Temple University Health System (TUHS) and HealthAmerica
and HealthAssurance announced today the signing of a new agreement
making four TUHS hospitals a part of the insurers' network. The
hospitals are:
-- Temple University Hospital,
-- Temple University Children's Medical Center,
-- Northeastern Hospital, and
-- Jeanes Hospital.
The agreement enhances the provider network of HealthAmerica,
HealthAssurance, and affiliated companies in southeastern Pennsylvania
and offers their members access to some of the most-trusted hospitals
in the area.
"We are pleased that Temple University Health System supports
HealthAmerica's growth in the Philadelphia area," said Robert L.
Dawson, president and chief executive officer of HealthAmerica and
HealthAssurance. "Our agreement with them helps ensure that our
members in southeastern Pennsylvania can receive the best health care
possible."
"This agreement makes our unique array of health care services
available to more people in our community," said Joseph W. "Chip"
Marshall, chairman and chief executive officer of Temple University
Health System. "HealthAmerica members can now enjoy the same quality
of care and services that have made us the premier health system in
the region."
HealthAmerica received approval to expand its service area in the
Lehigh Valley and in southeastern Pennsylvania in 2003. It has been
expanding its network of health care providers in the region serving
HealthAmerica, HealthAssurance, and affiliated companies since that
time.
About Temple University Health System
Created in 1996 to manage Temple University's growing array of
health care services, the Temple University Health System has expanded
from a single academic medical center in North Philadelphia into a
healthy, five-hospital health system striving toward two simple goals
- to be the premier health system and the employer of choice in the
Philadelphia region.
TUHS consists of Temple University Hospital, Temple University
Children's Medical Center, Jeanes Hospital, Northeastern Hospital,
Temple University Hospital-Episcopal Campus, Temple Transport Team and
Temple Physicians, Inc. - a network of community-based physician
practices.
The Health System maintains a vigorous and dynamic platform for
teaching and education, while enhancing the health of the communities
it serves. The non-profit network of hospitals and physicians provides
a comprehensive array of inpatient and outpatient services and
provides an environment for the highest quality patient care,
teaching, and training. Temple University Hospital is the chief
clinical training site for the Temple University School of Medicine.
About HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance
HealthAmerica Pennsylvania, Inc., has a 30-year record of
providing health care benefits. HealthAmerica, HealthAssurance
Pennsylvania, Inc., and affiliate companies cover over 720,000 members
in Pennsylvania and Ohio through PPO, POS, HMO, Medicaid, and Medicare
Advantage plans. In addition, HealthAmerica offers a product for
individuals and families who are not eligible for employer-sponsored
health care benefits, Medicare, or Medicaid, called HealthAmericaOne.
HealthAmerica earned an "Excellent" Accreditation for its HMO plan and
HealthAssurance earned an "Excellent" Accreditation for the
HealthAssurance POS by the National Committee for Quality Assurance,
an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to measuring the
quality of America's health care. With corporate offices in Pittsburgh
and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance
provide managed health care products and services to over 12,000
employers in Pennsylvania and Ohio. HealthAmerica and its affiliates
employ over 1,500 people in Pennsylvania. For more information, visit
HealthAmerica's website at www.healthamerica.cvty.com.
HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance are subsidiaries of Coventry
Health Care, Inc., a national managed health care company based in
Bethesda, Maryland operating health plans, insurance companies,
network rental / managed care services companies, and workers'
compensation services companies. Coventry provides a full range of
risk and fee-based managed care products and services, including HMO,
PPO, POS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans,
Medicaid, Workers' Compensation and Network Rental to a broad cross
section of employer and government-funded groups, government agencies,
and other insurance carriers and administrators in all 50 states as
well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. More information is
available on the Internet at www.cvty.com and www.firsthealth.com.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, relating to future events or future
financial performance. Actual performance may be significantly
impacted by certain risks and uncertainties, including those described
in Coventry Health Care, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2004, as filed with the SEC.