Tiers essentially provide a preferred option, a secondary preferred option (Comprehensive Network), and all other out-of-network options. This doesn’t limit where your employees can choose to seek treatment, but by using incentives, it allows you to direct them toward higher-value care.

You may want to offer more or less choice depending on where your employees live. The Alliance Premier Networks can support up to four customizable tiers. By offering different tiers, you can incentivize your employees to choose cost-effective providers. This reduces your plan spend and saves them money. The Alliance Premier Networks are the best option for employers that want to offer the widest range of choice possible.

Here’s how a multi-tiered network works:

Here’s How Your Tiered Network Might Look:

The Alliance Premier Networks Sample *Benefits example for single participant
Tiers	Benefits
Tier 1	Deductible $500.00 Coinsurance 10% Max out-of-pocket $1,000	ALL Marshfield Clinic Health System Clinics and Hospitals ALL UW Health System Clinics and Hospitals including Children’s, Rehabilitation, Health Care Direct and Home Health Family Health Center of Marshfield Madison Surgery Center Wisconsin Sleep Lab Generations Fertility Care UnityPoint Health – Meriter Hospitals and Clinics UnityPoint at Home Swedish American Health System	ALL Gundersen Health System Clinics and Hospitals ALL UW Health System Clinics and Hospitals including Children’s, Rehabilitation, Health Care Direct and Home Health Madison Surgery Center Wisconsin Sleep Lab Generations Fertility Care UnityPoint Health – Meriter Hospitals and Clinics UnityPoint at Home Swedish American Health System
Tier 2	Deductible $1,000.00 Coinsurance 20% Max out-of-pocket $2,000	The Comprehensive Network by The Alliance	The Comprehensive Network by The Alliance
Tier 3	Deductible $2,000.00 Coinsurance 40% Max out-of-pocket $4,000	Out-of-network providers	Out-of-network providers

How might it look on my employees’ card?

The ID card will include The Premier Network Emerald or The Premier Network Ruby logo*.

*Previously issued cards will have the generic Premier Network logo. This will not impact billing.

(This is a sample ID card)

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