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President's Message
A Message from William George,
Health Partners President and Chief Executive Officer


Welcome to Health Partners’ website, www.healthpart.com. We hope you will find useful information about our company, our Health Partners plan benefits, important member health education materials, and even a glimpse into how we’re impacting the Greater Philadelphia area community (see the News section).

But first, let’s begin with an introduction to Health Partners.

What’s it all about?
At Health Partners, it’s about making a difference… Every single day.
   We make a difference in our members’ lives because we are a different kind of health plan. As a not-for-profit, hospital-owned HMO, we provide health care benefits to about 135,000 area residents with the guidance and support of very prestigious medical schools and hospitals in our area.
   We also make a difference because at Health Partners, we believe that if we are going to improve the health status of our members, we have to truly understand their needs. We do that by going beyond the traditional definition of a health plan and spending time in the communities we serve. That’s why we offer and support programs like our nationally recognized award-winning Computer Literacy Program, member-focused “Baby Partners” prenatal initiative, the Dawn Staley After-school Program for Teens, School Perfect Attendance programs, and more. These projects do more than enrich lives…they help change them.
   Finally, we make a difference because we go beyond what a health plan can do to provide community support through our Health Partners Foundation. Funded through employee, vendor and Board donations, our Foundation supports book purchases for inner city schools, emergency relief such as speedy Heat Relief fan distribution, and other programs to benefit Philadelphia area neighborhoods.
I hope you enjoy learning more about us as a company, our mission, and the services and benefits we offer our members. As you browse our site, I think you’ll get a better understanding of just what makes Health Partners so unique. Some might say our philosophy sounds strange coming from a managed care organization. We like to call it refreshing. And innovation is the only kind of history we’ve known.

William George
President and Chief Executive Officer