The Lakeland Care Network has added two additional Employer-Specific payors to our panel.
Effective February 1, 2019, all Lakeland Care Network providers and offices participate with Prairie States Enterprises through our Cofinity contract. You are participating with this payor ONLY for the HighGrade Materials employer group.
Lakeland Care Network Employer Services is offering you a chance to hear more about how to navigate the new law while maintaining a safe work environment at our upcoming breakfast forum. Hurry, registration ends Friday, February 15, 2019.
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Attached you will find the latest information regarding the Southwest Michigan Pediatric Subspecialty Center. These clinics run on a rotating basis at our Health Park Medical Suites, 3950 Hollywood Road, St. Joseph, MI.
Listed are the dates and contact phone numbers for each of the specific pediatric clinics.
A repeat of a previous article.
For MeridianChoice, commercial product found on the exchange, attached you will find the Prior Authorization list for services.
Lakeland Care Network has added a couple of newly contracted payors to our panel for 2018.
Secure One became our most recent addition to our Commercial Panel. This contract became effective 1/1/2018.
Lakeland Care announced at the Annual Payor Conference on 10/18/17 that the Lakeland Care Network had issued a termination notice to McLaren Health Plan on 9/11/17 indicating de-participation from their Medicaid Health Plan effective 12/31/17.
ASR and Lakeland will be migrating Lakeland benefit plan enrollees away from using their social security numbers and instead use a new, unique member identification number effective March 1, 2017. Please note the following:
Whirlpool Corporation provides rewards in the form of medical plan premium credits and account incentives when covered members complete the biometric screening and meet biometric goals. Members who wish to participate must meet the goals or alternative goals by December 1, 2017 to receive 2018 rewards.
NEW for 2017: Whirlpool employees will no longer be tested for nicotine, but will need to self-report as nicotine-free during Annual Enrollment, or as a life event through the Whirlpool Benefits Center.
“Speak for Yourself - Plan Your Care” is an advance care planning initiative through, Lakeland Health, Caring Circle, and the Southwestern Michigan Community. It involves a systematic approach to advance care planning. We are encouraging people, at any age, to have a designated decision maker, and identify their end-of-life wishes. The focus of the “Speak for Yourself - Plan Your Care” pilot is to have meaningful discussions with patients who are seriously ill and frail. Certified facilitators are located within the following pilot sites:
