MIRAMAR, Fla., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Humana Medical Plan, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with Baptist Hospital, Baptist Outpatient Services and Baptist Medical Arts Surgery Center to provide access to coverage for medical services for Humana Family Medicaid members in South Florida.
The agreement provides access to all inpatient, outpatient, and emergency services for members of the Humana Family Medicaid product line. In addition to Baptist Hospital, Baptist Outpatient Services and its Medical Arts Surgery Center, Humana also has agreements with South Miami Hospital, Doctors Hospital and Homestead Hospital to provide services to its Medicaid members. These facilities are part of Baptist Health South Florida.
“This agreement is an important step in our continued commitment to provide Humana Family Medicaid members in South Florida with access to coverage through an extensive network of the area’s leading hospitals,” said Michael Seltzer, chief executive officer of Humana in South Florida. “Baptist Hospital has an outstanding reputation for medical and service excellence. As one of South Florida’s most respected hospitals, it provides a wide range of services that we are proud to offer to our members.”
“We are pleased that Humana Family Medicaid members will have the opportunity to utilize our services and programs to meet their family’s medical and surgical needs,” said Lee Huntley, CEO of Baptist Hospital.
The Humana Family Medicaid product is part of the state-funded managed care program, which effectively serves the health and social needs of lower income families in South Florida. Humana currently has 58,000 Medicaid members in South Florida. It is one of Florida’s leading health benefits companies with more than 750,000 members statewide and more than 300,000 members in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.
About Humana
Humana Inc., the parent company of Humana Medical Plan, Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the nation’s largest publicly traded health benefits companies, with approximately 7 million medical members located primarily in 19 states and Puerto Rico. Humana offers coordinated health insurance coverage and related services -- through traditional and Internet-based plans -- to employer groups, government-sponsored plans, and individuals.
More information regarding Humana is available via the Internet at http://www.humana.com/ , including copies of:
- Annual report to stockholders; - Securities and Exchange Commission filings; - Most recent investor conference presentation; - Quarterly earnings press releases; - Audio archive of most recent earnings release conference call; - Calendar of events (includes upcoming earnings conference call dates, times, and access number, as well as planned participation in investor conferences) - Corporate Governance Information About Baptist Health
Baptist Health South Florida is the largest, most respected not-for-profit healthcare organization in the region. It includes Baptist, Baptist Children’s, South Miami, Doctors and Homestead Hospitals as well as Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute and Baptist Outpatient Services. More information regarding Baptist Health is available via the Internet at http://www.baptisthealth.net/ .
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