(FORT WORTH, Texas – Oct. 23, 2018) — Care N’ Care Health Plan announced today the addition of the UT Southwestern Medical Center hospitals and physicians into its provider network. Currently celebrating its 10th anniversary, Care N’ Care health plan provides Medicare Advantage HMO and PPO products to more than 10,000 beneficiaries in a nine-county area of North Texas.

“Having UT Southwestern in the Care N’ Care network will be a tremendous boom for our members as it will provide access to a broader network of hospitals and physicians along with additional added resources that will make healthcare more accessible and affordable,” said Care N’ Care CEO Wendy Karsten.

UT Southwestern is among the world’s top academic medical centers – 17 of its specialties and procedures were either nationally ranked or earned high-performing designation from U.S. News & World Report for 2017-18, and UT Southwestern was named the No. 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth. The faculty of more than 2,700 is responsible for groundbreaking medical advances and is committed to translating science-driven research quickly to new clinical treatments. UT Southwestern physicians provide care in about 80 specialties to more than 105,000 hospitalized patients and nearly 370,000 emergency room cases and oversee approximately 2.4 million outpatient visits a year. Find out more at https://www.utsouthwestern.edu.

Care N’ Care is a local Medicare Advantage health plan providing North Texas Medicare beneficiaries in Tarrant, Johnson, Dallas, Collin, Denton, Rockwall, Hood, Wise and Parker counties affordable alternatives that improve and simplify Medicare coverage. With both PPO and HMO health plans, Care N’ Care offers all of the traditional benefits included in original Medicare plus additional benefits and services, including a personal Customer Experience Team to serve as the single point of contact and trusted partner throughout the member’s healthcare experience. For more information about Care N’ Care and its Medicare Advantage health plans, call 1-877-665-2622 (TTY 711), 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week; or visit cnchealthplan.com.

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