MVP HEALTH CARE ANNOUNCES APPROVAL TO OFFER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO
For Release: June 19, 2006
MVP Health Care announced today that it has received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to offer MVP Gold, a Medicare Advantage HMO plan, in selected counties in New York.
“We are delighted to receive CMS approval to move forward with the MVP Gold product,” said David W. Oliker, president and CEO of MVP Health Care.
“We are excited about the prospect of offering a superior health plan option to Medicare-eligible people in the Capitol District, Hudson Valley and Syracuse areas.” Oliker noted that coverage is expected to be effective January 1, 2007, and that specific plan benefits and rates remain under CMS review and cannot yet be announced.
MVP Gold will be offered in eight counties – Albany, Dutchess, Montgomery, Onondaga, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady and Ulster. Oliker also announced that MVP Gold will be administered and member services provided by “the same exceptional Rochester-based staff that currently provides those services for Preferred Care Gold.” MVP Health Care and Preferred Care merged in January, 2006, and Preferred Care Gold is ranked the number one Medicare Advantage health plan in the nation on the U.S. News & Word Report/NCQA Best Health Plans in America list.
“That top ranking is based on measures of both clinical quality and customer satisfaction, and we can think of no better group of people to staff our MVP Gold product offering,” said Lisa Brubaker, MVP Health Care executive vice president for Rochester operations and government programs. “Their dedication to the health and well-being of members will quickly help differentiate MVP Gold in the marketplace.”
MVP Health Care
Corporate Communications
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Schenectady, NY 12301
Contact: Gary Hughes
MVP Health Care
518-388-2319
hughesg@mvphealthcare.com
or
Mike Traphagan
(585) 327-2333