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CareMore, a Medicare Advantage plan, partners with primary care physicians to identify and refer high-risk patients CareMore aims to prevent and slow the progression of disease rather than treat its complications Authors Martha Hostetter, Sarah Klein, Douglas McCarthy Downloads

As a Medicare Advantage plan that also provides medical care to its members, CareMore partners with primary care physicians to identify and refer high-risk patients who would benefit from support at its Care Centers, where multidisciplinary care teams manage patients' needs holistically and oversee acute care.Mar 28, 2017

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Why choose CareMore for Medicare?

CareMore offers a variety of health plans for Medicare beneficiaries including plans for low-income seniors, people with chronic illnesses and those living in skilled nursing facilities. CareMore’s easy to understand plans and benefits ensure you’ll get a plan that fits your lifestyle and budget.

Who is the CEO of CareMore Inc?

Today, CareMore serves 100,000 patients across 8 states with annual revenues of $1.2B. CareMore's President and CEO is Sachin H. Jain. The company has developed a care model designed to target high-risk, chronically ill patients through focused care coordination, patient education, and proactive disease management.

How many patients does CareMore serve?

Today, CareMore serves 100,000 patients across 8 states with annual revenues of $1.2B. The company has developed a care model designed to target high-risk, chronically ill patients through focused care coordination, patient education, and proactive disease management.

Where can I find the CareMore Health 2019 provider manual?

CareMore Health 2019 Provider Manual pg. 2 https://www.caremore.com CareMore Health 2019 Provider Manual 2019 PROVIDER MANUAL pg. 3

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Is CareMore the same as Medicare?

CareMore Health Medicare Advantage plans have been rebranded to Amerivantage Medicare Advantage plans under the Amerigroup brand. CareMore Health is not going away and will continue to serve Medicare beneficiaries in Pima and Maricopa counties.

What type of plan is CareMore?

Medicare-Medicaid PlanCareMore Health Care Centers (Medicare-Medicaid Plan)

Are CareMore and Anthem the same?

CareMore, a subsidiary of Anthem Inc., is an integrated health plan and care delivery system for Medicare and Medicaid patients.

What does CareMore Health do?

CareMore is a health care delivery system built on compassion and fueled by innovation, treating patients and families with the care and dignity they deserve.

Who started CareMore?

Dr. Sheldon ZinbergThree institutions produce products associated with chronic disease—while one treats them. More optimistically, I like to say that Downey is the birthplace of several great American institutions. The founding physician of the CareMore medical group was Dr. Sheldon Zinberg.

What is CareMore touch?

Touch partners with the facilities for both day-to-day management and support for custodial patients eligible for Medicare, as well as acting as skilled nursing and short-term care hubs for patients, James Lydiard, general manager of the CareMore Touch program, told Skilled Nursing News.

Is Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia part of Anthem?

As previously communicated, effective January 1, 2019, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc. and Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Plan of Georgia, Inc.

Are Anthem and Blue Cross the same?

Blue Cross Blue Shield is a subsidiary of Anthem, but the two entities each sell health insurance in different areas of the country, and each company provides Medicare health benefits and prescription drug coverage to beneficiaries in those areas.

How many employees does CareMore have?

Caremore Medical Management Company A California Limited Partnership has 900 employees.

How many employees does Caremore health have?

Caremore Health Plan has 350 total employees across all of its locations and generates $111.92 million in sales (USD).

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What is Caremore Care?

CareMore offers its patients a high-touch, proactive approach to chronic disease management designed to minimize the probability of an acute episode of care. After a comprehensive medical evaluation, patients with chronic conditions are enrolled in one of CareMore’s 14 different disease management programs. Once in a program, patients are seen periodically in a CareMore Care Center by CareMore’s interdisciplinary care team. The team monitors disease-specific metrics to determine whether a patient requires more intensive management. Roughly 30% of CareMore’s Medicare Advantage patients are engaged in a disease management program. The company has seen particularly strong outcomes in its Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, End Stage Renal Disease and Diabetes programs.

What is Caremore Health System?

Sheldon Zinberg in 1991 in an effort to reorganize the healthcare delivery system to proactively manage health and improve quality in high risk populations. The company’s website highlights that the name “CareMore” was selected as a representation of its philosophy and mission-driven nature. By 1993, the group had grown to include 28 offices in the greater Los Angeles area. CareMore restructured in 1997 as a privately managed Medicare health plan, shifting its focus to primarily elderly, high risk patients. In 2003, it formalized this focus, becoming a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan. As an MA plan, CareMore embraced full capitation reimbursement, aligning its financial incentives with favorable patient outcomes.

When did Caremore become a private health plan?

By 1993, the group had grown to include 28 offices in the greater Los Angeles area. CareMore restructured in 1997 as a privately managed Medicare health plan, shifting its focus to primarily elderly, high risk patients. In 2003, it formalized this focus, becoming a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan.

Is Caremore a success story?

However, CareMore has also been criticized as a one-off success story that will not be able to scale beyond its core markets.

When was HIPAA 4010 implemented?

care professionals – and impact others who currently use the HIPAA version 4010 to transmit data. The implementation date for version 5010 was January 1, 2012.

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Providers should never ask a patient to bring their own interpreter, ask a family member, friend or . minor to interpret. Use of a family member or minor may pose issues for the family and it creates . liability risk for the Provider when information is not exchanged with LEP patient through a qualified .

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