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Option Care Health Selected by Highmark as Preferred Provider of Hemophilia Treatment
National leader in treating bleeding disorders offers personalized, high-quality patient care BANNOCKBURN, Ill., Nov. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Option Care
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[{"type":"text","content":"National leader in treating bleeding disorders offers personalized, high-quality patient care\nBANNOCKBURN, Ill., Nov. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Option Care Health, Inc., the nation’s largest independent provider of home and alternate treatment site infusion therapy services, has been chosen by Highmark health plan as a preferred provider of factor drug products for the treatment and management of plan members with hemophilia, beginning in January 2020.\n A national leader in treating bleeding disorders, Option Care Health provides specialized intravenous (IV) infusion of clotting factors that control bleeding, which people with hemophilia are missing. Option Care Health has access to all hemophilia factor treatments, including those that are limited in distribution. “Highmark chose to partner with Option Care Health because of the extraordinary care we provide to patients as well as our rigorous performance standards and ability to control drug waste and costs while still delivering excellent outcomes,” said Rich Denness, Chief Strategy Officer for Option Care Health. “The health plan recognizes that we will provide their members who have been diagnosed with hemophilia the highest-quality personalized care to help manage this complex and challenging condition.” Option Care Health’s Bleeding Disorders (BD) program features care teams – including a patient benefit navigator – with special Hemophilia Treatment Center (HTC) training to guide the patient experience from referral through treatment. The Option Care Health team, anchored by a dedicated BD-certified, HTC-experienced nurse and pharmacist, work closely with the patient’s providers to develop a personalized care plan that ensures the patient’s treatment and therapy goals are aligned for successful disease management. Patients and their physicians have access to Option Care Health’s hotline offering 24/7 assistance from a dedicated bleeding disorders clinician. “Our Bleeding Disorders program will now align with Highmark’s Hemophilia Member Care Program to streamline care of their members,” said Leslie Hall, Vice President of Hematology and Transplant Therapies for Option Care Health. “This partnership reflects the shift away from a hands-off specialty pharmacy model to the patient-centric model Option Care Health offers. We are working closely with Highmark to ensure th...