Ambetter from Sunshine Health Coverage Will Be Available In More Counties in Florida This Year

Beginning Nov. 1, Ambetter will offer affordable healthcare coverage options across four new counties

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Nov 01, 2018, 07:00 ET

SUNRISE, Fla., Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning Nov. 1 through Dec. 15, Ambetter from Sunshine Health will extend healthcare coverage to four new counties in Florida through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace. The new counties include Flagler, Highlands, Okeechobee and Putnam.

Ambetter from Sunshine Health includes all of the essential health benefits, including preventive and wellness services, maternity and newborn care, pediatric services, mental health and substance abuse services, hospitalization, and prescription drug coverage. Plans also include dental and vision coverage, a 24/7 Nurse Advice Line, and the My Health Pays^TM program where members can earn rewards to use toward healthcare expenses for participating in healthy activities.

"We're proud to expand our affordable and reliable healthcare coverage options to more Florida residents," said Chris Coffey, CEO of Sunshine Health. "By bringing Ambetter coverage to these new areas, we're providing more healthcare coverage options for people to get the care they need with a plan that fits their lifestyle and budget."

Sunshine Health has been serving Florida since 2009 and currently serves more than 900,000 members across its Medicaid, Marketplace and Medicare plans. Below is the full list of counties in which Ambetter from Sunshine Health will be offered:

Alachua
Broward
Charlotte
Citrus
Clay
Duval
Flagler
Hernando
Highlands
Hillsborough
Lake
Manatee
Marion
Miami-Dade
Okeechobee
Orange
Osceola
Palm Beach
Pasco
Pinellas
Polk
Putnam
Sarasota
Seminole
St. Lucie
Volusia

Florida residents interested in learning more about Ambetter from Sunshine Health or enrolling in a health plan during the open enrollment period may visit https://ambetter.sunshinehealth.com/.

About Sunshine Health
Headquartered in Sunrise, Fla., Sunshine Health is among the largest healthcare plans in Florida. Offering coordinated care and a network of support for its more than 900,000 members, Sunshine Health is transforming the health of the community, one person at a time. Sunshine Health is a wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation, a diversified, multi-national healthcare enterprise focusing on under-insured and uninsured individuals. Sunshine Health offers government-sponsored managed care through Medicaid, Long Term Care, Ambetter (Marketplace) and Allwell (Medicare). Additionally, we offer a specialty Medicaid health plan for children in or adopted from Florida's Child Welfare system and a full pay Healthy Kids plan. For more information, visit www.SunshineHealth.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter @SunHealthFL.

SOURCE Sunshine Health