Tufts Health Plan Launches EmpowerMe
Thursday, October 09, 2014
In addition, Tufts Health Plan enhanced their existing ‘Find a Doctor’ search tool to include quality and cost information that can be accessed by members.
“Health care is a highly personal experience,” said Marc Spooner, president, Commercial Products. “Providing expanded information on quality and cost is critically important to our members. By tailoring the cost estimate to a member’s unique plan design, EmpowerMe accomplishes two important objectives: transparency of cost and personalization of out-of-pocket expenses based on a member’s chosen plan. We’re helping our members be more informed consumers of health care and recognize that cost does not always correlate directly to the quality of care received.”
EmpowerMe
EmpowerMe is designed to make health care costs more transparent. The tool lets members evaluate and compare treatment options, quality and cost information across providers (e.g., hospitals and doctors), services and location, to make more informed health care decisions based on their personal health plan benefits, needs and budget.
With user-friendly displays, drop-down menus and navigation, EmpowerMe:
- provides estimates for the costs of hundreds of services and conditions, including office visits, tests, lab work, surgical procedures and facility services (cost estimates are based on historical claims data)
- personalizes cost estimates based on the member’s specific plan design and services received year-to-date, including out-of-pocket expenses like co-pays, deductibles and coinsurance
- displays side-by-side provider comparisons for easy analysis
- helps members proactively budget and plan for the health care needs for
themselves and their families
To access EmpowerMe, members must first register on the Tufts Health Plan member portal “mytuftshealthplan.com.” EmpowerMe is powered by Castlight Health, a software company with healthcare transparency and other technology-driven solutions to help employers and their employees better understand and control healthcare spending.
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