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| Business Focus: |
| HIP: HMO |
| HIP: Medicaid Health Plan |
| HIP: Medicare Advantage Plan |
| HIP: Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) |
| HIP: Medicaid Health Plan |
| HIP: Medicare Advantage Plan |
| HIP: Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) |
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| Company Description: |
FirstCare is a State of Texas for-profit company, organized for the purpose of operating an IPA-model health maintenance organization. FirstCare provides prepaid medical, hospital, and related comprehensive health care services to HMO subscribers and their enrolled dependents within our approved service area. FirstCare also owns Southwest Life & Health Insurance company which offers the FirstCare PPO and life insurance products.
The diversity of FirstCare health care products has also expanded over the years. In addition to the offering a variety of HMO plans, FirstCare also offers FirstCare PPO and Health Savings Accountsand other options for:
- Individuals
- Small, medium and large businesses
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program)
- TRS (Teacher Retirement System of Texas)
- ERS (Employees Retirement System of Texas)
- Federal employees
- Administrative Services for self-insured organizations
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| Company Ownership: |
| For-profit SHA, LLC (dba FirstCare) is owned by two religious-based, not-for-profit health care organizations: Covenant Health System in Lubbock, and Hendrick Health System in Abilene. |
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