Opinion ID: 3010816
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Gary's Switch to CHA/U.S. Healthcare

Text: Following the meeting with U.S. Healthcare, Wolf instructed his sister, Robin Risler, the Director of Human Resources at Gary's, to take a look at switching to the TPA services offered by CHA at the anniversary date of Gary's contract with BCI (at which time the contract could be terminated with 30 days advance notice.) Concurrently, Wolf sent a letter to Wolfson (dated December 6, 1993) expressing, among other things, his commitment that we will do everything possible to afford [U.S. Healthcare/CHA] the opportunity to service our company's needs as long as the programs are mutually beneficial, and requesting that U.S. Healthcare consider acting on the pending application for Gary's Abington store. When the December 6 letter failed to produce any movement on the Abington store, Wolf explained to Chen that, in order to get the Abington store approved, Gary's needed to appease U.S. Healthcare, and instructed her to write a further letter to U.S. Healthcare assuring them that Gary's would consider CHA's bid for its TPA services. This letter, dated January 3, 1994, and addressed to Murphy, was more explicit then the December 6 letter. It stated: As you requested, I am writing you to acknowledge the agreement made between I got it at Gary's and U.S. Healthcare. We agree that as long as there are no additional cost[s] to the plan or reduction in service, US Healthcare will assume the role of TPA for our self insured medical plan on July 1, 1994.