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AmeriHealth Caritas Expands Its Portfolio of Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Products

The Company’s First Choice VIP Care (HMO-SNP) plan to serve South Carolina beginning Jan. 1, 2022

October 27, 2021
North Charleston, S.C.

AmeriHealth Caritas announced today that its South Carolina health plan, Select Health of South Carolina, will offer a new health insurance option for South Carolinians eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual eligibles). First Choice VIP Care, a Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan for dual eligibles (D-SNP), has begun accepting enrollment applications in 42 counties, with services to begin Jan. 1, 2022.

Dual eligibles, by virtue of their age and income level, are at particularly high risk for many health problems, and often experience a lack of advocacy and other socioeconomic challenges. First Choice VIP Care will provide South Carolina’s dual eligibles with a new option for Medicare coverage that is attuned to their unique circumstances. It will be backed by Select Health’s 25-plus years of expertise serving the state’s Medicaid population as well as AmeriHealth Caritas’ experience operating D-SNPs and other dual-eligible products in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina.

“We are proud to deepen our commitment to South Carolina by advancing quality health care for seniors through our Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible product offering,” said AmeriHealth Caritas Chairman and CEO Paul A. Tufano. “Our integrated care plans in South Carolina, Michigan and Pennsylvania are designed to help people living with complex health challenges access the care and resources that are essential for a higher quality of life. We look forward to partnering with them on their care journeys.”

First Choice VIP Care will offer services in Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Dillon, Dorchester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Greenwood, Hampton, Jasper, Kershaw, Laurens, Lee, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, and Williamsburg Counties.

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