Michigan school districts offer insurance-free care to beat rising health costs
Summary
Three school districts in Michigan are using a special clinic called Plum Health to provide free primary medical care to their employees and families. This care avoids traditional health insurance and aims to lower the overall health expenses by reducing costly emergency and urgent care visits.Key Facts
- The Corunna Plum Health clinic operates inside converted high school classrooms and offers free medical care.
- Patients pay no copays or deductibles and receive medications worth about $550 for free.
- The clinic provides longer appointments, about 30 minutes each, allowing detailed medical conversations.
- Corunna, Lansing, and Van Buren school districts are working with Plum Health, a direct primary care provider based in Detroit.
- The school districts pay $90 monthly for each employee to use the clinic, which is open two days a week.
- The clinic offers discounted medications, so patients do not pay out of pocket for prescriptions.
- The goal is to cut down expensive emergency room and urgent care visits by encouraging early doctor visits.
- About 110 district employees have insurance through the Michigan Education Special Services Association, covering emergency care but not primary care like this clinic provides.
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