Fierce Healthcare November 3, 2023
Anastassia Gliadkovskaya

Karen Schulte, president of the Medicare division for SCAN Health Plan, believes the nonprofit model brings unique advantages when working to reach reach populations in need.

SCAN, a nonprofit plan specializing in Medicare Advantage (MA) based out of California, hopes to lead a movement to recognize nonprofit healthcare and help it clinch a larger share of the MA pie, Schulte said.

“We need to increase that sliver so that we can make a much broader impact,” she said during a keynote Friday morning at the Fierce Health Payer Summit in Austin.

One way it aims to do so is through the merger of its parent company, SCAN Group, and CareOregon. The resulting HealthRight Group aims to be a...

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