| Philadelphia, PA - AmeriHealth
Mercy announced today that its PerformRx
pharmacy care management program has been selected by University
Health Care’s Passport Health Plan to provide pharmacy management
to Passport’s 140,626 members in Kentucky.
AmeriHealth Mercy’s PerformRx will provide drug utilization
review/management, formulary/rebate management, and assistance with
pharmacy case management programs starting October 1, 2004. PerformRx
is one of the only pharmacy benefit management programs that specializes
in Medicaid pharmacy management solutions.
“We selected PerformRx based on its Medicaid experience and
its documented results in reducing Medicaid pharmacy costs. AmeriHealth
Mercy has done an exceptional job with the administration of the
health care benefits for Passport and we look forward to accessing
their expertise in pharmacy management as well,” said Larry
N. Cook, MD, Chairman of the Board for University Health Care, Inc.
dba Passport Health Plan. “Through our partnership with AmeriHealth
Mercy under the Passport program, we have realized improvements in
member health outcomes while demonstrating over $110 million in cost
savings for the Commonwealth. We look forward to working with AmeriHealth
Mercy’s PerformRx in building on this success. Adding the pharmacy
management piece allows us to offer a truly integrated health care
program for Medicaid members.”
“Since 1997, AmeriHealth Mercy has had a strong relationship
with Passport Health Plan through an agreement to provide management
services. We are very pleased Passport Health Plan has now selected
AmeriHealth Mercy’s pharmacy care management solution to manage
its pharmacy services,” said Daniel J. Hilferty, President
and CEO of AmeriHealth Mercy. “Our two companies share a tradition
of quality care and value to our members, and a commitment to addressing
the specific health care needs of the Medicaid population. We look
forward to continuing our partnership with University Health Care
for many years to come.”
Passport Health Plan exclusively provides Medicaid managed care
services for over 140,626 members in Jefferson and the 15 surrounding
counties in Kentucky. Counties of service include Breckinridge, Bullitt,
Carroll, Grayson, Hardin, Henry, Jefferson, Larue, Marion, Meade,
Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble, and Washington. The National
Committee for Quality Assurance awarded Passport its highest accreditation
rating of “Excellent.”
AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan administers Passport Health Plan for
University Health Care, Inc. With more than 20 years of experience
exclusively serving the Medicaid population, AmeriHealth Mercy and
its affiliates comprise the largest family of Medicaid managed care
plans in the United States, touching the lives of more than one million
members in six states, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Kentucky, South
Carolina, California and Virginia. Developed in 1999, AmeriHealth
Mercy’s PerformRx pharmacy care management product serves over
890,000 Medicaid members.
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