New Contracts between Elkhart Healthcare System Facilities and UnitedHealthcare Preserve Access to Affordable Health Care in Elkhart County.INDIANAPOLIS -- UnitedHealthcare members in Elkhart County now have additional options for quality healthcare as a result of new contracts with two Elkhart-area healthcare facilities - Elkhart Clinic and Elkhart Clinic Endoscopy endoscopy Examination of the body's interior through an instrument inserted into a natural opening or an incision, usually as an outpatient procedure. Endoscopes include the upper gastrointestinal endoscope (for the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum), the colonoscope (for the & Surgery Center - in addition to its ongoing relationship with Elkhart General Hospital. Elkhart Clinic, which is the largest physician practice in Elkhart County offering 42 physicians in 16 different specialties, has rejoined the UnitedHealthcare network under the recently reached three-year agreement. Elkhart Clinic Endoscopy & Surgery Center has joined the UnitedHealthcare network for the first time under a new three-year contract. Elkhart General Hospital serves residents of Elkhart County and surrounding counties in Indiana and Michigan with high quality general healthcare services. Elkhart General is operating under a three-year contract with UnitedHealthcare. "The agreements maintain and expand upon UnitedHealthcare's existing network and provide a greater selection of medical providers for UnitedHealthcare members," said Daniel Krajnovich, 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. of UnitedHealthcare (Indiana). "Indiana residents value the innovative, personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. care provided by these Elkhart facilities, and UnitedHealthcare is committed to keeping those services as affordable as possible." About UnitedHealthcare UnitedHealthcare (www.unitedhealthcare.com) provides a full spectrum of consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services, helping 25 million individual consumers nationwide achieve improved health and well-being through various health service systems. UnitedHealthcare arranges access to quality, affordable care with more than 500,000 physicians and care professionals and 4,600 hospitals across America. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group UnitedHealth Group Incorporated NYSE: UNH is a managed health care company. It is the parent of United Healthcare, one of the largest health insurers in the U.S. It was created in 1977, as UnitedHealthCare Corporation (it renamed itself in 1998), but traces its origin to a (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :UNH Unh The symbol for the element unnilhexium. ), a diversified Fortune50 health and well-being company. |
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