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
it will provide health plan operations, care management and
provider network services and the IdentifiSM population
health performance management platform to Beacon Health Options and
Empower Healthcare Solutions, LLC, a Provider-led Arkansas Shared
Services Entity (PASSE) that serves high-need Medicaid enrollees in
Arkansas with behavioral health,
intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Launched in 2018, Empower PASSE is led by five provider
organizations and Beacon Health Options, collaborating to
coordinate behavioral health care and long-term support services
for thousands of Medicaid beneficiaries in Arkansas. Empower PASSE is expected to begin
operations on March 1, 2019, when the
state's program goes live. Through a contract with Beacon Health
Options—one of the founding members of Empower PASSE—Evolent will
support the launch of the Medicaid managed care plan. Working under
a fully integrated model with Beacon, Evolent will continue to
provide a wide range of ongoing support, including health plan
member and provider services; claims processing; provider data
management; member and provider portals; analytics; utilization
management; and provider data services and technology.
"Empower PASSE is dedicated to ensuring Arkansans with
intellectual and developmental disabilities have access to
high-quality behavioral and health care services and support when
they need it," said Beacon Health Options President and Chief
Executive Officer Dr. Russell
Petrella. "By integrating Beacon and Evolent's behavioral
and medical services and expertise, we will continue fulfilling our
commitment in Arkansas, delivering
whole person care for the members we serve. We are confident
Evolent's proven health plan services and population health
platform will enable us to deliver evidence-based, reliable
services to our plan's enrollees, as well as critical technology
and support services to our network of providers."
The PASSE program is a Medicaid managed care program launched by
the Arkansas Department of Human Services. The program is focused
on a new model of organized care aimed at addressing the service
needs of Medicaid beneficiaries with complex behavioral health
needs and intellectual and developmental disabilities. One of the
PASSE program's primary objectives is to achieve more efficient and
cost-effective services use over a five-year period through a shift
to managed care, better case management and care coordination.
"We are delighted to support Empower PASSE to help cultivate a
value-based, provider-led approach in Arkansas focused on improving access to
medical and behavioral care while lowering costs," said Evolent
Health Chief Executive Officer Frank
Williams. "We look forward to leveraging our robust health
plan services platform and capabilities to support Empower PASSE as
it drives innovation and initially serves more than 15,000 Medicaid
beneficiaries in Arkansas."
Evolent's Medicaid Center of Excellence will provide Empower
PASSE with Evolent's Identifi platform to support health plan
operations, care management, provider and other critical workflows.
The Center of Excellence offers a model for providers across the
nation to implement nonprofit, provider-sponsored, community-based
Medicaid health plans in their communities.
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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