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CIGNA HealthCare of Arizona and Catholic Healthcare West Reach Agreement
CIGNA HealthCare of Arizona and Catholic Healthcare West Reach Agreement
PHOENIX, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- CIGNA HealthCare ofArizona and Catholic
Healthcare West (CHW) have announced that effective immediately, CIGNA plan
members will have in-network access to the services and care provided by
Catholic Healthcare West facilities and providers. The contract covers
Catholic Healthcare West's threeArizona hospitals, including St. Joseph's
Hospital and Medical Center, Chandler Regional Medical Center, Mercy Gilbert
Medical Center, and affiliated facilities and physician practices in the
Phoenix metropolitan area. Coverage is retroactive to midnight April 25th,
the prior contract termination date.
"We are pleased that we have been able to come to mutually agreeable terms
with Catholic Healthcare West," said Kurt A. Weimer, President and General
Manager, CIGNA HealthCare ofArizona. "Our goal is to offer employers and
members an expansive provider network which gives our members greater
flexibility and control in choosing the health care provider that best meets
their personal needs."
"We are very pleased that we were able to reach an acceptable agreement
with CIGNA," said David G. Covert, president and CEO, Chandler Regional
Medical Center/ CHW East Valley Service Area. "We have been working very hard
to ensure CIGNA members could continue to receive quality, compassionate care
at our facilities."
CIGNA HealthCare members in thePhoenix metropolitan area will have
in-network access to Catholic Healthcare West's wide-ranging medical services
and programs, including neurology, cardiology, pediatrics, women's services,
orthopedics, oncology, rehabilitation and maternity care.
CIGNA members with questions about their coverage should contact CIGNA
customer service. If a patient visit or procedure was cancelled this past
week, patients are asked to please call their physician office to reschedule.
About CIGNA HealthCare ofArizona
With more than 35 years of history, CIGNA HealthCare ofArizona, Inc. is
one of the oldest and largest health plans in the state. CIGNA HealthCare of
Arizona provides health care coverage and employee benefit services to nearly
350,000 individuals throughout the state. CIGNA Medical Group, the medical
group practice division of CIGNA HealthCare ofArizona, is one of the Valley's
largest multi-specialty group practices with 21 offices located throughout
metropolitanPhoenix. "CIGNA HealthCare" refers to various operating
subsidiaries of CIGNA Corporation (NYSE: CI). Products and services are
provided by these operating subsidiaries and not by CIGNA Corporation.
About Catholic Healthcare West
Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) is the eighth largest hospital system in
the nation and the largest not-for-profit hospital provider in the West.
Founded in 1986, the CHW network of more than 9,500 physicians and
approximately 53,000 employees serve a population spanning 22 million people
at 41 hospitals acrossCalifornia,Arizona, andNevada. CHW is committed to
delivering compassionate, high-quality, affordable healthcare services with
special attention to the poor and underserved. In 2007, CHW provided $922
million in charity care, community benefits, and unreimbursed patient care.
SOURCE CIGNA HealthCare ofArizona
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