Blue Cross of California and Mendocino Coast District Hospital Agree to Multi-Year Contract; Contract Takes Effect March 1, 2002.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. and FORT BRAGG, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2002 Blue Cross of California (Blue Cross) and Mendocino Coast District Hospital in Fort Bragg today announced the signing of a multi-year agreement for hospital services in the Mendocino County Coastal Area. The new contract takes effect March 1, 2002. "We are pleased to reach an agreement," said Steve Melody, vice president of network development for Northern California. "Our goal has always been to reach a positive outcome so that our members may continue to access and optimize the services of Mendocino Coast District Hospital." The multi-year agreement applies to all Blue Cross of California members, who can continue to access Mendocino Coast District Hospital as a participating provider without any disruption. "We are delighted to continue our long-term relationship with Blue Cross of California and their policy holders," said Mendocino Coast District Hospital CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Bryan Ballard. "In recent months, representatives from Mendocino Coast District Hospital and Blue Cross have put forth tremendous effort in developing a reimbursement that will meet the needs of our community and hospital." Mendocino Coast District Hospital is a 52-bed full-service hospital and is the "sole provider" of hospital services for the region. The hospital is a valued local resource, offering residents the peace of mind that comes from knowing that medical care is available locally. In addition, Mendocino Coast District Hospital is in the process of completely rebuilding its entire outpatient facility, with the building scheduled to be completed in 2003. The facility will remain open and operational during remodeling remodeling /re·mod·el·ing/ (re-mod´el-ing) reorganization or renovation of an old structure. bone remodeling . Blue Cross of California and its California affiliates, with more than 5.8 million medical members in the state, 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 12 million members and approximately 45 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. |
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