Eligible Fresno Residents enrolled across
Health Net's lines of business will have full access to Community's
three major hospitals in Fresno
County.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 2, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, Health Net and Community Health System
announced they will continue their long-standing partnership to
serve residents of Fresno county.
Community's complete continuum of services will continue to be
available to existing and future Health Net members enrolled in
commercial, Medicare and Medi-Cal plans.
Community Health System is the largest health system in the
Central Valley and includes Community Medical Centers (its
hospitals and clinics), as well as a health plan and a physician
network of 380 and growing. Community Medical Centers operates
three major, acute-care hospitals—Community Regional Medical Center
in downtown Fresno, Clovis
Community Medical Center in Clovis, and the Fresno Heart & Surgical
Hospital in northeast Fresno, as
well as Community Behavioral Health Center.
"We are proud to work with Community Health System to continue
to provide vital health services to our members in the Central
Valley," said Paul Pakuckas, Health Plan Development and
Contracting Officer at Health Net. "This significant partnership
solidifies our long-term commitment to continuity of care for
residents of Fresno County."
Medi-Cal beneficiaries in Fresno, Kings
and Madera Counties will continue
to have access to CMC through CalViva Health. CalViva Health is the
local initiative health plan for Medi-Cal managed care in
Fresno, Kings and Madera counties. CalViva Health is a
full-service health plan contracting with the Department of Health
Care Services (DHCS) to provide services to Medi-Cal managed care
enrollees under the Two-Plan model in all ZIP codes in Fresno, Kings
and Madera counties. CalViva
Health contracts with Health Net to provide certain administrative
and health care services to CalViva Health members on CalViva's
behalf.
About Health Net:
At Health Net, we believe every
person deserves a safety net for their health, regardless of age,
income, employment status or current state of health. Founded in
California more than 40 years ago,
we're dedicated to transforming the health of our community, one
person at a time. Today, Health Net's 2,600 employees and 90,000
network providers serve 3 million members. That's nearly 1 in 12
Californians. We provide health plans for individuals, families,
businesses of every size and people who qualify for Medi-Cal or
Medicare — Coverage for Every Stage of Life™. Health Net also
offers access to substance abuse programs, behavioral health
services, employee assistance programs and managed health care
products related to prescription drugs. We offer these health plans
and services through Health Net, LLC and its subsidiaries: Health
Net of California, Inc., Health
Net Life Insurance Company and Health Net Community Solutions, Inc.
These entities are wholly owned subsidiaries of Centene Corporation
(NYSE: CNC), a Fortune 25 company that offers affordable and
high-quality products to nearly 1 in 15 individuals across the
nation. For more information, visit www.HealthNet.com.
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