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Importance of Primary SSM Partnership
Care Continuing for 2018, Tier 1 for both the Plus Plan and QHDHP

Human Resources partners with plan consist of SLUCare providers and St. Louis area SSM employed
Family and Community Medicine physicians and facilities. You are encouraged to utilize Tier 1 facilities and
to increase access and availability providers because there are greater beneits, leaving you with less out-of-
of primary care services at 3
locations across the region. Having pocket costs. Below is a list of SSM facilities which are considered Tier 1.
a relationship with a primary care
team is recommended to maintain SSM Hospitals—St. Louis Area
good health, coordinate chronic care, X St. Joseph Hospital— X DePaul Hospital
choose specialists when needed, and
prevent unnecessary use of urgent St. Charles X Saint Louis University Hospital
care and emergency rooms. More X St. Joseph Hospital—Wentzville X
information about Medical Home can SSM Rehabilitation Hospital—
be found at www.slu.edu/family- X St. Mary’s Hospital Bridgeton
and-community-medicine-home/ X Cardinal Glennon Children’s X SSM Rehabilitation Hospital—
mycare-medical-home.
Hospital Richmond Heights
X St. Clare Hospital X St. Clare Surgical Center

X St. Joseph Hospital—Lake X St. Joseph Endoscopy Center
St. Louis

SSM Urgent Care Centers and St. Louis area SSM Health Express Clinics,
formerly Walgreen’s Take Care Clinics, are also a part of the Tier 1
network. Independent SSM physicians are not part of the Tier 1 SSM
physician network.


To ind an up-to-date listing of Tier 1 providers, visit
www.slu.edu/human-resources-home/ind-a-provider. You may

also call UnitedHealthcare to verify a physician or facility’s tier
status.



Tier Clarification
X Tier 1 is for services received by SLUCare physicians, SSM employed
physicians, and SSM facilities

X Tier 2 is for services received by UnitedHealthcare contracted physicians,
hospitals, and ancillary services (Choice Plus network)

X Tier 3 is for services received at non-UHC contracted physicians, hospitals
and ancillary services, and therefore out-of-network





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