Network Health Members Now Have Access to ThedaCare

Network Health offers the Fox Valley more choice in health care

July 21, 2010

Menasha, Wis. - Network Health and ThedaCare announce they have signed an agreement that allows Network Health members to see ThedaCare providers in addition to Affinity Medical Group providers.

"Health care consumers and members want more choice from their local health insurance company. Network Health can now offer our members coverage with more local providers combined with superior customer service and innovative wellness and medical management programs designed to keep costs down," said Sheila Jenkins, president of Network Health. "We've been listening to what our community has been asking for and now we're able to offer it."

Network Health members will have access to ThedaCare providers and services beginning August 1, 2010.

"This agreement is good news for the areas we serve," said Dean Gruner, MD, president and CEO of ThedaCare. "For years, ThedaCare has been working to improve the health of the communities we serve. We've lowered medication errors, implemented same-day access, and lowered costs, just to name a few things. Now the members of Network Health will have access to our high-quality care, including ThedaCare Behavioral Health, our hospitals and ThedaCare Physicians."

"This past year, Affinity Health System began welcoming Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield members. This next step of giving Network Health members access to ThedaCare Physicians is one more strategic move that we can offer as an integrated health care system," said Daniel E. Neufelder, president and CEO of Affinity Health System. "We are committed to offering personalized care throughout the system, and Network Health is an integral part of our promise to members."

To date, Network Health has more than 115,000 members who currently have access to Affinity Health System's providers.

Network Health members are encouraged to call the customer care team at (800) 826-0940 to determine in-plan provider coverage.

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Network Health has offered customized commercial and Medicare health insurance services to area employers, individuals and families since 1982, and through its strong reputation for providing quality health care coverage and excellent customer service has grown to serve thousands of people in Northeast Wisconsin and beyond. Each year since 2002, Network Health has received the highest possible "Excellent" accreditation status from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its commercial HMO insurance plans, and annually since 2004 it has been ranked in the Top 50 Health Insurance Plans in U.S. News and World Report's NCQA Best Health Plans in America listing.