HealthRight, a new partnership between California-based Scan Group and CareOregon, could lay the foundation for a national in-home healthcare program for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
Scan Health President and CEO Sachin Jain, MD, told McKnight’s Home Care Daily Pulse Friday the two nonprofits have a vision of bringing their platform of in-home care to seniors and at-risk adults to more states. Jain added the new entity could seek partnerships with other nonprofits in future expansion efforts.
“We are always open to conversations with other parties that are interested in the vision that we have developed here,” Jain explained. “It’s a vision that is going to be attractive to a lot of other entities that are regional nonprofits operating at subscale in an industry that is increasingly dominated by giants.”
Late last week, Scan Group and CareOregon announced the two nonprofits were combining to form HealthRight. Both organizations focus on delivering in-home healthcare to vulnerable populations. Scan is primarily focused on delivering care to Medicare beneficiaries in California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas through its subsidiary Scan Health Plan. CareOregon has a similar business strategy, but is primarily focused on delivering care to Medicaid beneficiaries in Oregon.
The combined strengths could give HealthRight an advantage in serving Medicare, Medicaid dual-eligible populations. Also, the timing of the new company couldn’t be better. Scan announced earlier this year it will open a PACE program with the Commonwealth Care Alliance in Los Angeles in early 2024. Jain said HealthRight is interested in opening a PACE program, which offers in-home and center-based services for dual-eligibles, in Oregon and perhaps other states down the road.
“I think we become an attractive destination for other PACE partners who potentially want to join forces with our larger entity,” Jain said. “There are lots of ways for us to work here.”
The HealthRight partnership is expected to close at the end of this year and will generate revenues of $6.8 billion, serving 800,000 people.
