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Open Enrollment dates for Medicaid Enrollees
Medicaid Expansion members: November 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019. You will receive a yellow reminder in the mail. If you or a family member is enrolled in Medicaid Expansion (New Adult Health Coverage) and need to change the Managed Care Organization (MCO) during Open Enrollment, you may do so between November 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019 in our area.
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Open Enrollment dates for Medicaid Enrollees
Mamm and Glam event helps increase access to mammograms while patients are pampered
October is breast cancer awareness month. We kicked off breast cancer awareness month with a “Mamm & Glam” event, a partnership between the MHC Coalition for Health and Wellness, Ladies First, the Coalition’s mammography assistance program and the Julius Hermes Breast Care Center at Sovah Health – Martinsville.
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Mamm and Glam event helps increase access to mammograms while patients are pampered
Local woman at the frontlines of Medicaid enrollment as numbers surpass 300,000
Martinsville, VA – More than 4,500 area residents have been enrolled in the new Medicaid health insurance in the past eight months.
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Local woman at the frontlines of Medicaid enrollment as numbers surpass 300,000
Coalition receives Health Center Quality Award
The Martinsville Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness was recently awarded a “Health Center Quality Improvement Award” from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in the amount of $65,795.
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Coalition receives Health Center Quality Award
Understanding Social Determinants of Health
August 4 kicks off National Health Center Week 2019 #NHCW19 and the MHC Coalition for Health and Wellness is celebrating our community health centers, Bassett Family Practice and Ridgeway Family Health.
National Health Center Week August 4 – 10, 2019
National Health Center Week (August 4th-10th) is an annual celebration with the goal of raising awareness about the mission and accomplishments of America’s health centers over the past five decades.
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National Health Center Week August 4 – 10, 2019
WELCOME AMANDA KEITH, CERTIFIED FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
The Martinsville Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness is pleased to announce Amanda Keith, FNP-C, has joined its staff and will be providing primary care to adults and children at Ridgeway Family Health, one of the Coalition’s two federally qualified health centers.
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WELCOME AMANDA KEITH, CERTIFIED FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
Tim Kaine’s representative visits Bassett Family Practice
Earlier in June, Coalition team members met with Gwen Mason, Regional Director for U.S. Senator Tim Kaine and her assistant at Bassett Family Practice, one of the Coalition’s two federally qualified health centers.
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Tim Kaine’s representative visits Bassett Family Practice
Welcoming back Dr. Kwamba Nkembe, MD
After a 6 month sabbatical, the Coalition is welcoming Dr. Kwamba Nkembe, MD back to our health centers! He is welcoming new patients and will be seeing acute care patients at Bassett Family Practice and Ridgeway Family Health.
United Way of Martinsville and Henry County Annual Luncheon
On June 27, 2019 a group of Coalition team members attended an annual luncheon hosted by the United Way of Martinsville and Henry County, one of the Coalition’s longstanding community partners.
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United Way of Martinsville and Henry County Annual Luncheon