Aetna, University of California reach contract agreement

Aetna has reached a tentative contract agreement with the six University of California health systems, avoiding a split that would have affected thousands of patients, the Sacramento Bee reported April 22. 

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The contracts were set to expire April 22. The contract negotiations affected Aetna HMO and PPO members and did not include Medi-Cal plans. 

Aetna members will remain in-network with: 

  • UC San Diego Health
  • UC San Francisco Health 
  • UC Los Angeles Health
  • UC Irvine Health (Orange, Calif.)
  • UC Riverside (Calif.) Health 
  • UC Davis Health (Sacramento, Calif.)

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