Tri-State Health Care Purchasing Coalition

The Tri-State Health Care Purchasing Coalition provides its consumer-only perspective to many of the health care issues facing the tri-state area.  The Purchasing Coalition sponsors educational programs designed to evaluate new ideas to lower health care costs.  Examples include the quarterly wellness roundtable where employers meet to discuss the successes and failures of local wellness programs and a speaker series focusing on new techniques to control health care costs.  The Purchasing Coalition also analyzes stastical data to determine trends in the medical care provided in the tri-state area.  This analysis will identify high cost areas and abnormally high rates of negative outcomes in an effort to reduce health care costs.

 The Purchasing Coalition has worked with health care vendors to develop competitively priced products and services that fit the needs of the tri-state area.  These products and services include:

Dental Plan

 The coalition has an arrangement with Delta Dental of Illinois and Missouri to offer self-insured and fully-insured dental plans to our members.

Delta Dental PPO combines freedom of choice with cost-savings incentives.  Network dentists agree to reduce fees, lowering out-of-pocket costs for enrollees and claim costs for employers.  Nearly 107,000 dentists nationwide participate in Delta Dental PPO.

Delta Dental Premier is a managed fee-for-service plan with a difference.  Unique agreements with network dentists generate the industry's most effective cost controls.  Three out of four dentists nationwide (184,248 dentist locations) and 70% of dentists in Illinois and 95% of dentists in Missouri participate in the Delta Dental Premier network.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Our preferred EAP vendor is ComPsych, Chicago, IL.  ComPsych is one of the largest EAP service providers, which can accommodate your needs locally, regionally, as well as nationally.  The program is easy to implement and requires very little ongoing maintenance from the employer perspective.  You will find our rates to be very competitive.  Click here to view the brochure.

Prescription Management Plan 

The Prescription Management Plan provides an extensive network of pharmacies, providing prescriptions to participating members at deeply discounted prices.  Employers may use virtually any plan design and still obtain the discounts. 

In addition, a full array of services is available to assist employers in managing their prescription benefit, including benefit design consulting, on-line support services, fast and accurate claims processing, reporting, drug utilization evaluation and formulary management.  Click here for information on MedTrak Services.

Vision Plan 

Through an arrangement with Vision Service Plans (VSP), the nation’s largest provider of vision plans, companies may choose to offer vision care as an employee benefit.  The VSP arrangement offers various plan options, at extremely competitive prices. Click here to contact TSHCC/TSHCPC for more information.

Tri-State Coalition Open Access III and PPO Network

Our members have access to HealthLink’s Open Access III and PPO Networks that provides an extensive network of providers.  Currently, the Open Access or PPO networks are the choice for thirty-eight coalition employers, representing over 18,000 covered lives in the Quincy Area.

Employers have found HealthLink's Networks to be a cost saver.   A claims data collection and reporting system provides extensive reporting about utilization, cost and quality.   Click here for more information about HealthLink, Inc.