Gateway Health Plan Signs New Multi-Year Agreement With The Reading Hospital and Medical Center
Posted on: Thursday, 11 January 2007, 15:01 CST
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gateway Health Plan announced today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, adding the West Reading hospital to the health plan's Southeastern Pennsylvania managed care network.
Under the agreement, which was effective January 1, Gateway Health Plan members in the Berks County area may now receive covered services from The Reading Hospital and its affiliated facilities.
The new contract also covers Reading Professional Services (RPS), the hospital-affiliated physician practice, and The Reading Hospital Medical Group (TRHMG), a separate corporate entity of employed physicians offering primary care services to the community. With this agreement, Gateway Health Plan adds over 25 primary care physicians and over 200 specialist and hospital-based physicians to its network.
"We're very excited to announce the addition of The Reading Hospital and Medical Center to Gateway Health Plan's network," said Michael Blackwood, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gateway Health Plan, Inc. "Gateway aims to offer its members access to a broad network of high-quality doctors and hospitals. This agreement significantly broadens our network in the Southeastern Pennsylvania area."
The Reading Hospital and Medical Center is a not-for-profit healthcare center providing comprehensive acute care, post-acute rehabilitation, behavioral, and occupational health services to the people of Berks and adjoining counties. Established as The Reading Dispensary in 1867, the hospital has since expanded into a leader in tertiary care for this region of Pennsylvania.
Located in Pittsburgh, Pa., Gateway Health Plan is a managed care plan that serves more than 269,000 members. Established in 1992 as an alternative to Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare's Medical Assistance Program, Gateway Health Plan currently operates in 39 counties in Pennsylvania and four in Ohio. In January 2006, Gateway Health Plan Medicare Assured, a Special Needs Plan for Pennsylvanians who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, was launched and is now the largest Medicare program for the dually-eligible population in the nation with over 25,000 members. As of January 2007, Medicare Assured is also now offered to Ohioans living in the four county service area. Gateway's mission is to provide accessible, quality health care services to its members. For more information, please visit http://www.gatewayhealthplan.com/. (Figures as of January 9, 2007).
Gateway Health Plan
CONTACT: Melinda S. Kaiser for Gateway Health Plan, +1-412-492-9501, ormelinda@lowerscomm.com
Web site: http://www.gatewayhealthplan.com/
Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall
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