The SCAN Foundation (2024)

FAQs

What does the SCAN Foundation do? ›

At The SCAN Foundation, we aim to help people age with dignity and independence through supporting efforts to increase access to high-quality long-term services and. supports.

The SCAN Foundation was created as an independent charitable organization in April 2008 through a one-time contribution of $205 million from the not-for-profit SCAN Health Plan.

SCAN Health Plan (SCAN) is a not-for-profit, Medicare Advantage based in Long Beach, California.

Keeping Seniors Healthy and Independent.

LONG BEACH, Calif., Sept . 19, 2023—SCAN Health Plan, one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, is ranked highest in overall customer satisfaction among Medicare Advantage plans in California based on the results of the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Medicare Advantage study.

The mission of the Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) program is to create a standard of excellence for healing children exposed to abuse through education, prevention, detection, and collaboration.

Senior Care Action Network (SCAN) Health Plan is a Medicare organization that offers Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, including California's only Fully Integrated Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (FIDE-SNP).

According to 'Chambers Concise Scots Dictionary the word originated in Scotland in the 19th century, and referred to either just food, or scraps of food gained by begging. It is frequently used by Edinburgh school children to mean "what can be scrounged". As in "what do want? I'm on the scran for some money to go out".

The starting point of the modern day scanner – the Pantelegraph – is thought to have been created all the way back in the 1860s by Giovanni Caselli. Pantelegraph technology used electromagnets to scan and reproduce images which were then transmitted over telegraph lines.

Scan's reported revenue model relies on advertising revenue from scanned "1D" barcodes that lead users to affiliate links and advertising.

Who is eligible for scan? ›

The eligibility criteria for SCAN specifies that a member be at least 65 years of age, have Medicare Part A and Part B, have full scope Medi-Cal with no share of cost and live in SCAN's approved service areas. Providers may contact SCAN at 1-800-675-4439 for more information.

Limited availability: SCAN Health Plan offers Medicare Advantage plans in just five states: Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas. Only HMOs: SCAN Health Plan offers only HMO and HMO-POS plans, which generally provide the least flexibility when seeking medical care.

History. The company was founded as Scan-Shipping by Arne Simonsen on 1 April 1969. Scan-Shipping Airfreight was established in 1978. The first office outside Denmark opened 1973 in New York (since 1988 Shipco Transport Inc.).

We are the imaging intelligence platform empowering people to own their health. It's our mission to make high-quality and affordable medical imaging accessible to everyone.

Scanning involves using an optical scanner to convert images or text on paper into digital format.