A contract between the organizations was set to expire June 30. Under the new agreement, Midland Memorial will be in-network with Aetna through Sept. 30, 2020.
Stephen Bowerman, senior vice president and CFO of Midland Health, said “Midland Memorial Hospital was eager to maintain an ongoing relationship with Aetna and their members at reasonable rates and we were motivated to solve this issue so that our patients didn’t experience any gaps in their care.”
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