Managed Care Report
• Physicians Care PPO (Harrisburg, PA), a subsidiary of Pennsylvania Physician Healthcare Plan, has received approval from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health to expand its service area to include Wayne, Pike, and Susquehanna counties. These three counties are contiguous to the current 18 county PPO service area. Physicians Care has contracts with 95% of the 59 physicians practicing in Wayne County, 50% of the physicians practicing in Pike County, and 44% of the 50 physicians practicing in Susquehanna County.
• Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey’s (Newark, NJ) Horizon HMO commercial managed care plan has received full, three-year accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. The Horizon HMO plan services roughly 200,000 subscribers, the company said.
• Maxicare Health Plans (Los Angeles) Chairman, President and CEO Peter Ratican is leaving the company to pursue personal business interests, reported Best’s Insurance News. Ratican will remain at the company until June 30. A successor has not been named yet, the company said.
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