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PITTSBURGH -- EMPOWER360 and Gateway Health Plan Inc., have partnered to provide Gateway Health's members with an enhanced level of care focused on closing gaps in health care disparities.
EMPOWER360 is a primary care model that provides a higher level of care focused on improving patient outcomes with providers spending more time with patients. For the first time, providers, specialists, technology and patients are all joined together in one ecosystem to implement care plans and drive positive lifestyle and behavioral changes.
The EMPOWER360 membership model includes unlimited concierge-level access to preventive care, onsite pharmacist consultation for medication therapy management, injury care, treatment for acute and chronic medical conditions and on-site lab work.
"The EMPOWER360 and Gateway Health partnership provides a revolutionary and sustainable health care model for underserved populations that is not reliant on grant money," Dr. Zane Gates, chief medical officer of EMPOWER360, said in a statement. "Our model puts the person first.
"As a physician, I took an oath that everyone deserves the same higher level of care despite income, race or creed. At Empower360 we believe that we can achieve this goal by simplifying the system and only focusing on the needs of our patients and providing exceptional service."
Gateway Health has served the most vulnerable Medicare and Medicaid populations across the commonwealth for nearly 30 years. Gateway Health is coordinating health care that goes beyond doctors and medicine to deliver whole person care to the communities it serves.
"At Gateway Health, we care for the whole person in all communities where the need is greatest," said Dr. Glenn Pomerantz, senior vice president of health services, Gateway Health in a statement. "We believe that to truly care for a person's health, we need a different kind of health care. We're facing major healthy equity issues in Pennsylvania that must be addressed by health care providers and payers. Our partnership with EMPOWER360 will provide our members with the additional resources, support, information, tools and guidance they need to thrive."
EMPOWER360 has clinics in Altoona, Cheswick and Johnstown, and has expansion plans to open three more clinics in Sheraden, Southpointe and Wexford in 2021.