Employer Solutions
Stabilize your healthcare costs, eliminate employee out-of-pocket expenses, and offer a premium benefit that attracts and retains top talent.
The Employer Advantage
Every pre-authorization, every EOB, every collections call between a billing department and a claims processor represents friction that drives up cost and delays care. Longitude Healthcare Partners was built on a simple premise: if you remove the transaction, you lower the cost and improve the experience for everyone.
Longitude is a purpose-built network of specialists, surgeons, and outpatient facilities — a population-driven model based on pre-paid memberships from enrolled employees. Like Direct Primary Care (DPC), Longitude compensates network providers based on a per-member-per-month (PMPM) payment calculated by the number of member enrollments.
This methodology reverses the traditional roles — the company and employee become the true customer paying directly for services. TPA or other claim processing costs are reduced significantly, especially when paired with Direct Primary Care. Services outside Longitude's covered set continue to be addressed under the employee's existing health plan — Longitude does not replace the medical plan.
When employees can't get timely referrals to high-quality specialists, conditions worsen. The downstream costs — in absenteeism, disability, and emergency utilization — exceed the cost of the specialty visit itself.
Broker Partnership
A benefit your clients will actually notice — and thank you for. Most specialty benefit additions are invisible to employees until something goes wrong. Longitude is different: it eliminates out-of-pocket costs, speeds access, and removes administrative friction in a way employees feel immediately.
Pairs with Any Plan Design
Works alongside fully insured, level-funded, self-funded, and DPC-layered arrangements — no plan redesign required, with options to structure in a variety of ways to improve plan functionality and maximize cost savings.
Solves a Problem Clients Already Feel
Specialty cost volatility and employee access complaints are active pain points at most employer renewals. Longitude addresses both directly.
No Claims Management Burden Added
You're not adding complexity to the client's HR team — you're removing it. That matters for mid-market accounts without dedicated benefits staff.
Meaningful Employee-Facing Value
No out-of-pocket cost for specialty and surgical care is a benefit employees understand and remember. It reinforces the value of the employer's overall package.
Transparent, Quote-Ready Pricing
The PMPM structure is straightforward to model and present. No hidden fees, no reconciliation surprises at year-end.
Clean, Commissionable Structure
Broker compensation is built into the model. No separate negotiation, no awkward conversations with clients about fees.
Initial Conversation
We walk through the model with you so you can ask the hard questions your clients will ask. No sales deck required — we'd rather have a real conversation.
Employer-Specific Proposal
We build a custom PMPM quote based on their census, existing plan design, and service utilization profile.
Joint Employer Presentation
We present alongside you — or give you everything you need to present independently. Your client relationship stays yours.
Ongoing Partnership
We work with you on enrollment, employee communication, and renewal support. And provide patient advocate support. You stay the trusted advisor — we make sure Longitude operates efficiently.
Ideal Client Profile
Medium to large employers on a self-funded, level-funded, or high-deductible plan who are experiencing specialty cost growth, access complaints, or employee benefit dissatisfaction. DPC partnerships are a natural fit — Longitude is frequently positioned as the specialty layer to a DPC primary care benefit.
Longitude is a focused product for a specific market. We won't push a fit that isn't there. If your client's geography, size, or plan structure isn't right for this model today, we'll say so — and we'd rather build a long-term broker relationship on honesty than a short-term sale on spin.
What Your Employees Get
No out-of-pocket cost for covered services
No pre-authorization required for referrals to network physicians
A dedicated Patient Advocate to coordinate care
No EOB or statements for covered services
Timely specialty access — typically an appointment within two weeks of referral
Direct access to a curated network of high-quality specialists and surgeons
Ready to Stabilize Your Healthcare Costs?
Contact us to discuss how Longitude can be structured for your organization's specific needs.