Aetna and Piedmont Healthcare Announce New Contract
September 06 2016 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Aetna (NYSE:AET) and Piedmont Healthcare announced today that
the two organizations have signed a new contract. The agreement
will give Aetna members continued in-network access to all Piedmont
facilities and more than 1,400 Piedmont Clinic physicians through
February 28, 2019.
“Our new contract is a testament to the strong, longstanding
relationship we have with Piedmont Healthcare,” said Angela Meoli,
Aetna market president, Georgia. “We have worked together for many
years in support of a common cause: ensuring access to high-quality
care and improving health for members of the Greater Atlanta
community.”
“By partnering with Aetna on this agreement, our patients and
their family members win,” said Kevin Brown, president and CEO of
Piedmont Healthcare. “Not only will they be able to maintain their
relationships with the Piedmont physicians they know and trust,
they can rest assured knowing they have access to high-quality
care.”
Piedmont Healthcare will participate in Aetna’s Institute of
Excellence™ for adult liver, kidney and pancreas
transplantation.
“Only hospitals that have met extensive quality and
cost-effective criteria are selected by Aetna to participate in its
Institutes of Excellence™ network,” said Mary Foote, head of
Institutes Programs™ at Aetna. “All of our members now have access
to Piedmont Healthcare as a world-class transplant facility.”
About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care
benefits companies, serving an estimated 46.3 million people with
information and resources to help them make better informed
decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of
traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance
products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental,
behavioral health, group life and disability plans, and medical
management capabilities, Medicaid health care management services,
workers' compensation administrative services and health
information technology products and services. Aetna's customers
include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time
and hourly workers, health plans, health care providers,
governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and
expatriates. For more information, see www.aetna.com and learn
about how Aetna is helping to build a healthier world.
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