Fierce Healthcare November 17, 2021
Paige Minemyer

SCAN Group has launched a new primary care medical group aimed at reaching seniors with a combination of virtual and in-home services.

The new group, called Welcome Health, will offer affordable, high-quality care to members of SCAN Health Plan as well as other Medicare Advantage insurers. It will welcome its first patients in 2022, according to an announcement from the California-based insurer.

The medical group’s care model is built on the “philosophy of geriatrics,” which puts a priority on providing care that aligns with a patient’s goals.

“We have to meet patients where they are, and the care should revolve around the patient rather than revolve around the provider,” said Scott Weingarten, M.D., CEO of Welcome Health, in an interview...

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