NEWS RELEASE
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Benjie Alexander, Chief Administrative Officer
678-510-4507
balexander@southeastrans.com
October 14, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia – Verida has contracted with Windsor Health Plan, Inc, an affiliate of WellCare Health Plan, Inc. for management of non-emergency transportation services in Arkansas and Tennessee, effective February 1, 2016. Under the terms of the new contract, Verida will manage non-emergency transportation for members enrolled in Windsor Health Plan’s Medicare managed-care health plans. Verida will provide call center services, provider network administration, quality management, and claims administration for the health plan’s transportation benefit.
“We are very excited to begin this relationship with WellCare Health Plan and look forward to serving their members throughout Tennessee and Arkansas”, said Steve Adams, President of Verida. The new contract will be managed by Verida’ existing operations in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Little Rock, Arkansas.
About Verida
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 3.6 million non-emergency medical trips annually under contracts in Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. For additional information about Verida, please visit www.southeastrans.com.