Services from ECMC for Aetna Medicare Advantage members will now be covered at the in-network benefit level
BUFFALO, NEW YORK – Erie County Medical Center Corporation, comprising both Erie County Medical Center and Terrace View Long Term Care Facility, and Aetna, a CVS Health business, announced a multi-year agreement that brings ECMC providers and facilities in network for Medicare Advantage health plan members. This agreement took effect on April 1, 2025 and includes Eric County Medical Center’s affiliated physicians, technicians and therapists. ECMC also participates in the Aetna Commercial health plan provider network.
Thomas J. Quatroche Jr., PhD, ECMC CEO said, “As the region’s only Level One Adult Trauma Center and Regional Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health, this is an important agreement that will provide greater access for Aetna members seeking ECMC’s nationally recognized high-quality healthcare services. We are appreciative of Aetna’s leadership to provide greater access for their members to ECMC’s lifesaving services and we look forward to our collaboration with them.”
Andrew Richard, Aetna Vice President of Network, Northeastern Region said, “ECMC is a valued partner in our efforts to serve Aetna members with access to quality, convenient, affordable care. We look forward to working together to meet the health care needs of our shared members and patients.”
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ABOUT ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (ECMC) CORPORATION: The ECMC Corporation was established as a New York State Public Benefit Corporation and since 2004 has included an advanced academic medical center with 573 inpatient beds, on- and off-campus health centers, more than 30 outpatient specialty care services and Terrace View, a 390-bed long-term care facility. ECMC is Western New York’s only Level 1 Adult Trauma Center, as well as a regional center for burn care, behavioral health services, transplantation, medical oncology and head & neck cancer care, rehabilitation, and a major teaching facility for the University at Buffalo. Most ECMC physicians, dentists and pharmacists are dedicated faculty members of the university and/or members of a private practice plan. More Western New York residents are choosing ECMC for exceptional patient care and patient experiences – the difference between healthcare and true care™.