Philadelphia, PA — Health Partners Plans (HPP) today announced that it has signed a contract with Jefferson Health, one of the most distinguished health systems in the Philadelphia region, with 18 hospitals and more than 13,000 physicians, practitioners and nurses. The provider agreement is effective September 1, 2021 and grants all Jefferson Health facilities and physicians based in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in-network privileges for Health Partners Medicare members.

“HPP is excited to partner with Jefferson Health, as we both share the same commitment to providing compassionate, high-quality care in the Philadelphia region and beyond,” said Health Partners Plans President and CEO Denise Napier. “This is an important part of our network expansion that will help to improve health outcomes for our members.”

The agreement with Jefferson Health will allow HPP’s members enrolled in any one of Health Partners Medicare’s three Medicare Advantage plans to visit any of Jefferson Health’s network of 18 hospitals, as well as its additional entities, including outpatient centers, testing and imaging centers and the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center.

“Jefferson Health is dedicated to improving the lives of the members in our local communities by providing expert, high-value care,” said Bruce A. Meyer, MD MBA, President at Jefferson Health. “Through this new partnership with HPP, we are looking forward to offering our award-winning care to even more people in the Philadelphia area.”

As a longstanding health care partner in Philadelphia for more than 35 years, HPP is an innovative managed care organization known for addressing barriers to health through comprehensive clinical programs and Social Determinants of Health initiatives.

Jefferson Health is a regional health care system that offers expert clinical and compassionate care for patients in the Philadelphia area.

ABOUT HEALTH PARTNERS PLANS

Health Partners Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization serving more than 259,000 members in Southeastern Pennsylvania. It provides a broad range of health coverage options through Health Partners Medicare, Health Partners (Medicaid) and KidzPartners (Children’s Health Insurance Program). Founded more than 30 years ago, Health Partners Plans is one of the few hospital-owned health plans in the country. Learn more about how to PartnerUp with Health Partners Plans, visit HealthPartnersPlans.com, twitter.com/HPPlans and facebook.com/healthpartnersplans.

ABOUT JEFFERSON HEALTH

Jefferson Health, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, is reimagining health care in the greater Philadelphia region and southern New Jersey. Jefferson’s dedicated team of doctors, nurses, health professionals and staff provides a range of primary to highly-specialized care through 1 university based academic medical center, 1 non-university academic medical center, 2 nationally recognized rehabilitation hospitals and 14 community based hospitals (ten are Magnet®-designated by the ANCC for nursing excellence), more than 50 outpatient and urgent care locations, the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, and the JeffConnect® telemedicine program. For 2021-2022, Jefferson is ranked among the nation’s best hospitals in seven specialities by U.S. News & World Report. Jefferson Health’s mission is to improve the lives of patients in the communities it is privileged to serve through safe, effective, equitable, compassionate care.