Piedmont inks multi-year agreement with UnitedHealthcare

Piedmont Healthcare on April 14 announced that a multi-year agreement with UnitedHealthcare has been put in place. The agreement extends to all Piedmont facilities and doctors.

“Piedmont Healthcare and UnitedHealthcare have reached a multi-year agreement to extend their current contract, ensuring UnitedHealthcare members enrolled in employer-sponsored and individual plans continued network access to all Piedmont Healthcare facilities and physicians,” Piedmont Healthcare said.

Noting that the current focus of the healthcare industry needs to be on the COVID-19 crisis, Piedmont Healthcare said the agreement will safeguard coverage for members and ensure access to the Piedmont Clinic’s 2,500 physicians, 11 hospitals and more than 800 locations. Piedmont treats 2.7 million patients a year and serves communities that comprise 70 percent of Georgia’s population.

“We appreciate UnitedHealthcare’s collaboration in quickly reaching this agreement so that our full attention can be directed towards our patients and our communities,” said Kevin Brown, president and CEO of Piedmont Healthcare. “Our goal is to provide the best care available to our patients during the current crisis and to focus our resources on the fight against COVID-19.”