FALLON SET TO LAUNCH MASSIVE EXPANSION

From: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | Date: July 21, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Fallon Community Health Plan, until recently a small, regional player in the Massachusetts healthcare market, will today disclose a westward expansion from its base in Worcester, with plans to ultimately offer health insurance coverage in neighboring states.

The expansion into Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire counties mirrors a push started last year to extend Fallon's network of doctors and hospitals into Eastern Massachusetts. Eric H. Schultz, Fallon's chief executive, said that move was just the beginning of the insurer's expansion efforts.

"We're pursuing a strategy of building ...

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