Evolent Health Partners with Orlando Health to Enhance Care Delivery in Central Florida

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Evolent Health (NYSE: EVH), a company providing an integrated value-based care platform to the nation's leading health systems and physician organizations, announced today its partnership with Orlando Health. Evolent and Orlando Health will partner to manage both Orlando Health's commercial and Medicare risk business.

"We are thrilled to welcome Orlando Health as a partner. Its strength of reputation as a market-leading provider and vision for advancing care delivery through innovative employer and government payer strategies is highly aligned with our mission," said Evolent Health Chief Executive Officer Frank Williams. "Orlando Health has a rich history and proven track record of improving the health of its community, and we look forward to working together to accelerate the adoption of value-based care programs in Florida."

Orlando Health is a not-for-profit health care organization and community-based network of physician practices, hospitals and outpatient care centers based in Orlando, Florida. The organization includes eight hospital facilities, a comprehensive primary and specialty network comprised of more than 2,500 affiliated physicians and serves nearly 3 million residents in central Florida. Orlando Health also is partnering with large national employers in direct-to-employer relationships to deliver high-value, high-quality health care services. In the past four years, it has achieved nationally-ranked quality and cost performance with both government and commercial payers.

About Evolent Health
Evolent Health partners with leading health systems to drive value-based care transformation. By providing clinical, analytical and financial capabilities, Evolent helps physicians and health systems achieve superior quality and cost results. Evolent's approach breaks down barriers, aligns incentives and powers a new model of care delivery resulting in meaningful alignment between providers, payers, physicians and patients. For more information, visit evolenthealth.com.

SOURCE Evolent Health