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In-Network #Steerage Strategies for #Employer-Sponsored #HealthPlans. Low-Value #Specialist care is one of the Largest drivers of Employer-Sponsored Healthcare Costs. Low-Value... as in Low #Quality and High #Cost. Therefore, steerage #AWAY from Low Value Specialists and #TOWARD High Value Specialists is an important solution. Employee health plan members ARE going to be steered... Either by the Health Plan or by the local #Hospital Systems. It's not a question of '#If.' It is a question of '#ByWhom.' Health Plan steerage ranges from Most (#HMO with PCP Gatekeeper) to Least (#PPO with low deductible and copays). In between are 1) #Narrow Network, 2) #OnSite/Near Site Clinic and 3) #Tiered Network Strategies. Hospital System steerage ranges from Most (Hospital Employed #PCP, Hospital Owned #UrgentCare, Hospital ER) to Least (#Independent Physician Practices). The current combination of the Least Health Plan Steerage (PPO) and Most Hospital Steerage (Hospital System PCP, Urgent Care, ER) results in the highest cost, lowest value healthcare for employees and their employer-sponsor health plan. Sources at AHealthcareZ YouTube Channel.

Providing onsite primary care in schools is a forward-thinking and innovative way to address access to care and cost barriers in underserved populations. I am very excited to see our very own Ashtabula Area City Schools was awarded $330k by the State of Ohio to begin this new initiative. There is such an opportunity to impact the lives of kids with proper primary care. Ohio - the nation is watching! Governor DeWine Announces $64 Million to?Transform Children's?Health Services Across Appalachia? (COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today announced dozens of transformational projects that will significantly improve access to healthcare across many of Ohio's Appalachian communities.? As part of the new Appalachian Children's Health Initiative, more than $64 million in funding will be awarded to the?Appalachian Children Coalition to?support the creation or expansion of community- and school-based health clinics, the launch of healthcare-focused workforce development programs, and more.? "Our vision for Ohio’s future is one where all Ohioans, no matter where they are from, have the opportunity to live up to their full potential," said Governor DeWine. "These projects will uplift and empower the people of Ohio’s Appalachian region for generations to come." The funding will be divided among 28 projects that are expected to impact 61,000 students and 375,000 residents?across 20 Appalachian counties. Partners include?34 school districts, a career technical school, an educational service center, and 16 healthcare partners. Expanded services will include comprehensive primary care, dental, vision, and mental health services for children, families, and communities.?