Aetna and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Reach New Contract Agreement:
Aug 9, 2011
Three-year Agreement with SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn Improves
Access to Care for Aetna Members and SUNY Downstate Patients
Aetna and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University announced a new agreement for SUNY Downstate’s resumed participation in the Aetna network, and the continuing participation of University Hospital at Downstate’s recently acquired Long Island College Hospital campus.
Under the agreement, SUNY Downstate’s University Hospital at Downstate will participate for all Aetna commercial and Medicare products, including student health plans. The new agreement also will enable the more than 700 SUNY Downstate hospital-based and affiliated physicians currently participating with Aetna to continue their participation uninterrupted. Groups included in the contract are: University Hospital at Downstate; University Physicians of Brooklyn, P.C.; and Brooklyn Anesthesia Research.
“We are extremely pleased to have reached a three-year agreement with SUNY Downstate,” said David Kobus, Aetna senior vice president – New York Network. “Having this key facility in our network expands access to quality care at convenient locations for our members who live and work in Brooklyn.”
“We are delighted to have a new agreement that will allow Aetna members to continue to have full access to the services provided by SUNY Downstate and its excellent physicians,” said Grace Wong, vice president for managed care and clinical business at SUNY Downstate.
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is the only academic medical center in Brooklyn and one of the borough’s largest employers. A center of innovation and excellence in research and clinical service delivery, SUNY Downstate comprises University Hospital at Downstate; Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Related Professions; Schools of Graduate Studies and Public Health; and an Advanced Biotechnology Park and Biotechnology Incubator. Long Island College Hospital became part of Downstate’s University Hospital at Downstate on May 29, 2011.
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About SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (SUNY) 64-campus system and the only SUNY AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough’s 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate’s exceptional medical school and world-class academic center research facilities. With a staff of over 800 physicians representing 53 specialties and subspecialties, Downstate offers comprehensive healthcare services to the community.
UHD provides high-risk neonatal and infant services, pediatric nephrology, and dialysis for kidney diseases and is the only kidney transplantation program in Brooklyn. Beyond its clinical expertise, Downstate houses a range of esteemed educational institutions, including its College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Public Health. Downstate fosters innovation through its multifaceted biotechnology initiative, the Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT, which support early-stage and more mature biotech companies.
About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation’s leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving
approximately 36.5 million people with information and resources to help them make
better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional,
voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including
medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and disability plans, and
medical management capabilities and health care management services for Medicaid plans.
Our customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and
hourly workers, health plans, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor
groups and expatriates.
Contacts
Aetna
Susan Millerick, 860-273-0536
MillerickS@aetna.com
or
SUNY Downstate
Ron Najman, 718-270-2696
RNajman@downstate.edu