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Follow on Google News | World's Largest Medical Tourism Network Now Offers 40-70% Savings on Diagnostic Imaging in the USMercury Healthcare International, Inc. (MHI) and DiaTri have joined forces to offer MHI client members 40-70% savings on MRI, CT and PET Scans at 3900 locations nationwide. The discounts are priced according to a negotiated fee schedule.
By: Francesca Glenn, MHA Through a corps of health benefits agents, brokers and consultants, MHI offers more than 35,000 employers in the USA with self-funded health benefit plans the opportunity for their plan members to access MHI's negotiated network rates on routine, urgent, emergent and elective procedures and offers full health travel logistics coordination and case management in the USA and abroad. The company also offers a voluntary enrollment program for individual and family access to the network under a membership program with over 2.3 million card-carrying individual consumer clients who enjoy MHI membership savings in addition to any insurance coverage they may currently have or who might be enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid programs, and to others without any insurance coverage. Now, in addition to being able to elect domestic or international health travel as an option for scheduled, elective, high-cost medically necessary diagnostic and surgical procedures, MHI clients and members can access affordable diagnostic imaging tests at more than 3900 locations throughout the USA. "Almost every medical tourism case that we've coordinated in the last five years has required some pre-procedure testing in the form of MRIs and CTs expecially for shoulder, knee and hip surgeries, or in the case of cancer patients, PET Scans with a radioisotope called FDG. In the past, and with other medical tourism companies, these tests have been available to medical tourism patients at a cost of generally $1000 or more. If they go to a hospital to have it done, they are charged a radiologist fee for the interpretation and a facility fee. Furthermore, they have to navigate their way through immense hospital labyrinths following yellow lines to green lines to wherever. Now, they can go to a small private free-standing location, be treated with respect for their time, the pain they may be in, and the hard-earned money their pocketbooks." DiaTri Company, is a diagnostic imaging network and scheduling/referral service. Through its special relationship with Mercury Healthcare International, MHI can now offer client employers and insurers a way to control their health spending for diagnostic services such as MRI, CT, Arthrograms, and P.E.T. Scans. For members of self-funded health benefit plans and labor unions, typically, these benefit plans include health, vision and dental insurance, but most HMOs and PPOs don't have access to these excellent savings - "we know, because we've checked" says Todd. "According to utilization statistics nationwide, it is estimated that 10-15% of employees will need an MRI, CT or PET scan in the next 12 months. With Mercury Healthcare International, both the employer and employee save money on medically necessary care - the way it should be." Savings are available to HRA or HSA plan participants for Diagnostic Imaging Medically necessary diagnostic imaging tests are qualified medical expenses as defined by IRC 213 (d). "If an employer offers a Healthcare Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) with a limited sum of money available to the employee each year, using our network savings options make those dollars go further in spending power", says Todd. "Individuals with or without insurance coverage can save money on imaging at 3900 locations nationwide if using their HSA funds simply by calling our toll free number and calling our special toll free number (1-800-331-5720) A vast majority of the uninsured and under-insured have no access to discounts on these medically necessary tests. Now, MHI offers access to these rates for all. There's no reason to delay vital imaging tests to determine if cancer is present, or has spread, or to determine the root cause of pain in a joint or in their abdomen. By offering these affordable benefits, Mercury hopes to encourage employers and individuals and their loved ones to seek help for any of their medical imaging needs through the Mercury Healthcare International. About Diatri Company, Inc. DiaTri offers the industry's highest level of customer service. DiaTri has three divisions that provide ancillary services to the workers compensation industry, specializing in retrospective review of all out-of-network medical bills, age of injury reports and second opinion diagnostic over-reads. Their third division offers a national P.E.T. scanning network and group health services. DiaTri is Endorsed by the National Labor Alliance and its 11,000,000 members nationwide! (http://www.diatri.net) # # # About Mercury Healthcare International, Inc. Mercury Healthcare International, Inc. is a globally integrated health delivery system®. The company offers the largest integrated health delivery system access in the world, offering health savings at over 800,000 domestic and international healthcare providers to employers, expatriates, insurers, and individuals. MHI Certified Care Navigators™ assist clients to arrange care for routine, emergency and elective healthcare needs both in the USA and more than 40 other countries. MHI's provider network includes over 6000 hospitals that have been pre-screened and subjected to detailed inspections, and over 750,000 doctors and over 65,000 ancillary professionals whose credentials have been verified and reviewed to U.S. managed care standards. (http://mercury- End
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