Aetna Signs Contract with Nemours Children's Clinic.Renewal agreement covers facilities in Jacksonville, Orlando JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Aetna (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AET AET Aetna, Inc. AET After Extra Time AET Actual Evapotranspiration AET Alliance for Environmental Technology AET Alpha-Ethyltryptamine AET Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc. ) announced today that it has reached agreement on a new three-year contract with Nemours, one of the nation's largest children's health Children's Health Definition Children's health encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being of children from infancy through adolescence. systems. Under the new contract, which takes effect Feb. 1, 2007, members of Aetna's commercial plans can continue receiving covered in-patient and out-patient services, at in-network rates, from the Nemours Children's Clinics in Jacksonville and Orlando. "Aetna is delighted to continue its valued relationship with Nemours," said Dr. Grant Tarbox, Aetna's medical director for Jacksonville. "We strive to offer members access to a broad network of high-quality hospitals and physicians, and this agreement with Nemours is consistent with that objective." Aetna provides health benefits to approximately 250,000 members in Central Florida
Central Florida is the central region of the United States state of Florida, on the East Coast. and approximately 210,000 in the Jacksonville area. The company contracts with 34 hospitals, 1,370 primary care physicians and 3,620 specialists in those markets. "Aetna highly values the services Nemours provides, which has allowed the two organizations to reach a mutual agreement. We are pleased to continue our relationship with one of the nation's leading health plans," said R. Jay Cummings, M.D., Vice President of Physician Practices for Nemours Florida. "We are committed to providing a high standard of quality care to improve the health of children." Nemours provides institutions and services to improve the health of children. Employing over 400 pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. physicians, sub-specialists and surgeons, Nemours cared for approximately 250,000 children during nearly 1 million encounters in 2005, making Nemours one of the nation's largest children's health systems. In addition to the many ongoing research, education, health and prevention programs, Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del., and major children's specialty centers in Delaware (Wilmington), Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr Bryn Mawr (brĭn mär), uninc. town (1990 est. pop. 10,000), Montgomery co., SE Pa., a residential suburb of Philadelphia. It is the seat of Bryn Mawr College (for women), opened in 1885 by the Society of Friends. ), New Jersey (Atlantic City Atlantic City, city (1990 pop. 37,986), Atlantic co., SE N.J., an Atlantic resort and convention center; settled c.1790, inc. 1854. Situated on Absecon Island, a barrier island 10 mi (16. and Voorhees) and many primary care pediatric practices throughout Delaware. Additionally, the most visited health care Web site online for parents, kids, and teens, www.kidshealth.org, is a project of Nemours. Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 29.8 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or , group life and disability plans, and medical management capabilities. Our customers include employer groups employer group Association of employers Managed care An entity with a current group benefits agreement in effect with a health plan to provide covered health care services to its employee-subscribers and eligible dependents. , individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans and government-sponsored plans. www.aetna.com |
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