For Immediate Release
ACM’s
Managed Medicaid Assist Program to Enhance Care
Delivered to Carolina Crescent Health Plan Members
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (April 2, 2008)—ACM, a leading healthcare benefits
management company, today announced a new agreement
with Carolina Crescent Health Plan that will bring a dynamic combination
of authorization processing,
claim adjudication, and provider network management
to Medicaid beneficiaries throughout South Carolina.
Through ACM’s comprehensive
Managed Medicaid Assist program, the company will provide authorization coordination
and partially-delegated authorization
services; claim adjudication and management of the provider reimbursement process;
and patient intake and placement for a full array of services, including home
health, infusion therapy, durable medical equipment, and orthotics and prosthetics.
“ACM has a long-established presence in the South Carolina market,
already working with many of the state’s leading providers of outpatient-based
care and services, credentialed through our GoldNet network,” said David
J. McLean, ACM’s Chief Executive Officer. “This new agreement with
Carolina Crescent Health Plan allows us to bring our experience and the services
of quality providers to all Managed Medicaid enrollees.”
“ACM’s unique knowledge of South Carolina and the 12+ years of
experience they bring to this Medicaid segment of the healthcare marketplace
will go a long way in helping us continue to improve the health status of our
members,” added Jennifer Marchant, Executive Director of Carolina Crescent
Health Plan. “We welcome this new partnership with ACM and are confident
that the company’s state-of-the-art processing technologies will deliver
the efficiencies, cost savings, and quality services that we require.”
ACM began providing services to Carolina Crescent Health Plan and its members
in first quarter 2008.
About ACM
A healthcare benefits
management company, ACM delivers next generation decision support tools to
manage authorizations,
claims processing technology for pricing
precision, nationally-recognized patient care programs, and first-class provider
network services. Covering over 40 million lives for the nation’s largest
health plans and payers, Minneapolis-based ACM is URAC-accredited for health
utilization management, holds full accreditation by EHNAC, and has twice been
named to the Inc. 500 List. www.ACMcentral.com.
About Carolina Crescent
Carolina Crescent Health Plan, Inc. is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Medicaid Managed
Care Organization headquartered in Columbia, SC. A wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, an academic medical
center and teaching hospital, Carolina Crescent provides quality healthcare
to Medicaid enrollees throughout South Carolina. www.carolinachp.com
Media Contact:
Wendy Capetz, 952-826-2552
Jennifer Marchant, 803-251-6641
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