Continuum Health Partners

Continuum Health Partners is a hospital network in New York City.

It consists of:

• Beth Israel Medical Center
• St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
• New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

It was formed initially in 1997 by Beth Israel and St. Luke's-Roosevelt. According to its website it has an $2.1 billion budget and 3,100 certified beds.^[1]v

Contract dispute with Aetna

In April 2010, Aetna notified policyholders that it was in a contract dispute with Continuum Health Partners and that the contract would lapse as of June 5, 2010. The June 5th date passed and the contract lapsed.^[2] Continuum Health Partners provided subscribers with a form to request that Aetna retain their physicians for one year or until the policy period ended.^[3] On July 28th, 2010, Continuum Health Partners announced a new agreement with Aetna. Within this agreement, it was noted that the effective date would be retroactive to the April 5th, 2010 termination date.^[4]

References

1. ^ http://www.wehealny.org/patients/continuum_description.html
2. ^ "Failed deal between Aetna, local hospitals leaves thousands of New Yorkers footing bill" by Heidi Evans, New York Daily News, June 15, 2010
3. ^ "Attention: Aetna patients
4. ^ [1]

External links

• wehealny.org