IDMI Systems Inc., a developer of automation software for the insurance industry based in Warner Robins, Ga., has contracted with Companion Global Healthcare® Inc. of Columbia, S.C., to offer an international medical travel option in its employee health plan.
IDMI employees and dependents covered by the company's self-funded health plan now are eligible for certain medical procedures at Companion Global Healthcare (www.CompanionGlobalHealthcare.com) network hospitals at prices up to 80 percent lower than those at U.S. facilities. Companion Global Healthcare's international network includes 29 hospitals and four dental clinics located around the world. All network hospitals are accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI), and most have U.S. board-certified physicians on staff.
"Adding medical tourism to our employee benefit plan through Companion Global Healthcare is a win-win for employees and IDMI," said Bill Ford, IDMI's director of risk management. "Companion provides a first-class international hospital network that our employees and dependents can access, yielding significant savings and value to IDMI and to the employee participants."