Tennova Healthcare and Cigna Sign Agreement
7/31/2017
Cigna Local Plus Members Now Have In-Network Access to
LaFollette Medical Center, Newport Medical Center and Jefferson Memorial Hospital
KNOXVILLE, TN (July 31, 2017) – Tennova Healthcare and Cigna have finalized a multi-year agreement. Beginning August 1, Cigna Local Plus joins BlueCross BlueShield Network S and other major insurance plans with in-network access to diagnostic and treatment services at LaFollette Medical Center, Newport Medical Center and Jefferson Memorial Hospital. These hospitals already participate in Cigna OAP, PPO and HMO products.
“As a result of this agreement, thousands of families throughout the community will now have access to Tennova’s caring team of skilled medical professionals and our wide variety of services at our hospitals in LaFollette, Newport and Jefferson City,” said Tony Benton, market chief executive officer for Tennova Healthcare in East Tennessee.
“Tennova Healthcare is always close to home and ready to meet the medical needs of individuals and their families,” Benton said. “And now—with in-network access for state employees as well as those who work for companies that offer Cigna Local Plus as an insurance option—we are even better able to serve the local community.”
For more information about Tennova Healthcare, call 1-855-TENNOVA (836-6682).
About Tennova Healthcare
One of the state’s largest health networks, Tennova Healthcare includes 16 hospitals and more than 115 physician clinics. The combined network has approximately 2,600 licensed beds, 2,800 physicians on the combined active medical staffs, and 9,000 employees, with more than 70,000 admissions and 465,000 emergency department visits each year.
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