Bright Health partners in Phoenix area with Arizona Care Network
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Consumer-driven healthcare company Bright
Health announced today that it plans to expand to the Phoenix,
Arizona, market in 2018. Bright Health filed with the federal government
to begin offering consumers Medicare Advantage plans in Arizona’s
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Maricopa county during fall 2017 enrollment for the 2018 plan year.
Bright Health is collaborating with Arizona Care Network (ACN), a large
physician-led health system with more than 5,000 clinicians, to create a
proprietary Care Partnership in the Phoenix market. Bright Health’s Care
Partnership model creates a collaborative approach to care, in which the
consumer’s physician and health insurance provider puts members at the
center of care.
“Bright Health and Arizona Care Network share a commitment to offering
individuals and their families affordable, comprehensive, quality
healthcare,” said Bob Sheehy, Bright Health’s co-founder and chief
executive officer. “We are pleased to partner with ACN, a leading
accountable care organization comprised of outstanding physicians, care
facilities and specialty expertise. Clinically integrated organizations
across the country, such as ACN, are developing new models to transform
healthcare in local communities. Together, we will continue to focus on
driving down healthcare costs, improving clinical outcomes, and
enhancing consumer and provider satisfaction.”
Said Dr. David Hanekom, ACN’s chief executive officer, “ACN is changing
the way healthcare is delivered. Our providers are focused on delivering
high-quality care, communication and coordination for their patients,
and a better customer experience. Working with Bright Health means
Arizona has an excellent, high-value option for Medicare Advantage
customers.”
Arizona is the second market for Bright Health. The company entered the
Colorado market for the 2017 plan year. Bright Health’s health insurance
plans are offered directly to consumers, via broker partners, and
through public and private health insurance exchanges. Additional
markets, Care Partnerships, and Medicare Advantage Plans are planned for
2018 and beyond.
About Arizona Care Network
Arizona Care Network is a
physician-led and governed accountable care organization, with more than
5,000 clinicians providing a broad range of clinical and care
coordination services for adult and pediatric patients in Maricopa and
Pinal counties. ACN is a partnership between Dignity Health and Abrazo
Community Health Network, and also includes Phoenix Children’s Hospital,
one of the largest children’s hospitals in the nation, and Maricopa
Medical Center, part of Maricopa Integrated Health System. The network
is comprised of primary care and specialty physicians, along with
skilled nursing and home health agencies, imaging centers, retail
clinics, urgent care and emergency centers, two children’s hospitals,
and 14 acute care and specialty hospitals. For more information, visit www.azcarenetwork.org.
About Bright Health
Bright Health delivers a smarter, more
connected healthcare experience. From the company’s exclusive
partnerships with leading health systems, to affordable health insurance
plans and its simple, friendly approach to technology, Bright Health is
reshaping how people and providers achieve better health together.
Bright Health co-founders include Bob Sheehy, former CEO of
UnitedHealthcare; Kyle Rolfing, co-founder and former CEO of Definity
Health and RedBrick Health; and Tom Valdivia, MD, MS, former chief
health consumer officer of Definity Health. The company is headquartered
in Minneapolis, with offices in New York, Denver and Austin, Texas.
Learn more at www.brighthealthplan.com.
Contacts
Padilla (for Bright Health)
Shawn Brumbaugh, 612-455-1754
or
Noble
Media (for ACN)
Lisa Noble, 602-820-1772