UHC Push
by June 28, 1999 12:00 am 57 views
UnitedHealthCare of Arkansas is apparently planning a push into Northwest Arkansas. UHC, one of the nation’s largest managed-care payers, recently signed a three-year agreement with the Northwest Arkansas Independent Physicians’ Association. Under the terms of the agreement, which begins July 1, UHC will use the IPA’s network of health-care providers in Washington and Benton counties.
The IPA currently has about 240 physicians in the region.
UHC, we hear, will offer customers two types of products, an HMO and a point-of-service plan.
We hear both parties are happy about the agreement, which they’re viewing as a partnership rather than just a contractual arrangement.