Ohio University scrapped a plan Monday to make its employees pay more to visit Holzer Clinic, a proposed money-saving move that created an intense backlash on campus.
Holzer and the university reached a verbal agreement that will keep Holzer a Tier 1 provider under the employee healthcare plan until June 30, 2010, according to a university news release.
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Dave Hendricks
Holzer Clinic remains a preferred provider for Ohio University
ATHENS, Ohio (March 16, 2009) -Ohio University and Holzer Clinic reached a verbal one-year agreement today that enables the university to maintain Holzer Clinic as a Tier 1 provider within its PPO health plan through June 30, 2010.
Tier 1 providers are preferred members of the healthcare plan. Employees pay less for office visits, co-payments and co-insurance for Tier 1 providers than they do for Tier 2 providers covered under the PPO plan.
Ohio University and Holzer Clinic will continue discussions to determine if a longer arrangement is feasible.
Holzer Clinic looks forward to continuing its relationship with Ohio University and its employees, and furthering the mission to provide medical excellence for the region.
Ohio University, with its six campuses and two centers, has a commitment to providing affordable health- and wellness care with broad regional options for its employees. The university's comprehensive healthcare benefits package includes medical, drug, dental, and vision insurance plans. The coverage extends to more than 8,000 employees and family members throughout the region.
Holzer Clinic is a multiple-discipline healthcare system of more than 130 board-certified physicians providing care in more than 30 areas of expertise. With nine locations throughout southeastern Ohio and western West Virginia, Holzer Clinic is accredited by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care.
Source: Ohio University
