AmeriHealth is a provider of

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to employers and individuals throughout

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. AmeriHealth is headquartered in Cranbury. AmeriHealth offers nationwide coverage through PHCS, a

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(PPO). The company offers insurance through AmeriHealth's wellness benefits and incentive programs.

History

AmeriHealth, known initially as Delaware Valley HMO, was established in 1995 to provide health coverage to

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employers and their staff residing in Burlington, Camden,

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, and Salem counties of New Jersey. It expanded its coverage area to include southern New Jersey and

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, and by 1997, AmeriHealth offered coverage to the entire state of New Jersey. In 2013, AmeriHealth announced it would be offering plans in New Jersey on the federally run

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Wellness programs

AmeriHealth provides employer on-site

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with a nurse wellness specialist to small- and mid-sized New Jersey–based organizations.

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services include sending registered nurses to provide a broad spectrum of on-site health education, seminars, screenings, and support. AmeriHealth offers an

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-based wellness program, called Embrace Well-Being, which provides individuals and groups with tools to "support wellness and rewards for living a healthy lifestyle".

Community involvement

AmeriHealth is the name sponsor of the

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’ practice facility, the AmeriHealth Pavilion. When this sponsorship was announced, news reports cited AmeriHealth's desire to contribute to the “revitalization of Newark.” AmeriHealth is also a sponsor and participant in

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New Jersey's annual “

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Challenge.” In 2009 the event drew a record crowd of 3,500 runners and walkers to the tunnel. Additionally, AmeriHealth sponsors and participates in the

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Challenge, which benefits the Larc School for disabled students; and sponsors

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and several local the minor league baseball teams.Camden Riversharks Sponsorship
, Camden Riversharks

References

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