SAN DIEGO, April 27, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- American Specialty Health (ASH) recently announced that it will administer chiropractic benefits for more than 750,000 Aetna HMO members in the states of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia.
Beginning May 1, Aetna HMO members can receive covered chiropractic services from more than 1,500 providers contracted with ASH subsidiary, American Specialty Health Networks, Inc. (ASH Networks).
"Chiropractic care is an important and increasingly valued part of many health care treatments," said Mike Ungvary, Aetna's head of network operations for Pennsylvania. "Our agreement with American Specialty Health offers broader access to coordinated chiropractic services for Aetna HMO members in these three states."
"American Specialty Health is proud to administer chiropractic benefits to Aetna members throughout this region," said ASH chairman, president, and CEO George DeVries. "We believe chiropractic care is a necessary complement to the services already provided by Aetna to its HMO members."
As one of the nation's leading providers of health care, dental, pharmacy, group life, disability and long-term care benefits, Aetna puts information and helpful resources to work for its approximately 14.6 million medical members, 13 million dental members, 9.3 million pharmacy members, and 13.6 million group insurance plan members to help them make better informed decisions about their health care and protect their finances against health-related risks. Aetna provides easy access to cost-effective health care through a nationwide network of more than 700,000 health care professionals, including over 418,000 primary care and specialist doctors and 4,231 hospitals. For more information, please visit Aetna's Web site at www.Aetna.com.
American Specialty Health is the nation's largest complementary health organization in terms of annual revenues, members/insureds, employees, and contracted health plans. Its subsidiaries, including ASH Networks, provide benefit, health education, affinity discount, and high-touch wellness programs to health plans, insurance carriers, employer groups, and trust funds in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. ASH has more than 500 employees at its headquarters in San Diego and regional offices in New York, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, and 16 other cities. For more information about ASH, please visit www.ASHCompanies.com.
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