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[December 5, 2001 ] Health Net of California and the Sutter Health network of Northern California hospitals and doctors announced today that they have reached agreement on a new multi-year contract. The current contract ends December 31, 2001, and the new agreement becomes effective January 1, 2002 and runs through December 31, 2003. Today's announcement ensures uninterrupted coverage for the more than 200,000 Health Net members who use Sutter services and physicians. The new contract provides Health Net commercial, Healthy Families and Seniority Plus Medicare+Choice members continued access to Sutter Health's Northern California hospitals and Sutter-aligned and affiliated physicians. In addition, the agreement covers Health Net TRICARE beneficiaries, preserving access to their contracted network of Sutter physicians and hospitals. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. In a joint statement, Sutter Health CEO Van R. Johnson and Health Net of California president and chief executive officer Cora Tellez said, "We're pleased to have reached an agreement preserving patient-physician relationships. We regret the disruptions and uncertainty that Health Net members and Sutter Health patients have experienced during our negotiations, and we appreciate their patience. We do share a goal of developing and maintaining a collaborative and positive relationship going forward." Health Net of California, a subsidiary of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT), is one of the largest network-model health plans in the state, serving more than 2.5 million members statewide. It contracts with more than 44,000 physicians, nearly 400 hospitals, and more than 4,300 pharmacies, giving its members greater choice and more convenient access to care. Its commercial and Medicare lines of business have received the "Commendable" accreditation status from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. For more information about Health Net, visit its award-winning website at www.healthnet.com. One of the nation's leading not-for-profit networks of community-based health care services, Sutter Health serves more than 100 Northern California communities, from the Oregon border to the San Joaquin Valley, and from the Pacific coast to the Sierra foothills. Sutter Health supports more than two dozen acute care hospitals; physician training programs, medical research facilities, region-wide home health, hospice and occupational health networks; and long term care centers. Sutter's hospitals and care centers have relationships with approximately 5,000 physicians and employ more than 30,000 people. The following hospitals, medical foundations, and IPAs are included under Health Net of California's new contract with Sutter Health System: Sutter Health System Hospitals
Sutter Health System Medical Foundations
Sutter Health System Independent Practice Associations (IPAs)
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