MedCost understands the need to create balance between medical care and managing costs for health systems and their employees. For more than 30 years, we have been administering benefits to meet the specific needs of health systems’ benefits plans, providing a comprehensive care approach. Currently, we administer plans for 61 hospitals, health systems and multi-specialty groups.
Collaboration and referrals into health system’s in-house wellness and disease management programs
Comprehensive reporting with drill-down analytics—compare your health plan utilization with other hospital clients to help manage trends more effectively
Flexibility to customize benefits plans to the special needs of hospitals, including maximizing domestic utilization
Unparalleled customer service with dedicated account managers
Being owned by one of the largest hospital systems in North Carolina—Atrium Health—gives us a unique perspective and the insight and expertise to service hospitals of all sizes
In addition to being provider-owned (Atrium Health), MedCost has unique insight and understanding of the needs and challenges facing hospitals, provider groups and health systems. One-third of all North Carolina health care systems partner with us to administer their own employee health plans and provide comprehensive, customized care management programs. Together, we create benefit designs that encourage use of health system-owned facilities and clinical programs that ensure effective cross-referral into health system-based wellness programs.
MedCost’s integrated solution (network, care management and administration) not only provides options to employers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, it also brings value to your hospital, including: