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RediClinic Visits are now Covered by the Four Largest Commercial Health Insurance Carriers HOUSTON (June 14, 2007) – RediClinic LLC has announced that it is now accepting CIGNA HealthCare coverage, enabling CIGNA members to receive treatment for common medical conditions and preventive care at RediClinics for the price of their primary care physician co-pay or co-insurance, as applicable to their specific plan. RediClinics are in-store healthcare facilities that offer consumers easy access to high-quality, routine medical services at affordable prices. With the addition of CIGNA, RediClinic visits are now covered by the four largest commercial health insurance carriers – CIGNA, Aetna, Humana, and UnitedHealthcare. In addition, RediClinic accepts traditional MediCare as well as a growing number of regional insurance carriers. All RediClinic locations are included in the CIGNA agreement including 17 locations in H-E-B stores in Houston, Austin and San Antonio, TX; 13 locations in Wal-Mart stores in Tulsa, OK, Fayetteville and Rogers, AR, and Richmond, VA; and 16 clinics located in Walgreens stores in Atlanta, GA. Additional RediClinics are scheduled to open throughout 2007. “We are honored to join forces with CIGNA to make routine medical services even more accessible and affordable to its members,” said Web Golinkin, president and chief executive officer of RediClinic. “Now that RediClinic has been added to the CIGNA HealthCare network of providers, CIGNA members get high-quality, convenient care for the price of their co-pay.” RediClinics are staffed by certified nurse practitioners who work with local physicians to diagnose, treat and prescribe medications for common medical conditions, such as strep throat and upper respiratory infections. They also administer a wide range of preventive services, including health screenings, medical tests, flu shots and other vaccinations, and basic physical exams. RediClinics are open seven days a week (including most holidays) and offer extended hours on weekdays. Adults and children over age two are welcome, no appointments are necessary and a typical visit takes about 15 minutes. RediClinic uses a proprietary electronic medical record system to document and guide patient visits. This system ensures patient suitability to RediClinic’s scope of practice and facilitates continuity of care when other clinicians are involved, including a customer’s primary care physician. Patients who cannot be treated at RediClinic, or who need ongoing treatment, are referred to their primary care provider, if they have one, or to other physicians in their communities. In addition to CIGNA, RediClinic visits are covered by Aetna, Humana, UnitedHealthcare, and by a growing number of regional health plans. RediClinic also accepts traditional Medicare. Those who are covered by health plans that do not currently have agreements with RediClinic receive specially-formatted receipts that can be filed for possible reimbursement. For a complete list of locations, services, prices and additional information on RediClinic, visit www.rediclinic.com. Revolution Clinics, an affiliate of the Revolution Health Group, a company created by AOL co-founder Steve Case, is RediClinic LLC’s largest investor and is providing the capital to support the national rollout of RediClinic LLC. RediClinic LLC Since 1989, RediClinic (formerly known as InterFit Health) has provided people with easy access to high-quality, affordable healthcare services. Today the company is a leader in convenient care and is the largest provider of retail health screening services in the United States. The company also provides health screenings, flu shots and other health-related services to major employers. For more information, visit www.rediclinic.com. Revolution Clinics Revolution Clinics is an affiliate of Revolution Health Group, a leading consumer-centric health company. Revolution Health strives to empower consumers by putting them at the center of the health system, building innovative health-related companies through investments, acquisitions and partnerships. The company’s strategy is to create businesses and products that provide greater consumer choice, control and convenience in three key healthcare sectors affected by the rapid growth of the Internet and defined-contribution health plans: content, coverage and care. About CIGNA HealthCare CIGNA HealthCare, based in Bloomfield, CT, provides medical benefits plans, dental coverage, behavioral health coverage, pharmacy benefits and products and services that integrate and analyze information to support consumerism and advocacy. "CIGNA HealthCare" refers to certain operations of Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, which is an operating subsidiary of CIGNA Corporation (NYSE: CI). Products and services are provided by such operating subsidiaries and not by CIGNA Corporation. For more information, visit http://www.cigna.com/ |
