HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS ENSURING THE HEALTH OF OUR MEMBERS’ MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE: THEIR EMPLOYEES.
ACCESSIBLE AND QUALITY HEALTH CARE Pinnacle announced in June it will facilitate patient care as a managing services organization at the Cedar Health and Wellness Center located in Oxnard, Calif. Additionally, Cedar Oxnard now offers biometric screening and health data collection. In 2021, Cedar Oxnard saw more than 10,500 patient visits, with each visit saving an average of $165 for a total of more than $1.7 million for the year. We provide COVID-19 testing and vaccinations at all four Cedar clinic locations, which was expanded to include testing, vaccinations and symptomatic care for the seasonal flu in October. To date, more than 1,500 patients have been tested for COVID-19 at Cedar locations. Additionally, Pinnacle Health Management now offers convenient, on-site biometric screenings and flu vaccinations at employer locations and health fairs.
While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose many challenges for employers and communities, Western Growers remains devoted to helping our members keep their businesses running and their employees healthy.
LOWER DRUG COSTS PinnacleRx Solutions (PRxS), our pharmacy benefit management company, has implemented several strategic cost-saving measures for plan members, including a co-pay subsidy program for high-cost drugs that yielded more than $1 million in member savings in 2021. Other cost-saving initiatives, along with a significant improvement in medical adherence rates, resulted in millions in member savings across all pharmacy claims in 2021.
PLAN ENHANCEMENTS In 2021, we made significant enhancements to our Western Growers Assurance Trust health plans to lower costs, expand services, and better meet the needs of our members and the agriculture industry. We also updated our plans to cover COVID-19 screenings, testing, vaccinations and telemedicine services at no cost to members.
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