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AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana Selected to Continue Caring for Louisianans Most in Need

DHH Awards New Three-Year Contract to Serve Bayou Health ProgramAmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana announced today that it has been selected by Louisiana’s Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) to continue serving participants in the Bayou Health Medicaid Managed Care program. AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana was one of five health plans awarded three-year contracts by DHH to provide Medicaid managed care services beginning on February 1, 2015. One of the original Bayou Health plans, AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana began caring for vulnerable Louisianans in February 2012. Through a network of

PerformRx Launches New Specialty Pharmacy Company

PerformSpecialty to Offer Specialized Pharmacy Fulfillment, Care Management Services for the Chronically IllPerformRx(www.performrx.com), a URAC-accredited, full-service pharmacy benefits manager with industry-leading clinical programs, announced today the launch of PerformSpecialty, a new specialty pharmacy focused on care management for patients with chronic and complex conditions. The company, which is expected to create more than 80 jobs, is headquartered in Orlando, FL. “PerformSpecialty is structured to provide medications classified as ‘specialty drugs,’ supported with care

PerformCare to Host Much-Needed Symposium on Opioid Dependence, Treatment and Public Policy

Mortality Rate from Opioid Overdose up Nearly 90 Percent since 1999PerformCare, a national full-service managed behavioral health care organization, will host “Crossroads: Converging Paths in Search of Sound Policy and Practice of Opioid Dependence Management” September 11 – 12, 2014, at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center, State College, Pa. The symposium will convene leading behavioral health experts and policy makers for presentations on the neurobiology and treatment of opioid dependence, as well as an analysis of public policies surrounding opioid abuse and addiction. “

PerformRx’s Award-Winning Drug Therapy Management Program Curbs Increases in Health Care Costs

—Findings of Two Programs Published in The American Journal of Managed Care —Program Receives URAC Best Practice, Dorland Health Case In Point AwardsPerformRx (www.performrx.com), a URAC-accredited, full-service pharmacy benefits manager with industry-leading clinical programs, announced the results of two pivotal programs demonstrating that its member-centric drug therapy management (DTM) product, which engages pharmacists to help optimize therapeutic outcomes, curbs participants’ increases in utilization and health care costs. The results of the programs were published in the March

Physician Executive Fred Hill Joins AmeriHealth Caritas as Chief Medical Officer, Southern Region

AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies, a national leader in Medicaid managed care and other health care solutions for those most in need, announced today that it has appointed Fred Hill, M.D., M.B.A., as chief medical officer, Southern Region. Hill will lead medical affairs for its Medicaid health plans in the region, AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana and First Choice by Select Health of South Carolina. He will report to J. Michael Jernigan, regional president. Hill assumes the role currently held by Fred Volkman, M.D., who will be retiring effective March 31, 2014. Hill is a board-

AmeriHealth Caritas President and CEO Michael A. Rashid to Retire, Board Chair Paul A. Tufano Named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

AmeriHealth Caritas announced today that, after nearly 20 years with the company and four years as its president and chief executive officer (CEO), Michael A. Rashid is retiring from these roles. Paul A. Tufano, Independence Blue Cross (IBC) executive vice president and chairman of the Board of AmeriHealth Caritas, remains chairman and has been appointed CEO of AmeriHealth Caritas, effective March 31, 2014. Rashid will serve as special advisor to IBC president and CEO Daniel J. Hilferty through year end. During his nearly 20 years with AmeriHealth Caritas, Rashid has been integral in

Karen J. Nichols, Expert On Senior Health, Joins AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Plans As Chief Medical Officer

AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Plans, a national Medicare Advantage managed care organization and part of the AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies, announced it has hired Karen J. Nichols, M.D., as its chief medical officer. The newest member of the organization’s executive team, Nichols will be responsible for the oversight of all AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Plans’ clinical functions, including utilization management, medical management and clinical quality. She reports to John Baackes, president of AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Plans. Nichols has more than 20 years of experience as a health care

AmeriHealth Caritas Honored for Supporting Local and Disadvantaged Businesses By PA-NJ-DE Minority Supplier Development Council

National Leader in Health Care Solutions for Those Most In Need Recognized for its Supplier Diversity ProgramAs it has grown into a national leader in Medicaid managed care and other health care solutions for those most in need, AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies has remained committed to growing and improving the individual communities it serves, including its financial and professional support of local and disadvantaged businesses. AmeriHealth Caritas was recently recognized for this commitment when it received the 2013 Regional Corporation of the Year award from the Pennsylvania-New

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