The American Legion is excited to announce a new partnership with Wellcare, the Medicare brand of Centene Corporation. Through the multi-year partnership, Wellcare will serve as the Official Medicare Provider of The American Legion, connecting Medicare-eligible veterans, their spouses and the greater military community with innovative products and solutions that complement the benefits eligible veterans receive through their Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare, as well as host joint events at Legion Posts nationwide and virtually to connect and educate about opportunities for Medicare Advantage Plans.
Wellcare will also support The American Legion's Be the One initiative, a long-term priority to destigmatize asking for mental health support, provide resources to save veterans, and ultimately, eliminate veteran suicide. Today, veteran suicide ratesare more than 50% higher than that of non-veteran adults, and nearly 6,000 veterans or servicemembers take their lives each year (National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, 2022). Wellcare and The American Legion are committed to driving awareness of this critical work through leadership and event activations.
U.S. Navy Veteran, military spouse, and Chief Marketing Officer for Centene, Suzy DePrizio (LT, USN), kicked off the partnership by speaking to military leaders and Legionnaires at the 104th National Convention. "Our organizations share a deep commitment to improving the whole health of the veteran community, and to working together to reduce the rate of veteran suicide," she said. "I look forward to the opportunity to combine forces in support of this important initiative."
As part of this new partnership, Wellcare and The American Legion teamed up at the Texas Motor Speedway on September 23-24, 2023 for the NASCAR Playoffs weekend, to connect with service members, veterans and race fans. This was the first in a series of events at Speedway Motorsports tracks throughout the 2023 and 2024 racing season which promoted the Be the One initiative.
"The American Legion is proud to partner with Wellcare to connect Legionnaires and veterans across the country with meaningful medical and supplemental benefits," said American Legion Chief Marketing officer, Dean Kessel. "We also look forward to working with Wellcare on our Be The One platform as, collectively, we have a shared mission to end veteran suicide."
Legionnaires will receive additional information about current products, events and offerings in the Legion magazine, through Be The One outreach efforts and at local community events. Additional product details will be available after October 1, 2023, at Wellcarenow.com.
We hope you're as excited about this new partnership as we are.
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