Blue Cross of California Rescinds Termination Notice for Doctors Medical Center of Modesto, a Tenet Hospital.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2003 Blue Cross of California announced today that, as a result of recent constructive and collaborative discussions with Doctors Medical Center (DMC DMC Devil May Cry (video game) DMC Detroit Medical Center DMC Darryl McDaniels (rapper) DMC Destination Management Company DMC Del Mar College (Corpus Christi, TX) ) of Modesto and Tenet Healthcare Corporation, it has rescinded its notice of termination to the hospital. The termination had been scheduled to take effect November 30, 2003. The hospital will remain a part of the Blue Cross network in good standing with no disruption in members' benefit coverage. Blue Cross recognizes commitments made by DMC to supplement their current monitoring controls, and the company is satisfied that appropriate care will be facilitated for its members with regard specifically to coronary surgeries. Blue Cross of California and its California affiliates, with more than 7 million medical members, is an operating subsidiary of WellPoint Health Networks Inc., one of the nation's largest publicly traded health care companies. WellPoint serves the health care needs of more than 14 million medical members and more than 44 million specialty members nationally. WellPoint offers a broad spectrum of quality network-based health products including open access PPO PPO abbr. preferred provider organization PPO Managed care Preferred provider organization, see there Infectious disease Pleuropneumonia-like organism, see there , POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale and hybrid products, HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, and specialty products. Specialty products include pharmacy benefit management A Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) is a third party administrator of prescription drug programs. They are primarily responsible for processing and paying prescription drug claims. , dental, utilization management, vision, mental health, life and disability insurance, long term care insurance, flexible spending accounts flexible spending account, n an employee reimbursement account primarily funded with employee-designated salary reductions. Funds are reimbursed to the employee for health care (medical and/or dental), dependent care, and/or legal expenses and are , COBRA administration, and Medicare supplements. Blue Cross of California may be found on the web at www.bluecrossca.com. Blue Cross of California is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Association. |
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