Evolent Health's Subsidiary New Century Health to Support Health New England With Comprehensive Advance Care Planning Services

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Evolent Health (NYSE: EVH) announced a partnership with Health New England to provide advanced care planning services via its subsidiary, New Century Health. The initiative, utilizing the Vital Decisions platform, aims to support Health New England's 180,000 members in articulating their healthcare preferences during serious illness. Through personalized consultations, the Living Well program allows patients to document their care goals, ensuring that their choices are reflected in medical plans. This partnership seeks to empower patients and enhance their healthcare experience.

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• Partnership with Health New England enhances service offerings.
• The Living Well program promotes patient-centered care and individual choice.
• Utilization of the Vital Decisions platform improves communication of care preferences.

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Evolent Health, Inc. (NYSE: EVH), a health care company that delivers proven clinical and administrative solutions to payers and providers, today announced that it will provide comprehensive advanced care planning services through its specialty management offering New Century Health to Health New England, a not-for-profit provider-owned health plan based in Massachusetts that serves 180,000 members. New Century Health will support Health New England's Medicaid, Medicare and Commercial members through its Vital Decisions platform. The partnership will ensure that Health New England members have support to empower them to articulate and advocate for the care they want in the face of serious illness.

Through a series of in-depth phone or video conversations, Health New England members will have the opportunity to closely examine and document what is most important to them when considering their quality of life and healthcare goals. This program, called Living Well, ensures that care preferences and goals of care are clearly communicated to families and medical teams and are reflected in individuals' care plans.

"Patient preferences are central to the individual's care journey and our Vital Decisions platform ensures we meet every person where they are in their advance care planning process," said New Century Health CEO Dan McCarthy. "Health New England takes great pride in providing programs that meet their members' needs and positively impact their overall healthcare experience. Our services do this by allowing Health New England's members with advanced illness to stay in control of their medical choices and feel confident that care decisions will align with their values, which in turn brings peace of mind for family members and caregivers."

"When individuals have an advanced illness, these conversations on care decision-making often become very nuanced and delicate due to the range of emotions one may be feeling," said Health New England Director of Population Health Clinical Programs Maggie Perracchio. "Our goal is to provide services that are person-centered. No two people are alike, and the Living Well program allows for an individualized approach to these difficult conversations which we feel is absolutely critical as we want each person to receive care that aligns with who they are as a person." 

About Evolent Health
Evolent Health (NYSE: EVH) delivers proven clinical and administrative solutions that improve whole-person health while making health care simpler and more affordable. Our solutions encompass total cost of care management, specialty care management and administrative simplification. Evolent serves a national base of leading payers and providers, is the first company to receive the National Committee for Quality Assurance's Population Health Program Accreditation, and is consistently recognized as a top place to work in health care nationally. Learn more about how Evolent is changing the way health care is delivered by visiting evolenthealth.com.

Contacts:

Chelsea Griffin
Investor Relations
919.817.8045
cgriffin@evolenthealth.com 

Dan Paladino
571.306.3470
Media Relations
DPaladino@evolenthealth.com

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FAQ

What services will Evolent Health provide to Health New England?

Evolent Health will provide advanced care planning services through its subsidiary, New Century Health.

How many members does Health New England serve?

Health New England serves approximately 180,000 members.

What is the purpose of the Living Well program?

The Living Well program is designed to help patients articulate and document their care preferences during serious illness.

What platform does New Century Health use for advanced care planning?

New Century Health uses the Vital Decisions platform for its advanced care planning services.

When was the partnership between Evolent Health and Health New England announced?

The partnership was announced on November 3, 2021.