AmeriHealth Signs New Agreement with MultiPlan, Inc. to Provide Members Access to National Provider Network
ISELIN, N.J. & MT. LAUREL, N.J.--(Business Wire)--
AmeriHealth New Jersey signed a new agreement with the medical
cost management firm, MultiPlan, Inc., that gives AmeriHealth members
access to a national network of health care providers on an in-network
benefits level.
AmeriHealth members with national access riders added to their
AmeriHealth preferred provider organization (PPO) or point-of-service
plus medical plans are now eligible to use MultiPlan's PHCS PPO
Network. MultiPlan's national PPO network consists of 525,000 health
care professionals, 3,800 hospitals, and 66,000 ancillary care
facilities. Access to this expansive provider network will assist
those members seeking care outside of AmeriHealth's service area,
which includes New Jersey, Delaware, and parts of Pennsylvania.
"AmeriHealth's agreement with MultiPlan underscores our commitment
to provide our members and their families access to quality,
affordable health care through a broad network of hospitals,
physicians, and other health care providers," said Michael Munoz,
AmeriHealth vice president, sales and marketing. "We chose MultiPlan
because it's one of the largest, most well-known, independent PPO
networks in the country."
About AmeriHealth
AmeriHealth New Jersey provides health care coverage to nearly
230,000 New Jersey residents. The company's contracted hospital and
physician network includes thousands of physicians at 76 hospitals
throughout its service area.
AmeriHealth New Jersey has offices in Mt. Laurel and Iselin. The
company's managed care plan, AmeriHealth HMO Inc. of New Jersey, has
received the highest possible accreditation by the National Committee
for Quality Assurance (NCQA) by meeting NCQA's rigorous evaluation
standards. AmeriHealth New Jersey is part of AmeriHealth, Inc, a
growing group of insurance and health care companies whose product
portfolio includes health insurance, workers' compensation, property
and casualty insurance, and management services. For more information
on AmeriHealth, visit our website at www.amerihealth.com.
About MultiPlan
MultiPlan is the industry's most comprehensive provider of medical
cost management solutions. The company provides over 2,100 clients
with a single gateway to a host of primary, complementary and
out-of-network strategies for managing the financial risks associated
with health care claims. Clients include large and mid-sized insurers,
third party administrators, self-funded plans, HMOs and other entities
that pay claims on behalf of health plans. Services include PHCS
Network, the country's leading independent primary PPO network; The
MultiPlan Network, the national network most often used to complement
a primary PPO; fee negotiation services; a Wisconsin-based primary PPO
and a national transplant network. Approximately 600,000 network
providers participate with MultiPlan through these networks.
Incorporated in 1980, MultiPlan is owned by a group of investors led
by The Carlyle Group. For more information, visit www.Multiplan.com.
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