The Alliance® Premier NetworkÂ
The Alliance Premier Network offers employers the flexibility of a multi-tier benefit plan, and is a great way to direct your employees to low-cost, high-value providers without limiting their provider options.Â
Tiers essentially provide a preferred option, a secondary preferred option (Comprehensive Network), and all other out-of-network options. This set-up doesn’t limit where your employees can choose to seek treatment, but by using incentives, it allows you to direct them towards higher-value care.
You may want to offer more or less choice depending on where your employees live. The amount of customization we offer can support up to four tiers. By offering different tiers, you can incentivize your employees to choose cost-effective providers. This reduces your plan spend and saves them money. This option is best for employers that want to offer the widest range of choice possible.
Here’s one example of how a multi-tiered network could look:
Here’s What Your Tiers Could Look Like:
The Alliance Premier Network Sample
*Benefits example for single participant
Tiers |
Benefits |
Providers |
| Tier 1 |
|
UW Hospital / UW Children’s Hospital / UW Home Health UW Systems UW Health – Physicians Wisconsin Sleep, Inc. Generations Fertility Care, Inc. Transformations Surgery Center, Inc. Madison Surgery Center UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital Swedish American Health System Meriter Hospital, Inc. Meriter Health Enterprises UnityPoint at Home Chartwell Midwest Wisconsin Quest Diagnostics (Ancillary services at Beaver Dam hospital only) IHC Beaver Dam Anesthesia and Pain Medicine IHC Beaver Dam Emergency Physicians Marshfield Clinic Marshfield Medical Center Marshfield Medical Center – Eau Claire Marshfield Medical Center – Beaver Dam Marshfield Medical Center – Ladysmith Marshfield Medical Center – Minocqua Marshfield Medical Center – Rice Lake Marshfield Medical Center – Neillsville Marshfield Medical Center – Weston Marshfield Labs Beaver Dam Reference Lab Milwaukee Radiologists |
| Tier 2 |
|
The Comprehensive Network by The Alliance |
| Tier 3 |
|
Out-of-network providers |
Tier 1
Benefits
- Deductible $500.00
- Coinsurance 10%
- Max out-of-pocket $1,000
Providers
- UW Hospital / UW Children’s Hospital / UW Home Health
- UW Systems
- UW Health – Physicians
- Wisconsin Sleep, Inc.
- Generations Fertility Care, Inc.
- Transformations Surgery Center, Inc.
- Madison Surgery Center
- UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital
- Swedish American Health System
- Meriter Hospital, Inc.
- Meriter Health Enterprises
- UnityPoint at Home
- Chartwell Midwest Wisconsin
- Quest Diagnostics (Ancillary services at Beaver Dam hospital only)
- IHC Beaver Dam Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
- IHC Beaver Dam Emergency Physicians
- Marshfield Clinic
- Marshfield Medical Center
- Marshfield Medical Center – Eau Claire
- Marshfield Medical Center – Beaver Dam
- Marshfield Medical Center – Ladysmith
- Marshfield Medical Center – Minocqua
- Marshfield Medical Center – Rice Lake
- Marshfield Medical Center – Neillsville
- Marshfield Medical Center – Weston
- Marshfield Labs
- Beaver Dam Reference Lab
- Milwaukee Radiologists
Tier 2
Benefits
- Deductible $1,000.00
- Coinsurance 20%
- Max out-of-pocket $2,000
Providers
Tier 3
Benefits
- Deductible $2,000.00
- Coinsurance 40%
- Max out-of-pocket $4,000
Providers
- Out-of-network providers
How might it look on my employees’ card?
The ID card will include the Premier Network logo. (This is a sample ID card.)
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