Aiken County Medicaid Patients Get New Choice
in Healthcare Coverage
May 11, 2003 - Charleston (SC) - Select
Health of South Carolina announced today that it’s
quality health plan, First Choice, is now be available to residents
of Aiken County.
The latest expansion increases the Select Health coverage area
to 24 counties in South Carolina. First Choice, a voluntary
option for Medicaid-eligible families, covers nearly 58,000
members across the state.
“Our plan offers outstanding healthcare coverage to families
who need it the most’’, said J. Michael Jernigan,
Select Health President and CEO. ‘’We are excited
about serving Medicaid-eligible families in Aiken County.”
Select Health is able to provide quality healthcare coverage
to its members through a statewide network of 2,000 physicians
and hospitals including all four of South Carolina’s children’s
hospitals. Select Health has contracted with the Medical College
of Georgia, as well as Aiken physicians to serve members in
the Aiken County Area. “We are pleased to have MCG in our
network and now have five children’s hospitals available
to families enrolled in our health plan”, said Jernigan.
‘’ Select Health is improving health outcomes across
the state’’, said Dr. William Kanto Jr., Medical Director
of the MCG Children’s Medical Center. “We look forward
to working with them here at the Medical College of Georgia.’’
Select Health of South Carolina recently earned an ‘’Excellent’’
Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance
(NCQA). Select Health is a wholly owned subsidiary of AmeriHealth
Mercy Health Plan. Headquartered in Philadelphia, the AmeriHealth
Mercy Family of Companies is the largest multi-state Medicaid managed care organization
in the United States. The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies touches the lives of
nearly one million members in four states including Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Kentucky, and South Carolina.
Media Contact: Tracy Pou, (843) 569-4640
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