UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group company, and HCA Inc. recently announced a new long-term nationwide agreement. The agreement provides United members access to HCA facilities, covers members into 2011 and recognizes HCAs and Uniteds ongoing commitment to quality and accessibility.
“Our renewed relationship with HCA will provide quality, affordable health care for the people we serve,” said David Wichmann, president and chief operating officer of UnitedHealthcare. “We arrived at an agreement that will advance quality, ease administration and maintain affordability. While the past few months have been challenging for many of our members, we are pleased that this new contract will offer not only long-term stability for customers, but also reinforce our commitment to quality for our members.” The new contract extends access to over 150 of HCAs hospitals and over 100 diagnostic and treatment centers across the country.
