According to a release from Wellstar Health System, Curative has reached a network agreement with Wellstar Health System that will give members of its employer-sponsored health plans in-network access to 12 hospitals and more than 400 medical office locations across Georgia.
The agreement makes Wellstar a major health system partner for Curative as the health insurer expands its provider network across the state. Curative offers health plans with no deductibles or copays for qualifying in-network care after members complete a required Baseline Visit.
Through the Wellstar agreement, Curative members will have access to services including primary and specialty care, women’s and maternal health, pediatrics, cancer care, cardiovascular care, neurology and orthopedics.
“Wellstar is exactly the kind of health system we want as we build out a provider network that employers, brokers, and members can trust,” said Fred Turner, CEO of Curative. “Their reputation for excellence and high-quality providers is well established across the state, where, for too long, rising deductibles have shifted costs onto families instead of improving healthcare. We’re proving there’s a better way—one with zero copays, zero deductibles, and access to exceptional care.”
Curative’s health plan model provides a $0 deductible and $0 copay for in-network care and preferred prescriptions for members who complete a Baseline Visit within 120 days of their plan’s effective date.
“Our priority was building a partnership with Wellstar that delivers value from day one,” said Ramzy ElGomayel, Senior Vice President of Network Development & Management at Curative. “We move at the speed a health system actually needs, without decades of legacy systems to work around. Our engaged members become their engaged patients. That’s what makes Curative worth signing for.”
Wellstar is one of the Southeast’s largest nonprofit health systems. The Georgia-based system has about 35,000 employees and operates 12 hospitals and more than 400 care locations, including cancer centers, rehabilitation facilities and urgent care centers.
“At Wellstar, we look for ways to make care more accessible and affordable to further our mission of enhancing the health and well-being of every person we serve,” said Barbara Courey, Senior Vice President for Managed Care at Wellstar Health System. “Providing people with opportunities to receive the right level of care at the right time, beginning with proactive primary and specialty care visits, is increasingly important. Making options available to our patients, from in-person and virtual visits to a variety of payment options such as those offered by Curative, are all critically important to improving a person’s overall health and cost of care.”
Curative said the Wellstar agreement is part of its broader effort to establish a statewide Georgia provider network through direct partnerships with health systems. The company markets its plans to employers and brokers as an alternative to traditional employer-sponsored insurance designs that rely on deductibles and copays.
Curative said it plans to continue adding health system partners as it expands its presence in Georgia.