ORLANDO, Fla.
(September 15, 2010) — UnitedHealthcare and Florida Hospital System have signed
new agreements on the hospital and physician contracts, effective immediately,
continuing uninterrupted access to the hospital systems’ facilities and
physicians for UnitedHealthcare members.
The new agreement extends
coverage for UnitedHealthcare commercial customers, Medicare customers,
including AARP Medicare Complete, Secure Horizons and Evercare by
UnitedHealthcare, as well as Medicaid customers, including the Florida Healthy
Kids program. Florida Hospital is part of the Adventist Health System and
operates 18 hospitals, 18 ancillary centers, including its Centra Care clinics,
and 10 medical groups representing more than 400 physicians.
“Florida
Hospital System is an important provider of health care services in this region
and we are very pleased that our customers in Central Florida will continue to
have in-network access to their medical services,” said David Lewis, CEO of
UnitedHealthcare’s northern Florida health plan. “The new agreement and our
renewed relationship emphasize our joint commitment to delivering broad access
to quality health care to our customers in Central Florida.”
“We are
pleased to extend our relationship with UnitedHealthcare and to have the
opportunity to continue providing high quality health care to all of our
patients enrolled in their health plans,” said Lars Houmann, president and CEO
of Florida Hospital Division. “Throughout the process we remained focused trying
to ensure that our patients have access to comprehensive and convenient health
care services.”
About Florida Hospital System
Florida Hospital has
been serving the residents of Central Florida for more than 100 years and is one
of the largest not-for-profit hospitals in the country, caring for more than a
million patient visits per year. As a destination hospital, Florida Hospital
offers a wide range of health care services to the local community and beyond.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare (www.unitedhealthcare.com)
provides a full spectrum of consumer-oriented health benefits plans and services
to individuals, public sector employers and businesses of all sizes, including
more than half of the Fortune 100 companies. The company organizes access to
quality, affordable health care services on behalf of approximately 25 million
individual consumers, contracting directly with more than 600,000 physicians and
care professionals and 5,000 hospitals to offer them broad, convenient access to
services nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth
Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being
company.
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