Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Directs $10,000 `Hero in Health' Award to Health Access Washoe County.RENO, Nev. -- As part of its continued effort to raise awareness of health care access and affordability issues, Anthem anthem [ultimately from antiphon], short nonliturgical choral composition used in Protestant services, usually accompanied and having an English text. The term is used in a broader sense for "national anthems" and for the Latin motets still used occasionally in Blue Cross and Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. recognized the exemplary achievements of Health Access Washoe County (HAWC HAWC Health And Wellness Center (USAF) HAWC Help for Abused Women and Children HAWC High-resolution Airborne Wideband Camera HAWC Home for Abused Women and Children (Salem, Massachusetts) ) by selecting it to receive the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield "Hero in Health" award. In addition to recognizing HAWC for its efforts in serving low-income, uninsured children and youth, Anthem will present the organization with a $10,000 grant to help fund programs and services. HAWC is a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that treats the working uninsured of Northern Nevada. It opened its doors in 1995 and has been providing health-care resources to the underserved ever since. In just eight years, HAWC has grown to provide low-cost Family Practice, Pediatrics, Dentistry dentistry, treatment and care of the teeth and associated oral structures. Dentistry is mainly concerned with tooth decay, disease of the supporting structures, such as the gums, and faulty positioning of the teeth. and Children's Mental Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract . Since opening, HAWC has seen tremendous growth in the numbers of uninsured and underserved individuals and families who come to HAWC for their medical and dental care needs. In 2002 alone, the HAWC Medical Clinic provided over 42,000 patient visits to the uninsured and underserved in Washoe County. "Anthem created the Hero in Health award to recognize and honor individuals who have made exceptional impacts on the health of Nevadans and to raise awareness of critical health care issues," Joe Hoffman, VP and Colorado and Nevada General Manager, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, explained. "When we evaluated HAWC's nomination, there was no question that this organization exemplifies everything Hero in Health is about." HAWC was informed of their selection as the 2005 "Hero in Health" Award winner during the nationally conducted Cover the Uninsured Week. |
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