Aetna and WellStar Renew Agreement

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aetna (NYSE: AET) and WellStar Health System in Marietta, Ga., announced August 24 they have reached an agreement on a three-year contract renewal.

Under this new agreement, Aetna members will continue to receive covered services, at in-network rates, from WellStar facilities in the greater Atlanta area. Aetna members also will be able to continue receiving covered services from WellStar physicians.

“Aetna is happy to announce this renewal” said Ramzy Elgomayel, Aetna’s vice president of network management for the Atlanta area. “WellStar Health System has provided valued care and services to our commercial-plan members.”

"WellStar is pleased to reach a new three-year agreement with Aetna. We look forward to seamlessly continuing the long standing relationship that we have had with Aetna. As a not-for-profit organization, and one of the top integrated health systems in the country, WellStar is committed to meeting the ongoing health care needs of our community and will continue to invest in and deliver high quality health care services," said Barbara Corey, senior vice president of managed care.

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia and Piedmont Healthcare Announce Contract Renewal

/PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBSGA) and Piedmont Healthcare announced today that they have reached agreement on a three-year contract, effective August 1, 2009.

Under the agreement, BCBSGA HMO/POS and PPO members can continue to access Piedmont Healthcare as an in-network provider, including services from Piedmont Clinic physicians, Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper, and Piedmont Newnan Hospital in Newnan.

"We are pleased to continue our relationship with Piedmont Healthcare," said Amy Cheslock, vice president of health services, BCBSGA. "As the state's largest health benefits provider, this new contract allows us to continue offering our members a wide range of choices and continued access to affordable, quality health care."

"We are pleased to renew our participation in the BCBSGA provider network that serves so many of our patients," said Gregory A. Hurst, executive vice president and chief operating officer for Piedmont Healthcare. "Piedmont has a long-standing commitment to the residents of Georgia and the communities we serve. This agreement ensures that BCBSGA members will continue to have access to the highest quality healthcare and the physicians and hospitals they have come to trust."

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