Employees who participate in a SET Employee Benefits medical program will soon be able to obtain answers about their health care treatment and diagnosis from world-renowned doctors through the Best Doctors program. This advanced and completely confidential program will be available to subscribers free of charge beginning March 1.

Employees who are uncertain about their diagnosis or treatment can utilize Best Doctors to obtain an impartial additional review of their case to answer questions such as: Is my diagnosis correct? What is the best recommended treatment? Through Best Doctors, employees receive answers from world-renowned physicians who will review their cases to make sure the diagnosis is correct and the treatment plan is on target. To start using the Best Doctors program, participants simply call Best Doctors toll-free. A Best Doctors Member Advocate will work with the member on their case and guide them through the program.

Through the Best Doctors program, members can have their case reviewed by a physician who is an expert in his or her field and selected from Best Doctors database of 40,000 world-renowned specialists. The expert reviews and analyzes the member’s medical records and test results to let him or her know if the diagnosis and treatment are on target. The member and the treating physician receive a comprehensive, easy-to-understand report. Everything is confidential and, it is free to participants in a SET Employee Benefits medical program.

Best Doctors is an outstanding resource that enables participants to receive advanced medical expertise from a highly regarded and impartial doctor, without travel, co-pays or long waits for consultations. SET Employee Benefits, a nonprofit organization, is providing this service to educational organizations and their employees as a value-added benefit of participation in its insurance programs, which includes plans from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Priority Health, United Healthcare, Aetna, Physicians Health Plan, and others. SET Employee Benefits absorbs the complete cost of the Best Doctors program and passes none of it through to its members.

School districts and educational organizations that wish to learn more about SET Employee Benefits and the Best Doctors program should contact a SET SEG Account Executive by calling 800.292.5421.

SET SEG is a nonprofit provider of complete insurance services to Michigan school districts and educational organizations. SET SEG provides employee benefits, property/casualty and/or workers compensation insurance to more than 550 educational organizations in the state.