LONG BEACH, Calif. & WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2016--
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) and Universal American Corp. (NYSE:
UAM) jointly announced today that Molina has completed its acquisition
of Universal American’s Total Care Medicaid plan. As a result,
approximately 38,000 Total Care Medicaid members will now be a part of
Molina Healthcare.
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“We are looking forward to welcoming and sharing our care model with our
newest members in New York,” said J. Mario Molina, MD, president and
chief executive officer of Molina Healthcare, Inc. “With the completion
of this acquisition, Molina now operates health plans in the five
largest Medicaid markets in the country and we are proud to continue
carrying out our mission of providing access to high-quality health care
to people receiving government assistance as we’ve done for more than 35
years.”
Total Care is a prepaid health services plan that provides health
insurance coverage in New York. Total Care covers approximately 38,000
members of the Medicaid Managed Care, Health and Recovery Plans (HARP)
and Child Health Plus (CHP) programs in four counties: Cortland,
Onondaga, Oswego and Tompkins. Under the terms of the agreement, Molina
has acquired all the outstanding equity interests of Today’s Options of
New York, Inc., which operates the Total Care Medicaid plan.
“Total Care has a long history serving the central New York community,
and we will continue to work closely with the New York State Department
of Health, local providers and community organizations to serve our
members, but now as part of the Molina Healthcare extended family,” said
Colleen Schmidt, president of Total Care. “We’re confident that this
will be a seamless transition given Molina’s focus on government health
care assistance programs. Molina shares a similar mission and values
with Total Care, and we are excited to tap into the knowledge,
experience and resources that Molina brings.”
Richard A. Barasch, chairman and chief executive officer of Universal
American, commented, “With the sale of our Total Care Medicaid plan, we
can better concentrate our efforts on our Medicare Advantage and
Medicare ACO businesses. We believe that Molina’s extensive experience
in Medicaid will allow for continued improvements to the plan for the
benefit of its members. We want to thank all the Total Care employees
for their dedication, professionalism and hard work.”
About Molina Healthcare
Molina
Healthcare, Inc., a FORTUNE 500 company, provides managed health care
services under the Medicaid and Medicare programs and through the state
insurance marketplaces. Through our locally operated health plans in 12
states across the nation and in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Molina
currently serves approximately 4.3 million members. Dr. C. David Molina
founded our company in 1980 as a provider organization serving
low-income families in Southern California. Today, we continue his
mission of providing high quality and cost-effective health care to
those who need it most. For more information about Molina Healthcare,
please visit our website at molinahealthcare.com.
About Universal American Corp.
Through
its family of healthcare companies, Universal American provides health
benefits to people covered by Medicare. The company is dedicated to
working collaboratively with healthcare professionals, especially
primary care physicians, in order to improve the health and well-being
of those they serve while reducing healthcare costs. More information
about Universal American is available at universalamerican.com.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains “forward-looking
statements” regarding the transaction between Universal American Corp.
and Molina Healthcare, Inc. All forward-looking statements are based on
current expectations that are subject to numerous risk factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially. Such risk factors
include, without limitation, risks related to: the ability of Today’s
Options of New York, Inc. (“TONY”) to maintain relationships with
customers and employees following the announcement of this transaction;
the integration of the operations and employees of TONY into Molina
Healthcare’s business; the retention and renewal of TONY’s business
contracts; synergies from the proposed transaction; and TONY’s future
financial condition and operating results. Additional information
regarding the risk factors to which the parties are subject is provided
in greater detail in their respective periodic reports and filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including each party’s most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. These reports can be accessed under
the investor relations tab of each party’s website or on the SEC’s
website at sec.gov.
Given these risks and uncertainties, neither party can give assurances
that its forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, or that
any other results or events projected or contemplated by its
forward-looking statements will in fact occur, and each party cautions
investors not to place undue reliance on these statements. All
forward-looking statements in this release represent the parties’
judgment as of the date hereof, and each party disclaims any obligation
to update any forward-looking statements to conform the statement to
actual results or changes in a party’s expectations that occur after the
date of this release.
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Source: Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Investor Relations:
Juan José
Orellana, 562-435-3666
or
Public Relations:
Sunny Yu,
562-901-1039
or
Universal American Corp.
Adam Thackery,
914-597-2939
Chief Financial Officer
