Pennsylvania Medicaid MCO AmeriHealth Caritas Launches Pharmacy-Led Consumer-Engagement Initiative For Members With Hypertension & Diabetes

AmeriHealth Caritas Pennsylvania and its sister Medicaid plan serving southeastern Pennsylvania have launched an initiative with the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network (PPCN) to enhance care engagement and access to health services for AmeriHealth Caritas members with hypertension and diabetes. When the health plans’ members pick up medications at a PPCN pharmacy, the pharmacists will provide a comprehensive medication review along with an assessment to identify non-clinical health-related social needs (HRSN) that may also affect the member’s health and well-being, such as lack of reliable transportation, insecure housing, or food insecurity. AmeriHealth Caritas announced the program on . . .