Contracting News for MCOL Paid Members

Health Plan and Provider Contracting Developments    ●   February 2009    ●   Volume One Issue One

 
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Summary
United States
  Health Plan(s)/Partners   Provider(s)   State/Region
  1 UnitedHealthcare/IBM   Independent Primary Care MDs   Arizona
  2 Aetna   Southern Ocean County Hospital   New Jersey
  3 AmeriChoice by UnitedHealthcare   Connecticut Children's Medical Center   Connecticut
  4 CommunityCare   Hillcrest HealthCare System   Oklahoma
  5 Aetna Better Health   Connecticut Children's Medical Center   Connecticut
  6 Horizon BCBS of New Jersey   The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia   New Jersey
  7 Tenet   Blue Shield of California   California
  8 First Choice of Mississippi   Rockport Healthcare   Mississippi
  9 BCBS of Massachusetts   Tufts Medical Center   Massachusetts
10 CIGNA   Community Health Network   Indiana
 
In the News

  
1.
UnitedHealthcare, IBM, and Arizona Physicians Launch Patient-Centered Healthcare Initiative
Press Release, Business Wire, February 9, 2009

2. Aetna and Southern Ocean County Hospital Reach New Three-Year Agreement
Press Release, Business Wire, February 5, 2009

3. AmeriChoice and Connecticut Children's Medical Center to Provide Services to HUSKY Participants
Press Release, Business Wire, February 3, 2009

4. Hillcrest to drop health plan
Tulsa World, February 10, 2009

5. Aetna Better Health and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Announce Network Agreement
Press Release, Aetna, February 2, 2009

6. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ & The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Reach Agreement
Press Release, Horizon BCBS, January 16, 2009

7. Tenet Reaches Agreement with Blue Shield of California
Press Release, Business Wire, January 16, 2009

8. Rockport Healthcare Continues Affiliation with First Choice of Mississippi
Tulsa World, February 10, 2009

9. Blue Cross, Tufts break fee deadlock
The Boston Globe, January 18, 2009

10. CIGNA HealthCare Extends Contract with Community Health Network
Press Release, CIGNA , January 28, 2009

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