Cigna, Good Samaritan Health and SCCIPA Form New Alliance to Improve Health Care for Santa Clara County Customers
November 20 2017 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Good Samaritan Health System, which includes Regional Medical
Center of San Jose, Good Samaritan Hospital, and Santa Clara County
IPA (SCCIPA), an independent practice group with over 800
physicians, have entered into an alliance with Cigna to offer a
simple, comprehensive and focused approach to quality care with
improved affordability in Santa Clara County. Health plans will be
available starting January 1, 2018.
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The alliance also includes Pacific Partners Management Services
(PPMSI), and both PPMSI and SCCIPA participate in the value-based
Cigna Collaborative Care program. The Good Samaritan Health System
hospitals and Pacific Partners are both subsidiaries of HCA
Healthcare.
“By aligning Good Samaritan Health with a customized network of
primary care doctors, specialists and hospitals, we’re creating a
new kind of collaborative care initiative to offer Santa Clara
County customers,” said Peter Welch, president for Cigna's Northern
California market. “Together we can help affiliated providers
deliver measurably better care quality at a more affordable price
by improving health care outcomes through the greater use of
evidence-based best medical practices and more closely connecting
the delivery of care for customers in need of acute treatment.”
The alliance will be governed by a joint operating committee
comprising representatives from Cigna, Good Samaritan and
SCCIPA.
“Together with Cigna and SCCIPA, we can develop health plans
that achieve our common goals - better health and affordability,
and a better experience for our patients,” said Joseph DeSchryver,
chief executive officer, Good Samaritan Hospital. “When providers
and payers work collaboratively, we can achieve better value for
employers and individuals, greater quality in health care and
stronger, healthier communities.”
“SCCIPA is pleased to be the physician network working with
Cigna and the Good Samaritan Health System in this new
collaboration in Santa Clara County,” said Dr. J. Kersten Kraft,
SCCIPA's president and chairman. “Our physician network has worked
well with Cigna in a collaborative care arrangement for several
years and has been among the highest performing physician groups in
delivering high quality and coordinated health care. Expanding this
relationship will bring this excellent care to more patients as
they gain access to our doctors.”
The Santa Clara County alliance is Cigna's fourth local alliance
arrangement in California. The company also has local arrangements
in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties.
About Cigna
Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) is a global health service company
dedicated to helping people improve their health, well-being and
sense of security. All products and services are provided
exclusively by or through operating subsidiaries of Cigna
Corporation, including Cigna HealthCare of California, Inc., Cigna
Health and Life Insurance Company, Connecticut General Life
Insurance Company, Life Insurance Company of North America, Cigna
Life Insurance Company of New York, or their affiliates. Such
products and services include an integrated suite of health
services, such as medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy,
vision, supplemental benefits, and other related products including
group life, accident and disability insurance. Cigna maintains
sales capability in 30 countries and jurisdictions, and has more
than 95 million customer relationships throughout the world. To
learn more about Cigna®, including links to follow us on Facebook
or Twitter, visit www.cigna.com.
About Good Samaritan Health System
The Good Samaritan Health System, which includes Regional
Medical Center of San Jose and Good Samaritan Hospital-as well as
three surgical centers and three Care Now Urgent Care centers, is
committed to providing quality healthcare to residents throughout
the greater Silicon Valley community. Good Samaritan Health
provides a host of technologically-advanced services including
cardiovascular, neurological, orthopedic, bariatric and general
surgery, interventional pulmonology, along with multi-organ cancer
care, and services for women and children. Good Samaritan Hospital
and Regional Medical Center of San Jose are the nation’s first
Joint Commission Certified Comprehensive Stroke Centers and are
accredited Chest Pain Centers and Community Cancer Centers. For
more information about the Good Samaritan Health System, visit
www.goodsamhealthsystem.com.
About SCCIPA
SCCIPA operates like a clinic without walls, linking patients
and health plans with our established network of physicians,
hospitals, lab, x-ray, physical therapy and other providers. Based
in San Jose, SCCIPA links over 800 physicians who practice
independently throughout Santa Clara County, with 280 primary care
physicians — specializing in family practice, internal medicine and
pediatrics — and over 550 specialists who practice at most local
hospitals.
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CignaMark Slitt, 860-226-2092Mark.Slitt@cigna.comorGood
Samaritan Health SystemRob Dyer, SVP,
702-961-0000Rob.Dyer@hcahealthcare.com
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