WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2019
/PRNewswire/ -- Evolent Health, a company providing an
integrated value-based care platform to the nation's leading
provider and payer organizations, today announced that River City
Medical Group and Evolent have partnered to establish a Management
Services Organization (MSO) for managed care entities in
California.
Initially, the new MSO will focus on providing services,
including claims management, utilization management and care
management capabilities, to the approximately
300,000 California Medicaid (Medi-Cal) managed care members
delegated to River City Medical Group by its health plan partners.
Evolent will provide the MSO with Identifi℠, its population health
performance management platform, to support health care operations,
utilization management, reporting and other critical
workflows.
"River City Medical Group and Evolent share a common vision to
provide quality health care to vulnerable patient populations in a
holistic and culturally sensitive manner," said River City Medical
Group Chairman of the Board Dr. Gordon A.
Wong. "We are delighted to partner with a nationally
recognized value-based care leader like Evolent to collaborate on
delivering comprehensive services to Californians. Our partnership
presents a synergistic opportunity to emerge as a premier MSO
across the state of California."
Medi-Cal, the California Medical Assistance Program, provides
health care services for low-income individuals, including
families with children, seniors, persons with disabilities,
children in foster care, pregnant women and low-income people with
specific diseases. Since 1992, River City Medical Group and its
broad and extensive network of providers have served Medi-Cal
beneficiaries through a delegated risk arrangement with its health
plan partners. River City Medical Group is now partnering with
Evolent to serve these beneficiaries through the new MSO and
potentially expand its managed service lines to include other
government programs.
"We are thrilled to align with River City Medical Group, one of
the largest IPAs in California and
an innovative organization committed to building a sustainable
value-based care infrastructure," said Evolent Health Chief
Executive Officer Frank Williams.
"Since day one, Evolent has focused on serving as a bridge between
providers, payers and patients. Our partnership with River City
Medical Group creates a platform with which we can deliver
high-quality services and care to individuals in California's managed care system across
multiple lines of business."
The MSO is slated to begin servicing managed care members on
Evolent's Identifi platform in late 2019.
About Evolent Health
Evolent Health partners with
leading provider and payer organizations to achieve superior
clinical and financial results in value-based care and under
full-risk arrangements. With a provider heritage and over 20 years
of health plan administration experience, Evolent operates in more
than 30 U.S. health care markets, actively managing care across
Medicare, Medicaid, commercial and self-funded adult and pediatric
populations. With the experience to drive change, Evolent
confidently stands by a commitment to achieve results. For more
information, visit www.evolenthealth.com.
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