Domestic Medical Travel: 5 Key Facts About Lowe's - Cleveland Clinic Program

1. Lowe’s full-time employees and dependents covered in their self-funded plan may elect to schedule qualifying heart surgery procedures at the Cleveland Clinic at enhanced benefit level
2. To take part in the new program, the patient must be approved for the surgery in advance, healthy enough to travel and able to schedule the surgery at a future date.
3. For approved cases, the Lowe’s program will cover all medical deductibles and coinsurance as well as travel and lodging expenses for the patient and a companion plus concierge services
4. With fiscal year 2008 sales of $48.2 billion, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. is a FORTUNE® 50 company that serves approximately 14 million customers a week at 1,700+ home improvement stores in North America
5. Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, has 2,000 full-time salaried physicians and researchers and 7,600 nurses.In 2008, there were more than 4.2 million visits and 165,000 hospital admissions

Notes: Speakers from Lowe's and Mercer will discuss the Lowe's - Cleveland Clinic program as part of the August 24 webinar: Domestic Medical Travel: Employer Initiatives and Legal Issues
Source: Press Release: LOWE’S EXPANDS BENEFITS WITH WORLD-CLASS CLEVELAND CLINIC CARE
Source URL: http://media.lowes.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2942

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