Fallon Community Health Plan awards $7,500 to Boys & Girls Club in North Central Massachusetts

Worcester, Mass., April 19, 2007―Fallon Community Health Plan (FCHP) will award $7,500 to the Boys & Girls Club in North Central Massachusetts. The award stems from proceeds raised at the Fallon Community Health Plan Golf FORE a Goal tournament held at the Worcester Country Club on September 25.

“We have always been very committed to improving the lives of youth in the communities we serve, and we’re pleased to support the Boys & Girls Clubs’ continued tradition of giving children a safe place to learn and grow,” said Eric H. Schultz, President and CEO, Fallon Community Health Plan.

“We are so pleased to have Fallon Community Health Plan part of our community,” said Haywood W. Hunter, Area Director, Boys & Girls Club in North Central Massachusetts. “With the support of Fallon Community Health Plan, we’ll continue promoting the important developmental milestones of boys and girls—not only during their childhood, but into their adolescent years as well.”

Fallon Community Health Plan’s Golf FORE a Goal tournament raised more than $115,000 to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs in Massachusetts. Proceeds from the tournament will support clubs in Worcester, Lynn, Lawrence, Salem, Middlesex County, Lowell, North Central Massachusetts, Blackstone Valley, Webster-Dudley, Cambridge, Holyoke, Springfield and Westfield.

Lauren M. DiBenedetto
lauren.dibenedetto@fchp.org

About FCHP
Founded in 1977, Fallon Community Health Plan provides health care services designed to meet the unique and changing needs of all we serve. FCHP is the only health plan in Massachusetts that is both an insurer and provider of care. Our insurance and self-insurance product portfolio includes a variety of group and non-group health plan options (HMO, POS, PPO, as well as Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans) featuring flexible and innovative benefit designs. Our uniquely developed provider networks offer high-quality, cost-effective, coordinated care and give our members access to physicians and hospitals throughout Massachusetts. We also offer a broad spectrum of health and wellness services and programs to ensure our members, at every stage of life, remain as healthy and productive as possible. As a provider of care, FCHP operates an advanced and completely integrated program that offers seniors and their caregivers an alternative to nursing home care. Our continued commitment to deliver high-quality health care and exceptional customer service has earned FCHP consistent ratings as one of the nation's top health plans. Both our commercial HMO and Medicare Advantage plans have been awarded "Excellent" accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.