Molina Healthcare of Iowa Partners with Innovive Health to Provide New Home Care Model to Members with Behavioral Health Needs

01/08/2025

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan.8, 2025 - Molina Healthcare of Iowa ("Molina") announced a new partnership with Innovive Health, a data-driven home healthcare agency which focuses on treating patients who have multiple medical comorbidities with complicating behavioral illness. This coordinated care model addresses not only medical needs, but other factors affecting their overall well-being. The collaboration aims to enhance the continuum of care while also reducing costly emergency room visits and in-patient readmissions.

Innovive Health provides a suite of skilled nursing and therapy services to address chronic illness and social determinants of health while educating patients on their holistic well-being. Innovive Health leverages technology and a data-driven approach to serve as a hub for complex care teams which includes payers and providers.

Over 128,000 Iowans are living with a severe mental illness. A study shows 68% of adults with mental health diagnoses have other medical conditions. A mental health illness is a risk factor for developing a chronic condition which can lead to preventable hospital admissions and emergency department visits. Iowa is fourth in the country in the rate of hospital stays for those with depressive disorders.

"It is important that we meet our members where they are and this partnership with Innovive Health helps Molina address the many factors that impact their health," said Jennifer Vermeer, plan president of Molina Healthcare of Iowa. "This comprehensive approach provides our members the care they need to improve their quality of life."

"We are proud to partner with Molina to better serve the state's growing patient population with behavioral health needs," said Joseph McDonough, CEO of Innovive Health. "Given our experience and our innovative care model, we are well positioned to have an immediate impact in treating behavioral health patients in Iowa, which will help deliver better patient outcomes while taking pressure off the healthcare system."

About Molina Healthcare of Iowa
Molina Healthcare of Iowa, Inc. provides government-funded, quality health care, serving members through the Medicaid program in Iowa. Through its locally operated health plans, Molina Healthcare, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, provides managed health care services under the Medicaid and Medicare programs, and through state insurance marketplaces. For more information about Molina Healthcare of Iowa, visit MolinaHealthcare.com.

About Innovive Health
With operations in Massachusetts, Colorado, and Iowa, Innovive Health is one of the nation's fastest growing home healthcare agencies focused on serving complex behavioral health patients. Innovive Health has been delivering strong clinical outcomes for two decades and is transforming healthcare through an innovative model of patient-centered, data driven, full-service home care. The agency provides high quality nursing and services to some of the nation's most vulnerable and underserved populations in the safety and comfort of their homes and communities. For more information, visit https://innovivehealth.com.

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