Catasys, Inc. (OTCQB: CATS), a provider of proprietary big data based analytics and predictive modeling driven behavioral health management services for health plans, announced today that it has begun enrolling members in its OnTrak Program with Health Alliance Medical Plans (Health Alliance) in Illinois. In April, Catasys and Health Alliance announced a multi-year agreement for the OnTrak Program.
Health Alliance is the largest health insurer in downstate Illinois, and serves more than 400,000 members in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Washington. Health Alliance Medical Plans is one of the two highest rated HMO/POS plans in Illinois with a rating of 4 out of 5 in the National Committee of Quality Assurance (NCQA) Private Health Insurance Plan Ratings, 2015-2016. Health Alliance is also one of the top four Medicare HMOs in Illinois with a rating of 4.5 out of 5 in NCQA's Medicare Health Insurance Plan Ratings, 2015-2016.
"We are pleased to have the Catasys program as a resource for our members," said John P. Beck, MD, FAPA, Health Alliance Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. "Catasys offers a unique program, which we believe is a great complement to our services and adds significant value for our members who suffer from medical and behavioral conditions."
"We are excited to be able to begin offering OnTrak for Health Alliance's eligible fully insured commercial, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid members. We will continue to work with Health Alliance to provide programs to improve the health of their members. We look forward to continuing to expand our services in Illinois with Health Alliance and other health plans," said Rick Anderson, Catasys President and COO.
The OnTrak program is designed to improve patient health while lowering costs to the insurer for underserved populations in which behavioral health conditions are exacerbating co-existing medical conditions. OnTrak has demonstrated effectiveness with a 50% reduction in health care costs for members enrolled in the program as well as reductions in hospital days, ambulance usage, emergency room visits and more thorough identification, engagement and treatment. Catasys currently operates programs in Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
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