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Virginia Regional Health Plan Joins Aetna, CIGNA, UnitedHealthcare, Humana and Medicare on RediClinic Coverage Roster HOUSTON (July 12, 2007) – RediClinic LLC today announced that it has expanded coverage at its Richmond, VA clinics to include members of Southern Health’s HMO, PPO and POS plans. In addition to Southern Health, a Coventry Health Care plan, RediClinic visits in Virginia are now covered by the four largest commercial health insurance carriers – CIGNA, Aetna, Humana, and UnitedHealthcare – as well as by Medicare. RediClinics are in-store healthcare facilities that offer consumers easy access to high-quality, routine medical services at affordable prices. The Southern Health agreement covers the RediClinics located in nine Wal-Mart Supercenters in Greater Richmond. RediClinic also operates clinics in four other Wal-Mart Supercenters, in Tulsa, OK and Fayetteville and Rogers, AR, as well as in 16 H-E-B stores in Houston, Austin and San Antonio, TX, and in 16 Walgreens stores in Atlanta, GA. Additional RediClinics are scheduled to open throughout 2007. “We are pleased to offer Southern Health’s Commercial and Medicaid (CareNet) members in Virginia the opportunity to get easy access to high-quality, routine healthcare in Wal-Mart Supercenters throughout the Richmond area for the cost of their co-pay,” said Web Golinkin, president and chief executive officer of RediClinic. “Coventry Health Care National Network PPO Members will also have access to the RedClinics located in Richmond.” "At Southern Health, we recognize that improved healthcare access leads to better overall health for our members” said Cosby M. Davis, III President and CEO of Southern Health. “Our relationship with RediClinic underscores our commitment to helping our members have access to high-quality healthcare that fits into their increasingly busy lives.” RediClinics are staffed by certified nurse practitioners who work with local physicians to diagnose, treat and prescribe medications for common medical conditions, such as earaches, strep throat and upper respiratory infections. They also administer a wide range of preventive services, including health screenings, flu shots and other vaccinations, and back-to-school physical exams. RediClinics are open seven days a week (including most holidays) and offer extended hours on weekdays. Adults and children over age two are welcome, no appointments are necessary and a typical visit takes about 15 minutes. RediClinic uses a proprietary electronic medical record system to document and guide patient visits. This system ensures patient suitability to RediClinic’s scope of practice and facilitates continuity of care when other clinicians are involved, including a customer’s primary care physician. Patients who cannot be treated at RediClinic, or who need ongoing treatment, are referred to their primary care provider, if they have one, or to other physicians in their communities. RediClinic visits are covered by a growing number of national and regional health plans. However, those who are covered by health plans that do not currently have agreements with RediClinic receive specially-formatted receipts that can be filed for possible reimbursement. For a complete list of locations, services, prices and additional information on RediClinic, visit www.rediclinic.com. RediClinics are now located at the following Richmond-area Wal-Mart Supercenters:
Revolution Clinics, an affiliate of the Revolution Health Group created by AOL co-founder Steve Case, is RediClinic LLC’s largest investor and is providing the capital to support RediClinic’s national rollout. RediClinic LLC Since 1989, RediClinic (formerly known as InterFit Health) has provided people with easy access to high-quality, affordable healthcare services. Today the company is a leader in convenient care and is the largest provider of retail health screening services in the United States. The company also provides health screenings, flu shots and other health-related services to major employers. For more information, visit www.rediclinic.com. Revolution Clinics Revolution Clinics is an affiliate of Revolution Health Group, a leading consumer-centric health company. Revolution Health strives to empower consumers by putting them at the center of the health system, building innovative health-related companies through investments, acquisitions and partnerships. The company’s strategy is to create businesses and products that provide greater consumer choice, control and convenience in three key healthcare sectors affected by the rapid growth of the Internet and defined-contribution health plans: content, coverage and care. About Southern Health Southern Health Services, Inc. is a managed health care company established in 1985 and based in Virginia with offices in Charlottesville, Richmond and Roanoke. It is a subsidiary of Coventry Health Care, Inc., one of the country’s largest managed health care companies providing a full range of risk and fee-based health care products and services in all 50 states. More information is available on the Internet at www.southernhealth.com. |
