MCS marks ‘Patient Day’ with visits to plan members in 60+ hospitals
April 12, 2022
The hospitalized MCS members received educational materials on how to take care of their post-discharge health to avoid a return to the hospital.
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MCS inaugurates 1st Health Services Clinic in Corozal
January 21, 2022
MCS recently established an alliance with the Plaza del Carmen Diagnostic and Treatment Center to inaugurate its first Excellence Clinic in Corozal. This urgent care center in the island’s central region will serve a population of around 250,000 people in Corozal and neighboring towns. In addition to the laboratory, urgent care room, pharmacy, vaccination, radiology […]
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Kinderhook closes acquisition of Medical Card System Inc.
January 4, 2022
Nearly seven months after announcing its intention to acquire Puerto Rico-based healthcare services organization Medical Card System (MCS), MHH Healthcare, L.P. announced it has closed the transaction. MHH Healthcare is a platform company formed by Kinderhook Industries, LLC to invest in health plans, health maintenance organizations, and healthcare services organizations. The transaction completes MHH Healthcare’s […]
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MCS distributes $12M in performance bonuses to pharmacies, hospitals
December 28, 2021
MCS, through its MCS Conexión de Salud program, recently awarded more than $12 million in performance bonuses, distributed among pharmacies and hospitals in its provider network recognized for their “outstanding” performance related to the health and well-being of the patients they serve. “Despite the challenges the healthcare community has faced during the pandemic, the hospitals […]
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MCS’s Medicare Advantage Plan lands 4.5-star rating from CMS regulatory agency
November 17, 2021
MCS Advantage Inc., a healthcare company offering Medicare Advantage (MA) insurance coverage for seniors, announced that its MCS Classicare (HMO) health plan received from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) an overall 4.5-star rating out of 5 stars, for all its Medicare Advantage products for 2022. The plan also achieved a 5-star rating […]
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MCS offers benefits, products to fit needs of microenterprises
September 15, 2021
MCS recently launched its “There’s an MCS health plan for everyone” campaign that highlights all the products the company offers for individuals and small businesses. With direct and group health plans, MCS has a variety of options for students, employees without health plan benefits, self-employed professionals, and specific plans for small and medium-sized businesses. MCS […]
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Execs named to BluHost, MCS, Hilton, Aspira, and Iberia
August 4, 2021
This week’s edition of Climbing the Corporate Ladder includes several executive appointments across a broad range of industries, namely tourism, health insurance, and travel. BluHost names new all-female sales and marketing staffBluHost announced the appointment of five executive women to fill different positions within its sales and marketing departments for Hyatt Place, Hyatt House and […]
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MHH Healthcare, LLC to acquire Medical Card System Inc.
June 14, 2021
Kinderhook Industries, LLC’s MHH Healthcare announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Medical Card System Inc. The transaction is expected to close later this year, subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals, and will mark the second significant acquisition by a subsidiary of MHH Healthcare following the prior acquisition of GlobalHealth. Additional […]
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MCS marks ‘Patient Day’ by celebrating members it has supported post-hospitalization
April 14, 2021
Healthcare company MCS marked this year’s Patient Day celebration, on April 11-12, by sending its representatives to visit more than 800 of its members hospitalized at more than 60 network hospitals, following all COVID-19 security protocols, to distribute literature and other educational materials to help them have greater control over their health. Through the initiative, […]
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MCS donates tablets to Acción Social de Puerto Rico, trains on benefits of tech
April 9, 2021
Insurance provider MCS recently reached a collaborative agreement with nonprofit organization Acción Social de Puerto Rico (ASPR), donating 102 tablets and training time for participants at the Centros de Servicios Múltiples para el Adulto Mayor facility. Participants will be able to take advantage of the services and virtual workshops offered by the entity and learn […]
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MCS launches campaign to promote nutrition as prevention against chronic conditions
March 12, 2021
To mark “Nutrition Month,” MCS has announced its campaign to promote nutrition as the main strategy in preventing the most common chronic conditions in Puerto Rico. The healthcare company will conduct virtual healthy cooking classes and launch a free recipe book with more than 45 healthy recipes from Chef Campis, which have been adapted to […]
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MCS, 1st health plan in Puerto Rico to offer a telemedicine platform for medical providers
March 11, 2021
MCS is the first insurer in Puerto Rio to market the MCS TeleCare telemedicine platform to offer primary care physicians assigned to medical groups (IPAs) and certain specialists a secure and cost-free option for performing teleconsultations with their patients. In 2019, the Puerto Rico Health Department established the regulation to control the use and practice […]
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Carrión III to helm MCS; New presidents at B. Fernández Holding subsidiaries
February 10, 2021
This edition of Climbing the Corporate Ladder includes high-ranking appointments in the areas of insurance, manufacturing and healthcare. Carrión III named president of MCS Healthcare Holdings, LLCMCS Healthcare Holdings, LLC CEO Jim O’Drobinak, announced that MCS has appointed José B. Carrión III as the president of MCS Healthcare Holdings, LLC. and a board member at […]
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MCS launches health coverage plan for Puerto Rico’s self-employed
December 10, 2020
MCS Life Insurance Co. announced the launch of a health coverage plan for Puerto Rico’s self-employed and small- and medium-sized businesses. Starting at $2.35 a day, MCS Personal medical coverage includes essential health benefits, such as emergency services, hospitalization, maternity, drugs, mental health care, laboratory, and preventive services, as well as chronic disease management, and […]
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MCS Classicare Te Paga exceeds 1M transactions in October
November 17, 2020
Healthcare insurance provider MCS announced that its MCS Classicare Te Paga card, La Original, exceeded 1 million transactions in October, almost a year after it was implemented. The company is marking the milestone because, it said that through this benefit, it has “contributed to improving the quality of life of more than 125,000 of its […]
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