INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arcadia Resources, Inc. (NYSE Amex: KAD), a leading provider of innovative consumer health care services under the Arcadia HealthCare(SM) brand today announced that a WellPoint, Inc. affiliated health plan will offer its members in Kansas the opportunity to enroll in Arcadia's DailyMed™ Pharmacy Program beginning this month.
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"We are excited to extend the DailyMed brand and value proposition to Medicaid members in Kansas who are in need of appropriate pharmaceutical care and to help them more effectively manage their medication utilization therapy," said Marvin R. Richardson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Arcadia HealthCare. "With the addition of Kansas, DailyMed is now offered to high-risk Medicaid members in California, South Carolina and Virginia through WellPoint affiliated health plans that provide or administer Medicaid managed care benefits.
The DailyMed Pharmacy Program, a first in Kansas, eliminates the guesswork when taking complex or multiple prescriptions by providing members with a 30-day supply of their medications, delivered to their home, in pre-sorted packets marked with the date and time the medications should be taken.
About Arcadia HealthCare
Arcadia HealthCare is a service mark of Arcadia Resources, Inc. (NYSE Amex: KAD), is a leading provider of home care, medical staffing and pharmacy services under its proprietary DailyMed program. The Company, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana has 65 locations in 20 states. Arcadia HealthCare's comprehensive solutions and business strategies support the Company's vision of "Keeping People at Home and Healthier Longer."
DailyMed Pharmacy dispenses a monthly cycle of a patient's prescriptions, over-the-counter medications and vitamins, and organizes them into pre-sorted packets clearly marked with the date and time the medications should be taken. In the dispensing process, a DailyMed pharmacist reviews each patient's medication profile and utilizes state-of-the art medication therapy management tools in order to improve the safety and efficacy of the medications being dispensed. A DailyMed pharmacist provides routine communications with the patients, the primary care physician, caregivers and payers in order to maximize the pharmaceutical care administration. The DailyMed program improves patient care and drug utilization while reducing drug and hospitalization costs for private and government payers.
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