Humana and Tower Health Announce Agreement Adding Reading Hospital to Humana’s Medicare Network in Southeastern Pennsylvania
27 September 2019 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
Tower Health, one of the region’s leading integrated health
systems, and Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), one of the nation’s leading
health and well-being companies, today announced an agreement to
expand care options for Humana Medicare Advantage members at Tower
Health facilities in Southeast Pennsylvania, with the addition of
Reading Hospital to Humana’s Medicare network.
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Effective October 1, the agreement provides in-network access
for Humana Medicare Advantage Health Maintenance Organization
(HMO), Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), and Private
Fee-for-Service (PFFS) health plan members seeking care at Tower
Health’s flagship hospital, Reading Hospital in West Reading, and
at the hospital’s outpatient facilities, including ambulatory
surgery and urgent care centers.
This supplements existing in-network access Humana Medicare
Advantage members currently have at the five other area Tower
Health hospitals: Brandywine Hospital (Coatesville), Jennersville
Hospital (West Grove), and Phoenixville Hospital (Phoenixville) in
Chester County; Pottstown Hospital (Pottstown) in Montgomery
County; and Chestnut Hill Hospital (Philadelphia) in Philadelphia
County.
The contract also offers in-network access for Humana Medicare
Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS members with approximately 2,000
primary and specialty care physicians and other clinicians employed
by Tower Health.
Also effective October 1, Humana has signed a value-based care
agreement with clinically integrated network Tower Health Partners
(THP), in order to improve patient outcomes and the patient
experience for Humana HMO and PPO members in Pennsylvania seeking
care from physicians affiliated with THP.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
About Tower Health
With 11,000 team members, Tower Health consists of Reading
Hospital in West Reading; Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville;
Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia; Jennersville Hospital in
West Grove; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; and Pottstown
Hospital in Pottstown. It also includes Reading Hospital
Rehabilitation at Wyomissing; Reading Hospital School of Health
Sciences in West Reading; and a network of 22 urgent care
facilities across the Tower Health service area. Tower Health
offers a connected network of 2,000 physicians, specialists and
providers across 125 convenient locations.
About Tower Health
Partners
Incorporated in 2012, Tower Health Partners (THP) is one of the
oldest and largest clinically integrated organizations in
Pennsylvania. THP includes a broad, multi-specialty network
uniquely positioned to support value-based and shared savings
arrangements for providers, payors, employers, and patients. THP
physician membership governs and leads the way in focusing on
collaboration, quality, and accountability for network members.
THP's forward-thinking infrastructure allows physicians to be on
the cutting edge of quality reporting, value-based care
initiatives, and clinical innovations. In addition, THP focuses on
the Quadruple Aim of Care by incorporating physician wellness and
satisfaction.
About Humana
Humana Inc. is committed to helping our millions of medical and
specialty members achieve their best health. Our successful history
in care delivery and health plan administration is helping us
create a new kind of integrated care with the power to improve
health and well-being and lower costs. Our efforts are leading to a
better quality of life for people with Medicare, families,
individuals, military service personnel, and communities at
large.
To accomplish that, we support physicians and other health care
professionals as they work to deliver the right care in the right
place for their patients, our members. Our range of clinical
capabilities, resources and tools – such as in-home care,
behavioral health, pharmacy services, data analytics and wellness
solutions – combine to produce a simplified experience that makes
health care easier to navigate and more effective.
More information regarding Humana is available to investors via
the Investor Relations page of the company’s web site at
www.humana.com, including copies of:
- Annual reports to stockholders
- Securities and Exchange Commission filings
- Most recent investor conference presentations
- Quarterly earnings news releases and conference calls
- Calendar of events
- Corporate Governance information
Additional Information
Humana is a Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organization
with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in any Humana plan depends on
contract renewal. Other providers are available in our network. The
provider may contract with other Plans.
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Alissa Krinsky Humana Corporate Communications 312-441-5576
akrinsky@humana.com Jessica Bezler Public Relations Manager, Tower
Health 484-628-9780
jessica.bezler@towerhealth.org
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