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News and information for Priority health employers
Spring 2011

2011 Spring - Priority at Work

Android app for ID cards

Priority Health has released the Android version of its personalized Smartphone app for member ID cards, a first for the industry. The app enables users to view an image of their ID card and send it electronically (including copay and deductible information) to their health care provider’s office.

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Our online decision-support program

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Your eligible employees can now get up to $25 of free merchandise just for trying our interactive decision-support program powered by WelvieSM. This helps to keep your employees healthy and on the job because they’ll make informed decisions about treatment options and, in many cases, avoid unnecessary surgery.

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Smart health care: Eliminating waste

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Did you know? Up to 50% of the cost in the total health care system is waste: costs that could be avoided without impacting the quality or the outcome of care.

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Increase employee HSA satisfaction

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Research shows that the more employees understand how to use their health savings account, the more satisfied they are with it. Priorityhealth.com offers several educational tools that employees can use to learn more about how these plans work.

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Our low Rx trends help you manage costs

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Learn how our pharmacy management helps manage costs.

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Lower premiums; healthier, more productive employees: HealthbyChoice Achievements

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HealthbyChoice Achievements® can lower costs for you and your employees. Employees who make healthy choices (which include meeting five health criteria) are rewarded with significantly lower out-of-pocket costs. You save on your premium costs while maximizing productivity and reducing absenteeism. Employees and their covered spouses improve their health, and you improve your bottom line.

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Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center

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Priority Health is pleased to welcome Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center (MCRMC), a McLaren Health service, to its provider network. Since Jan. 1, 2011, Priority Health PPO and HMO members have had in-network access to MCRMC.

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Reminder about rescission rules

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The new health care reform law states that once an enrollee is covered under a health plan, neither the employer nor the health plan may retroactively terminate coverage except in cases of fraud and intentional misrepresentation.

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Prescription drug changes

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Over the next couple of months, we’re implementing four pharmacy management initiatives to help manage per-capita health care costs.

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Smart health care. Better outcomes.

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If there’s one fact that all of us can agree on, it’s that health care costs are too high. As costs continue to rise at an unsustainable rate, Priority Health is committed to ensuring good health outcomes for your employees by providing excellent care based on medical evidence.

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UnderstandingHealthReform.com offers small business tax credit calculator

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As tax season approaches, many small businesses (companies with 50 or fewer employees) will be evaluating their tax burden for 2010. Relief may be available for some owners thanks to the Affordable Care Act, which offers tax credits for qualified businesses offering employee health benefits.

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Life just got a little easier

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