Passport Health Plan partners with The Little Clinic to increase healthcare access for members around Kentucky
Louisville, Ky. – Passport Health Plan has added The Little Clinic inside select Kroger stores around Kentucky to its growing network of accepted healthcare providers, effective January 1, 2017.
“We are very excited to add The Little Clinic to our network of healthcare providers around the Commonwealth,” said Mark B. Carter, CEO of Passport Health Plan. “Opening access to these additional services will allow our members to get the care and treatment that they need to live healthier lives.”
The Little Clinic locations are staffed with board-certified nurse practitioners authorized to diagnose, treat, and write prescriptions for many common illnesses such as bronchitis, sinus infections, seasonal allergies and the flu. The clinics also provide a wide selection of additional wellness services such as physicals, health screenings, tobacco cessation, and a number of vaccinations.
“We are pleased to add Passport Health Plan to our roster of accepted plans in Kentucky,” said Lori Tomey, director of payor relations for The Little Clinic. “This announcement represents another step forward in our commitment to bring convenient, accessible and affordable healthcare to consumers in Louisville, Lexington, Florence, and surrounding communities.”
The Little Clinic provides care for the entire family from age 24 months and up, seven days a week, including evenings. Appointments at The Little Clinic are not necessary and patients will experience little or no waiting time before being seen.
About Passport Health Plan
Passport Health Plan is a provider-sponsored, non-profit, community-based health plan administering Medicaid benefits to nearly 300,000 Kentuckians. Named the top Medicaid plan in Kentucky by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for 2015-16 and 2016-17, Passport has been contracted with theCommonwealth of Kentucky to administer Medicaid benefits since 1997. For more information, please visit passporthealthplan.com or call toll-free (800) 578-0603. Passport also operates a Medicare Advantage program, called “Passport Advantage,” for residents of Jefferson, Bullitt, Hardin, and Nelson counties who are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare. For more information, go online to passportadvantage.com or call toll-free (844) 859-6152.
About The Little Clinic
A wholly-owned subsidiary of The Kroger Co., The Little Clinic retail health clinics are currently located inside select Kroger stores in Indiana, Mississippi, Virginia, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio; King Soopers in Colorado, Fry’s Food Stores in Arizona, JayC stores in Indiana, and Dillon stores in Kansas. The Little Clinic was awarded The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval® in 2009 and obtained reaccreditation in 2012 and 2015. Visit The Little Clinic online atthelittleclinic.com for more information, including hours of operation and locations around Kentucky, and also find them at facebook.com/thelittleclinic and thelittleclinic.blogspot.com.
