Putnam County employers get new health-care option

The Northwest Ohio Health Partnership (NWOHP) and Ohio Health Choice, Inc. (OHC) have aligned to form an expanded health-care provider network available to participating employers and employees in Hancock and surrounding counties.

As of Jan. 1, 2009, additional access to providers outside the NWOHP local service area will be available through the statewide OHC network. The new provider network will be known as "NWOHP Choice" and will be available to employers in Hancock, Hardin, Putnam, Seneca and Wyandot Counties, as well as Bluffton and North Baltimore.

Employers who select the NWOHP Choice network for their employee health plan will benefit from a network with more hospitals and more physicians statewide than currently offered through NWOHP. They'll also receive treatment discounts at local providers, as well as at "high complexity" referral hospitals like the Cleveland Clinic.


In addition, NWOHP Choice employer groups will become a part of the Employer Data Project ("EDOC"), a local collaborative effort that strives to proactively improve quality while lowering cost of care to employer health plan sponsors.

The Hancock Medical Group (HMG) physician association and Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) will continue to sponsor NWOHP

NWOHP is a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) designed for northwest Ohio employers.
 

For more information, call Theresa Douglas at (419) 427-0092.