Great Basin HealthNet is a vibrant success story because of the support of Southern Nevada health care and safety net providers and the community at large. Without the support of physician practices, large multi-specialty groups, acute care hospitals and our safety net providers, this project would not exist. 

We have a health care community that is committed to caring for those in need by the provision of discounted health care services that are affordable to the uninsured. Great Basin HealthNet is a free service matching the members of our provider network with patients in need of affordable medical care in a model that respects the provider practices and the patient alike.

The provider network is comprised by various multi-specialty groups, sole practitioners, hospitals, radiology and lab services, outpatient surgery centers and other providers. Great Basin HealthNet provides free care management services for each individual who requires referral to a specialty provider or service.  This allows the program to manage utilization and work with the provider network to ensure continuity of care.

The fact that so many citizens of our community are uninsured or underinsured impacts each of us either directly or indirectly. Involvement by caring health care professionals in Great Basin HealthNet is one way to address this growing crisis.

Every day thousands of people in our community contact health care providers in search of an affordable alternative for primary and secondary medical care.  Specialty medical service providers are sometime inundated with calls from clinics and patients seeking discounted care because there is no insurance.  Providers must wrestle with who they can serve at discount without sacrificing the economic security of their practices.  This process can be very frustrating for provider staff and patients. However, within the provider network, callers are directed to Great Basin HealthNet so they can be included in the program and then a single point of contact exists with the provider’s practice for the discounted care.

 In addition, especially in the case of some specialty services, a willingness to provide discounted services to some people cannot produce successful results because the patient has no resources for further care.  For example, a cardiologist who is willing to see a patient at discounted rates winds up feeling frustrated because a recommendation for an additional procedure such as an angiogram is not possible for the patient’s lack of resources. 

For these reasons, Great Basin HealthNet has provided a very special opportunity for provider and patient by developing a complete horizontal network from primary care through hospitalization when necessary.  It is the only way to ensure positive medical outcomes. With Great Basin HealthNet, the patient is always under the care management of the program and connected with the provider network so that all necessary procedures are possible to achieve.

If any of the above is familiar to you, then perhaps, becoming a member of the Great Basin HealthNet provider network might be a great addition to your practice.  Please contact us via e-mail or phone to converse with a provider recruitment specialist.

The great majority of discounted health care services in our community are provided by private medical practices.  We greatly honor all that each provider does for the vulnerable members of our society.  Great Basin HealthNet is our way of helping you manage your generosity to everyone’s benefit.