CIGNA HealthCare to Continue Relationship With Northeast Georgia Health System and Northeast Georgia Primary Care
Posted on: Thursday, 6 December 2007, 15:00 CST
CIGNA HealthCare announced today the signing of a multi-year contract with Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) and Northeast Georgia Primary Care. The new contract, continuing a longstanding relationship between the organizations, allows individuals covered by CIGNA HealthCare to continue to receive in-network care at NGHS and the Northeast Georgia Primary Care facilities.
"We are delighted to continue our relationship with Northeast Georgia Health System and Northeast Georgia Primary Care," said Dieter Freer, President of CIGNA HealthCare of Georgia. "With this renewed contract, we will be able to continue our commitment to the area of offering our customers and members a comprehensive network of physicians and hospitals."
"We are pleased to be able to continue a positive relationship with CIGNA HealthCare and its members in northeast Georgia," says Shannon Glover, Executive Director of Managed Care Operations for Northeast Georgia Health System.
About CIGNA HealthCare
CIGNA HealthCare, based in Bloomfield, Conn., provides medical benefits plans, dental coverage, behavioral health coverage, pharmacy benefits and products and services that integrate and analyze information to support consumerism and health advocacy. "CIGNA HealthCare" is a registered service mark of CIGNA Intellectual Property, Inc., licensed for use by CIGNA Corporation (NYSE:CI) and its operating subsidiaries, including Connecticut General Life Insurance Company. Products and services are provided by such operating subsidiaries, and not by CIGNA Corporation. For more information, visit www.cigna.com.
About Northeast Georgia Health System and Northeast Georgia Primary Care
Northeast Georgia Health System is a not-for-profit community health system that offers a full range of healthcare services through two hospital campuses accredited by Joint Commission, a main campus on Spring Street and the Lanier Park Campus on White Sulphur Road. Together, these facilities, along with two long-term care centers and a mental health and substance abuse treatment center, offer northeast Georgia residents comprehensive health care close to home.
Northeast Georgia Primary Care, an affiliate of NGHS, has primary care centers located throughout northeast Georgia. The centers are staffed with family physicians, internists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other healthcare providers, all of whom are committed to bringing quality family medical care to residents of Northeast Georgia. For more information about in-network insurance plans at NGHS, visit www.nghs.com or call 770-533-8080.
Source: Business Wire
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