Aetna launches two plans in N.J., expands Md. network.Aetna Inc. is offering New Jersey's small businesses new options for employee health benefits through two specialized preferred provider organizations pre·ferred provider organization n. Abbr. PPO A medical insurance plan in which members receive more coverage if they choose health care providers approved by or affiliated with the plan. . Employers with two to 50 employees now can select a basic hospital PPO PPO abbr. preferred provider organization PPO Managed care Preferred provider organization, see there Infectious disease Pleuropneumonia-like organism, see there or a first-dollar PPO plan, both of which are available in other states. The plans are available in New Jersey for April 1 effective dates. Aetna provides health benefits to more than 1.5 million New Jersey members. Aetna also has expanded its Maryland network by signing a new, two-year contract with Shore Health System Inc. The agreement allows Aetna members to access Shore Health System facilities and doctors for covered inpatient inpatient /in·pa·tient/ (in´pa-shent) a patient who comes to a hospital or other health care facility for diagnosis or treatment that requires an overnight stay. in·pa·tient n. and outpatient services outpatient services Hospital-based services Managed care Medical and other services provided, to a nonadmitted Pt, by a hospital or other qualified facility–eg, mental health clinic, rural health clinic, mobile X-ray unit, free-standing dialysis unit Examples at in-network rates. Aetna's 600,000 members in Maryland have access to a contracted network of 202 hospitals, 2,659 primary-care physicians and 7,685 specialists |
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