PITTSBURGH, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance have expanded their service area into Clarion County, bringing area employers additional options for their employees’ health care coverage.
The expansion into Clarion County fills in the remaining gap in the HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance service area in western Pennsylvania. It provides local employers another viable alternative for employee health benefits. The insurer offers a solid portfolio of high quality, cost-effective employee health benefit products.
HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance have already contracted with many hospitals in the area surrounding Clarion County, including Armstrong County Memorial Hospital, Butler Memorial Hospital, Brookville Hospital, Punxsutawney Area Hospital, UPMC Northwest Medical Center, and UPMC Passavant Cranberry. HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance have contracts with 52 acute care facilities and more than 5,000 primary care physicians and specialists in western Pennsylvania.
Professional services to support the new expansion will be provided by the customer service, health management, and provider relations staffs of HealthAmerica’s Pittsburgh and Erie offices.
About HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance
HealthAmerica Pennsylvania, Inc., has a 29-year record in managed care. HealthAmerica, HealthAssurance Pennsylvania, Inc., and affiliated companies cover over 730,000 members in Pennsylvania and Ohio through HMO, POS, PPO, Medicaid, and Medicare Advantage plans. In addition, HealthAmerica earned an “Excellent” Accreditation for its HMO plan and HealthAssurance earned an “Excellent” Accreditation for the HealthAssurance POS by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to measuring the quality of America’s health care. With corporate offices in Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance provide managed health care products and services to over 11,000 employers in Pennsylvania and Ohio. HealthAmerica and its affiliates employ over 1,500 people in Pennsylvania. For more information, visit HealthAmerica’s website at http://www.healthamerica.cvty.com/ .
HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance
CONTACT: Kendall Marcocci, Director of Communications of HealthAmericaand HealthAssurance, +1-717-540-6746
Web site: http://www.healthamerica.cvty.com/