General News
Published February 17, 2020
Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska is committed to improving your access to
specialty medical services at facilities that deliver better patient outcomes
at affordable prices. We're doing this through our newest offering, Premera-Designated Centers of
Excellence (PDCOE).
This new benefit has been added to our Elective Procedure
Travel program and includes enhanced services that support your employees and their
dependents when they seek care from a Premera PDCOE provider.
What's included
- Access to three of the most common specialty procedures:
- Total joint replacements (knee and hip)
- Spine surgeries
- Gynecological procedures
- Bundled payment arrangements for eligible specialty medical procedures which include:
- Pre-surgical consultations and related services
- Hospitalization, surgery, and related inpatient care
- Post-surgical checkups
- Employee cost shares waived, except the qualified high-deductible health plan deductible.
- Predictive analytics, targeting, and outreach to
identify eligible members, increase awareness, and educate members on the benefits
of using a Premera PDCOE provider for eligible services.
- Air travel for your employee and a companion,
black car services from airport to hotel, and lodging at a select hotel (up to
IRS limits).
- Dedicated care coordination from Premera medical
travel experts and Clinical Programs clinicians during and after your
employee's procedure.
We make it easy
- A medical travel expert will help answer your
employee’s questions about eligibility, covered services, and costs. They’ll
also provide travel assistance, including making travel arrangements and
handling travel prepayments.
- A Premera clinician will coordinate your
employee’s out-of-state care before, during, and after their procedure.
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