DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC) and Aetna (NYSE:AET) signed a
new, four-year agreement providing Aetna’s commercial, Medicare
Advantage, Medicaid and Coventry members with in-network access to
Tenet’s 87 hospitals, more than 2,130 employed physicians and 218 of the
company’s outpatient centers.
“We are pleased to have extended and expanded our long-standing
relationship with Aetna,” said Clint Hailey, Tenet’s chief managed care
officer. “It is always our goal to work collaboratively with insurance
companies to bring high-quality, convenient and affordable options to
its members. Aetna, our largest health plan customer, recognizes the
value in having Tenet’s hospitals and other care facilities in its
networks, and we look forward to continue delivering trusted services to
its members.”
The new agreement is effective January 1, 2016 and includes the newest
hospitals in Tenet’s network: Baptist
Health System in Birmingham, Alabama and Carondelet
Health Network in Tucson, Arizona.
“Our agreement with Tenet gives our 8.5 million members access to
high-quality healthcare,” said Dan Finke, senior vice president and
chief executive officer of Accountable Care Solutions from Aetna. “We
look forward to continuing our relationship with Tenet.”
The agreement also allows for both organizations to create accountable
care networks to offer Aetna members the benefit of clinically
integrated care.
About Tenet Healthcare
Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a diversified healthcare services
company with more than 130,000 employees united around a common mission:
to help people live happier, healthier lives. Through its subsidiaries,
partnerships and joint ventures, including United Surgical Partners
International (USPI), the company operates 87 general acute care
hospitals, 20 short-stay surgical hospitals and over 440 outpatient
centers in the United States, as well as nine facilities in the United
Kingdom. Tenet’s Conifer Health Solutions subsidiary provides
technology-enabled performance improvement and health management
solutions to hospitals, health systems, integrated delivery networks
(IDN), physician groups, self-insured organizations and health plans.
For more information, please visit www.tenethealth.com.
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