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Phoenix Children's Hospital reaches insurance deal
Months after they lost in-network status with Aetna, Phoenix Children's Hospital has reached a new, multi-year agreement with insurance provider Aetna.
PHOENIX - Phoenix Children's Hospital and Aetna have announced a multi-year agreement allowing families to continue receiving in-network coverage.
The end of the previous contract left a number of families worried about their kids' care since Phoenix Children's was no longer in-network.
"We recognize contract discussions can be especially stressful on the one group of people we are all aiming to serve – patient families – and we don’t take this responsibility to get it right lightly," said Robert L. Meyer, President and CEO of Phoenix Children’s. in a statement. "Phoenix Children’s has a duty to our growing community to ensure payer agreements address the often-complex medical needs of kids and support the exceptional care we provide as Arizona’s only pediatric health system."
The contract back-dates to August 7, 2023, meaning patient families will receive in-network coverage since the time the original deal ended.
The hospital did not disclose the duration of the new contract.