Helping People with Complex Health Conditions Live Their Best Possible Lives
Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care (MLTC) health plan members from Western New York-based health insurer Kalos Health transitioned to VNS Health, which acquired the Kalos Health members through an acquisition transaction. The acquisition transaction was submitted to the New York State Department of Health (the Department) following the enacted 2023-2024 New York State Budget provisions. Nearly 1,000 Kalos Health plan members transferred to VNS Health. Some members chose other health plans operating in Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, or Orleans counties before Kalos Health ceased MLTC operations.
Helping People with Complex Health Conditions Live Their Best Possible Lives.
To ensure ongoing continuity of care, many Kalos Health care managers are continuing to support their new and existing MLTC plan members as employees of Elderwood IPA. Elderwood IPA provides delegated care management, local provider relations, and certain administrative functions to VNS Health MLTC members who also reside in Western New York counties.
HealthTech Insights: WorldView and Kno2 Redefine Data Connectivity for Home Health and Hospice
For more than 130 years, VNS Health has been dedicated to helping people age in place in their homes and communities. The growing population of older adults coping with multiple chronic diseases and calls to improve health outcomes in the region demonstrate today’s critical need for access to home health care services and health plans across New York State.
“Health care should be easy to access and simple to understand,” says Dan Savitt, President and CEO of VNS Health. “The trusted relationships that Kalos Health has built with its MLTC members and care providers make that possible, and truly help people live their best possible lives in their homes and communities. VNS Health is committed not only to maintaining that respect and trust, but to ensuring that members have access to even better and more integrated benefits to support their long-term care needs in years to come.”
HealthTech Insights: Steve Smith to lead the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
“Kalos Health is pleased to know that the high level of clinical and personal care that has been given to our members over the last 10 years will continue with the team at VNS Health,” says Carlo Figliomeni, President and CEO of Kalos Health. “It is important that these individuals be given high quality services so that they can remain safe in their homes, with family and friends, and continue being a part of the community with which they live.”
Recently, VNS Health acquired the membership of several MLTC plans, including Prime Health Choice, Senior Network Health, and Elderwood Health Plan, who were all impacted by the State’s requirement to also offer a D-SNP. Additionally, in 2024, VNS Health Total (HMO D-SNP) earned five stars from the NYSDOH, receiving the highest Quality Incentive rating of any dual-eligible Medicaid Advantage Plus (MAP) plan. VNS Health MLTC also received four stars from the NYSDOH.
HealthTech Insights: Bamboo Health Partners with Radial to Enhance Care Collaboration and Outcomes
To participate in our interviews, please write to our HealthTech Media Room at news@intentamplify.com
Source: PR Newswire
