the Midwest (IN and IL only), UniCare Health Plans of the Midwest, Inc. (HMO in IN and IL only), UniCare Health Plan of Virginia, Inc. (HMO only in Virginia), UniCare Health Insurance Company of Texas (TX only) or UniCare Health Plans of Texas, Inc. (HMO only in TX) each of which is a separately incorporated and capitalized subsidiary of WellPoint, Inc. UniCare can be found on the web at http://www.unicare.com/ . Not all UniCare products are available in all states where UniCare is marketed.
WellPoint's mission is to improve the lives of the people it serves and the health of its communities. Through its nationwide networks, the company delivers a number of leading health benefit solutions through a broad portfolio of integrated health care plans and related services, along with a wide range of specialty products such as life and disability insurance benefits, pharmacy benefit management, dental, vision, behavioral health benefit services, as well as long term care insurance and flexible spending accounts. WellPoint is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Additional information about WellPoint is available at http://www.wellpoint.com/ .
UniCare Health Plans of Texas, Inc.
CONTACT: Tony Felts, Public Relations Director of UniCare Health Plansof Texas, Inc., +1-317-287-6036, tony.felts@wellpoint.com
Web site: http://www.unicare.com/http://www.wellpoint.com/
Source: PRNewswire
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