Pinnacle Health welcomes you. We believe the front line caregivers are the most important people in healthcare today. The world class physicians, hospitals, and other providers that constitute the provider network of Pinnacle eliminates the need for numerous intermediaries in the healthcare process. These providers offer the best value to you and your employees by contracting directly. Moreover, quality is at the forefront of the process, since healthcare decisions are made locally by those actually providing the care.

You and your employees become the beneficiaries of Pinnacle's empowerment of its healthcare providers. We offer long term value through a multi-year contracting approach that truly cements a partnership to address your healthcare needs. We look forward to being your health benefit solution, and we thank you for the opportunity to present our services.

We believe that our providers - the physicians, hospitals, and other medically related entities - are in the best position to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of healthcare for your employees. Our philosophy reflects the following:

• Emphasis should be placed on local delivery and local decision making by the providers who live and practice in the communities of their patients.
• Partnerships between physicians, hospitals, and self-funded employers should be encouraged for the long term.
• Control of the processes should be local, that is, centered around the health care providers.
• Capabilities should be developed to enhance the provider-patient relationship.