Group Market News
Published February 10, 2020
Premera Blue Cross of Alaska is committed to improving the access our Alaska members have to specialty medical services. These services are available at facilities that deliver better patient outcomes at affordable prices 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 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.
Tell your clients
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