By LINDA COMINS
The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register
WHEELING, W.Va. — The Health Plan’s headquarters will remain in Wheeling with employment at current, or higher, levels under a new partnership with West Virginia University Health System.
Officials of The Health Plan and the university’s health system, which operates as WVU Medicine, announced Tuesday their intent to form a fully integrated health care delivery and financing system.
Jim Pennington, president and CEO of The Health Plan, said the new health care network is expected to be operational on Jan. 1. He anticipates that regulatory approval will be secured from West Virginia and Ohio authorities.
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