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Transcarent CEO Glen Tullman on creating a national, independent “provider ecosystem” with 10 large health system partners.
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Employee healthcare navigation company Transcarent announced in September that it has partnered with an inaugural group of 10 large health systems to create what it calls a national, independent “provider ecosystem” in order to provide higher-quality care to the covered beneficiaries of its more than 300 employer clients. On today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily, Transcarent CEO Glen Tullman joins the show to talk more about the health system partnerships and the company’s direct contracting model.
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