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To further support momentum in special needs Medicare Advantage plans, Zing will also tap into a portion of Karoo’s national network of 700-plus cardiology provider partners
CHICAGO and ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Zing Health, a leading Medicare Advantage insurer provider focused on underserved seniors with chronic conditions, and Karoo Health, a technology company enabling cardiac value-based care (VBC), today announced an exclusive agreement to facilitate cardiac VBC for Zing’s Medicare Advantage members in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee.
This partnership ushers in a paradigm shift for cardiac populations nationwide, requiring first-mover and innovative thinkers like Zing and Karoo, which architect how these risk-based contracts look. The combination of Karoo’s 700-plus cardiology provider partners, AI-powered technology, and innovative model of care, and Zing’s best-in-class member experience, solve a critical unmet need for Americans with cardiovascular disease.
“Zing Health has built its benefits, member experience, and care delivery around providing the best care and experience to seniors with chronic conditions possible,” said Andrew Clifton, CEO of Zing Health. “We believe Karoo will be an important partner to ensure our members with cardiovascular disease receive the highest quality care leading to the best possible outcomes. We are excited about this partnership and appreciate Karoo’s innovative approach to improving access and outcomes.”
“Zing is an innovative, first-mover insurer, as evidenced by how it partners and structures its specialty contracts, tailored to serve its growing and expansive membership base, and its commitment to cardiac VBC,” said Karoo Health CEO and Cofounder Ian Koons. “Their goals align with ours by making quality cardiac care more accessible and cost efficient. It’s arrangements like this that allow us to be America’s Cardiac Solution™.”
About Zing Health
Founded in 2019, Zing Health Holdings Inc. is a physician-founded insurance company built to seamlessly address the needs of underserved seniors with chronic conditions. Named one of the 2022 and 2023 Best Places to Work in Healthcare, Zing Health adopts a community-based approach that addresses the social determinants of health, keeping individuals and communities healthy while returning the physician and the member to the center of the healthcare equation. Each member gets personalized care tailored to their health conditions and social needs enabled by innovative product design coupled with technology and value-based care delivery. For more information, visit the company at www.myzinghealth.com or connect with them on LinkedIn.
About Karoo Health
Heart disease is currently the leading cause of death in the United States, with one person dying every 33 seconds due to cardiovascular illness. Deploying an exclusive mix of AI-powered technology and specialized care, grounded in value-based principles, Karoo Health enables cardiology provider networks, health plans, and at-risk entities to seamlessly transition to, and succeed in, cardiac value-based care and excel in outcomes-driven initiatives. For more information, visit the company at www.karoohealth.com or connect with them on LinkedIn.
SOURCE Karoo Health
