Behavioral Health Business March 8, 2022
Since 1977, SCAN Health Plan has been serving California seniors with health plan coverage. And as mental health conditions have worsened among adults 65 and older, Long Beach-based SCAN has been trying to address its members’ whole-person care needs with an emphasis on behavioral health solutions.
“The most basic whole-person approach is to understand that a human being is not divided by who covers their various health services,” Eve Gelb, the senior vice president of member and community health for SCAN, told Behavioral Health Business. “They are a human being, and we need to support that human being to live a healthy and independent life, regardless of whether it’s medical services or social support.”
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