Highmark has announced a partnership with Welvie® to offer a new service beginning in June to our Medicare Advantage, commercial fully insured, and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) members.

Welvie’s program is a six-step curriculum that helps patients as they work with their doctors to explore all of their treatment options — both surgical and non-surgical — when considering “preference-sensitive” surgeries like cardiac valve procedures, knee arthroscopy, or spine fusion.

if surgery is right for members, Welvie helps patients prepare for surgery so they may have the best results. Preference-sensitive surgeries are those that have two or more viable alternatives for the presenting condition. And if surgery is right for members, Welvie helps patients prepare for surgery so they may have the best results. 

The program’s goal is to promote improved health literacy, support member-physician interaction, and enhance members’ preparation for surgery.

Watch Provider News for more information about Welvie and the help and support it will offer to Highmark members.

 

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