UnitedHealthcare Invests $1 Million to Provide Integrated Health Care Services to K-12 Students in Texas
2024年6月11日 - 10:00PM
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Funds have been given to school health provider
Goodside Health, who will provide integrated physical and
behavioral health visits, non-medical drivers of health screenings,
and referrals
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Texas has announced a $1
million investment in school-based health care provider Goodside
Health to conduct EPSDT (Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis
and Treatment) wellness events in 200 schools located throughout
Texas.
Known as Texas Health Steps in the state, EPSDT’s purpose is to
discover and treat childhood health conditions before they become
serious or disabling. Following the completion of each visit, Texas
Health Steps-credentialed Goodside Health providers will assist
students with any next steps to ensure any physical, behavioral and
social needs are addressed. This may include coordination with the
child’s insurance and primary care physician on the screening
results and additional follow-up as needed. All students may
participate in the wellness events regardless of health insurance
status.
“Expanding access to essential health care services is
imperative to ensure children have opportunities to achieve their
fullest potential and thrive in their communities,” said Donald
Langer, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Texas. “We are
committed to helping students across Texas live healthier lives,
and this requires a comprehensive approach that this partnership
allows us to deliver.”
Health care has become a vital resource in schools alongside the
familiar staples of reading, writing and arithmetic. In addition to
physical health, positive mental health has an impact on children’s
well-being and increases participation in learning, access to
education and overall success in life. According to the U.S.
Department of Education, nearly one in five children in the United
States live in poverty, and youth from lower-income households are
less likely to access health care and more likely to experience
significant mental health symptoms.
“Undiagnosed or untreated health conditions typically have
adverse impacts on school attendance, classroom behavior and
overall academic performance,” said Brian White, Goodside Health
CEO. “We are grateful for this partnership, which will allow us to
bring integrated care to the children and promote their long-term
success in life.”
Wellness events will be conducted across the state in 2024 and
2025, serving up to 200 K-12 students per event, depending on the
size of the school. Counties where the schools are located include
Tarrant, Harris, Hidalgo, Travis, Kaufman, Willacy, Collin, Dallas
and Bexar.
UnitedHealthcare serves more than 4.7 million people in Texas
enrolled in employer-sponsored, Medicare and Medicaid benefit
plans, with a network of 757 hospitals, and about 146,500
physicians and other care providers statewide.
About Goodside Health
Goodside Health is advancing the delivery of pediatric care by
partnering with communities to provide access to physical health,
mental health, and telehealth services at school, at home, and in
the clinic. Relentless advocates for expanding access to care and
promoting health equity, Goodside Health leverages a Whole-Child
Approach to care and lives our mission of closing gaps in
children’s healthcare through innovation and execution. To learn
more about Goodside Health, please visit
www.goodsidehealth.com.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people live healthier
lives and making the health system work better for everyone by
simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and
wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care
providers. In the United States, UnitedHealthcare offers the full
spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, and
Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with
more than 1.6 million physicians and care professionals, and 8,000
hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. The company also
provides health benefits and delivers care to people through owned
and operated health care facilities in South America.
UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group
(NYSE: UNH), a diversified health care company. For more
information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow
UnitedHealthcare on LinkedIn.
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