AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Care members with diabetes can join a special program through participation in care management to help them manage their condition.

You can visit the member portal or call the AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Care Member Services area at one of these phone numbers based on where you live:

What can the diabetes program do for me?

The diabetes program can help you:

• Understand the medications you are taking.
• Know the importance of the foods you eat.
• Know why it is so important for you to test your blood sugar as often as your provider asks you to.
• Understand why exercise and weight control are so important.
• Help involve your physician or specialist to address your needs.
• Help you get equipment to monitor your blood sugar regularly.

What is diabetes?

Diabetes is a disease that affects how your body breaks down sugar. It causes your body to have too much sugar in the blood. It could also be that you do not have enough insulin. Insulin helps your body break down the sugar in the food you eat to give you energy. 

If you do not have control of your diabetes, it can:

• Cause blindness,  kidney disease, or to have foot problems.
• Make it easier to get infections and/or wounds that will not heal.
• Put you at a higher risk of getting heart disease or having a stroke.
• Cause  nerve damage.
• Make you feel tired, thirsty, or have to go to the bathroom much more than usual.

Join the diabetes program today

1. Log in to the member portal and go to Enroll in a Special Program through participation in care management.

2. Call the AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Care Member Services area at one of these phone numbers based on where you live:

3. Your PCP (primary care practitioner), specialist, or other health care provider may also talk to you about becoming a part of the program. He or she can call us to have you participate in care management and join one of these programs

4. We may see from your health history that you might benefit from the program. We will send you information in the mail about what to do to enroll in the program

Questions?

If you were a part of but no longer want to be in the diabetes program, you can use any of the methods below to let us know:

You can call AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Care Member Services area at one of these phone numbers based on where you live:

You can call your Care Coordinator at the phone number you were provided.

You can write to:

Care Management Program
AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Care Florida
P.O. Box 7151
London, Kentucky 40742

Leaving a program will not change your benefits. It will also not change the way AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Care, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), or the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) treats you.