Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC) and Anthem Blue Cross (Anthem) today announced that they have signed a new multi-year agreement, providing Anthem Blue Cross members with continued in-network access to Tenet’s California facilities and other providers.

Ron Rittenmeyer, Tenet’s Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We look forward to serving Anthem Blue Cross members in our communities in California, and continuing to provide them with high-quality, convenient and affordable options for care.”

“We are pleased to continue collaborating with Tenet to make healthcare simpler and more affordable for the consumers and business we serve,” said Brian Ternan, President of Commercial Business at Anthem Blue Cross. “We value the relationships we have with the providers in our network, which are important to helping us improve the lives of the people in the communities we serve.”

About Tenet Healthcare

Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a diversified healthcare services company with 115,000 employees united around a common mission: to help people live happier, healthier lives. Through its subsidiaries, partnerships and joint ventures, including United Surgical Partners International, the Company operates general acute care and specialty hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care centers and other outpatient facilities. Tenet’s Conifer Health Solutions subsidiary provides technology-enabled performance improvement and health management solutions to hospitals, health systems, integrated delivery networks, physician groups, self-insured organizations and health plans. For more information, please visit www.tenethealth.com.

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About Anthem Blue Cross

Anthem Blue Cross is the trade name of Blue Cross of California. Anthem Blue Cross and Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company are independent licensees of the Blue Cross Association. ® ANTHEM is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. The Blue Cross names and symbols are registered marks of the Blue Cross Association. Also follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/AskAnthem or www.twitter.com/AnthemBC_News, on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/AnthemBlueCrossCA.

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