About Us
American Specialty Health Incorporated (ASH) is one of the nation’s leading health services companies, providing health plans, employer groups, insurance carriers, and trust funds with a wide range of total population health, fitness and exercise, and specialty provider benefit administration (complementary health care) programs to improve the health of their members or employees.
Our mission is to empower individuals to live longer, healthier lives. We do this through a variety of population management programs—created through innovation, scientific evidence, and state-of-the-art technology, and measured against the highest industry standards. Take a look for yourself!
Prevention & Wellness
Whether you’re looking for one program to fill in a gap in your wellness strategy or an A-to-Z solution for a fully integrated culture of health, ASH's Healthyroads subsidiary provides award-winning programs that will engage your members or employees and help them on the road to a healthier life. Healthyroads offers:
- Member engagement promotions
- Wellness consulting/program management
- Online tools and resources
- Personal health assessment (PHA)
- Biometric screening
- Telephone-based lifestyle coaching
- Incentive programs
- Challenges and competitions
- Worksite education
Fitness & Exercise Programs
ASH fitness programs are designed to encourage members to improve their health through regular exercise and better overall fitness. All ASH fitness programs feature a national network of more than 15,000 fitness clubs and exercise centers, as well as robust Internet tools, and more. Programs include:
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Silver&Fit®
—an exercise and healthy aging program for Medicare beneficiaries and group retirees that provides unique, evidence-based fitness and health education activities, including a no-cost or low-cost membership at a participating fitness facility or home fitness program.
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Silver&Fit Affinity™—a unique discount affinity fitness and education program can be offered as a core program or supplemental group retiree rider for Medicare plans, with different services and price points from which to choose.
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Active&Fit®
—a comprehensive exercise and fitness program for commercial plans, featuring a no-cost or low-cost membership at a participating fitness facility or a home fitness program, as well as self-care online tools, an online newsletter, and more.
Specialty Provider Benefit Administration (Complementary Health Care)
ASH and its subsidiaries have more than two decades of experience managing effective and efficient networks and benefit administration programs for complementary health care and physical medicine services. ASH contracts and credentials its own network of more than 25,000 providers of chiropractic, acupuncture, massage therapy, dietetic counseling, naturopathy, and physical therapy/occupational therapy.
ASH has the flexibility to mix and match its capabilities to meet your needs, whether fully delegated and at-risk programs or simply limited administrative services. These programs can help reduce the number of unnecessary office visits, X-rays, and physical medicine modalities and procedures, thus reducing costs for health plans or employers, while managing quality.
Why We're Different
We have been recognized repeatedly for the quality, reliability, and safety of our programs and services by national organizations such as NCQA and URAC. And, as an employer, we've received many awards for walking the talk of healthy living.