The new contract award was the result of a competitive procurement initiated by BlueCare Tennessee in March 2014. “We are very excited to continue our long-standing relationship with BlueCare Tennessee”, said Steve Adams, President of Verida. “It has been a great experience for our company to work with their team over the past six years and we are grateful for their vote of confidence in Verida through the new contract award.”
Verida will continue to operate a central business office and 24/7 call center in Chattanooga and a regional office in Memphis to support this contract. The company has 93 employees in Tennessee.
Verida, Inc. was founded in 2000 as a transportation management company specializing in efficient and innovative delivery of human transportation services. Verida manages a range of transportation programs including Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation, human service center transportation, and managed-care organization transportation services. The company’s management methodologies have demonstrated tremendous success in reducing program costs, improving transportation service quality, and in building comprehensive and reliable transportation provider networks. Verida currently coordinates over 3 million non-emergency medical trips annually under contracts in Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, and the District of Columbia. For additional information about Verida, please visit www.southeastrans.com.