EVERGREEN HEALTH COOPERATIVE INC
3000 Falls Rd No 1, Baltimore, MD 21211 www.evergreenmd.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: To offer consumer operated and oriented health insurance plans that provide Maryland consumers with greater choice in health plan selection whle lowering health care costs, improving quality of care, and increasing member satisfaction in the course of obtaining improved outcomes for every member. In other words, Evergreen Health Cooperative is working to do health care reform right.

TO OFFER CONSUMER OPERATED AND ORIENTED HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS THAT PROVIDE MARYLAND CONSUMERS WITH GREATER CHOICE IN HEALTH PLAN SELECTION WHILE LOWERING HEALTH CARE COSTS, IMPROVING QUALITY OF CARE AND INCREASING MEMBER SATISFACTION IN THE COURSE OF OBTAINING IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR EVERY MEMBER. IN OTHER WORDS, EVERGREEN HEALTH COOPERATIVE IS WORKING TO DO HEALTH CARE REFORM RIGHT.

EVERGREEN HEALTH GREW SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2014 TO SERVE AN INCREASED NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN THE MARYLAND HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET. DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE MARYLAND HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE, ONLY 400 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS WERE ENROLLED AT THE BEGINNING OF 2014, BUT BY YEAR END OVER 12,000 MEMBERS WERE ENROLLED, MAINLY IN SMALL EMPLOYER GROUP PLANS.EVERGREEN HEALTH WAS BUILT ON THAT GROWTH IN 2015 TO OVER 25,000 AS OF NOVEMBER 2015 AND HAS PLANS TO FURTHER ITS SUCCESS IN THE MARYLAND MARKET AS FOLLOWS:EVERGREEN HEALTH'S STRATEGY IS A SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL ONE: MAXIMIZE THE USE OF OUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES TO ENROLL, RETAIN AND CLINICALLY MANAGE MEMBERSHIP AT SUFFICIENT SCALE AND PRICING THAT ENSURE EVERGREEN HEALTH'S LONG TERM VIABILITY.WHAT ARE OUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES?-AN ATTRACTIVE COMPARATIVE PRICE POINT THAT WILL ENHANCE ENROLLMENT GROWTH.-A VALUE BASED INSURANCE DESIGNED PRODUCT THAT ATTRACTS MEMBERSHIP AND ASSISTS IN THEIR CLINICAL CARE MANAGEMENT THROUGH REDUCING BARRIERS TO CARE AND AIDING IN PROVIDING NEEDED MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS.-LOCAL MEDICAL CARE MANAGEMENT DELIVERY THAT ENHANCES MEMBER EXPERIENCE WHILE IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH THE HEALTH PLAN'S COMMITMENT AND ABILITY TO CREATE STRONG PROVIDER AND MEMBER PARTNERSHIPS.-THE CREATION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE PROVIDER PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN EVERGREEN HEALTH AND PARTICIPATING PROVIDER GROUPS THAT WILL ALIGN THE PROVIDER'S FOCUS ON IMPROVED QUALITY OUTCOMES IN PATIENT CARE AND MONITORING QUALITY INDICATORS.-AFFILIATED PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN OFFICES THAT DELIVER ENHANCED PATIENT-CENTERED CARE INCLUDING HEALTH AND WELLNESS COACHING THAT PROMOTES IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR OUR MEMBERSHIP.-COMPETITIVELY PRICED DIRECTLY CONTRACTED PROVIDER NETWORK THAT ENHANCES UNIT COST MANAGEMENT AND ADHERENCE TO EFFECTIVE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT.-BALANCING A BROKER'S PAYER PORTFOLIO ADDS VALUE TO OUR BROKER PARTNERS AS WE OFFER BROKERS AN ATTRACTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO PROVIDE THEIR EMPLOYERS IN TERMS OF PRICE, BENEFIT DESIGNS, HEALTH OUTCOMES AND SERVICE FLEXIBILITY.-MEMBER GOVERNED AND MEMBER FOCUSED INNOVATION ALLOWS EVERGREEN HEALTH THE ABILITY TO BE MORE NIMBLE IN QUICKLY RESPONDING TO SHIFTS IN THE MARKETPLACE.

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