Join a transformational Network of Excellence
Grow your practice and be part of a network redefining how patients get care.
Lantern is a concierge benefit program for self-insured employers and their employees. We partner with surgeons, oncologists, and other specialists across the country to connect our members with top-performing doctors and facilities when our members need surgery, support during cancer and help getting infusion therapy.
Hundreds of organizations | 6 million members
Lantern ensures members and their loved ones get the best care.
Why we built our Network of Excellence
It can be frustrating enough to schedule a yearly exam or pick up a monthly prescription. But when patients are faced with a complex care need—like a surgery, a cancer diagnosis or a need for regular infusion therapy—those challenges can feel insurmountable. And when they can’t get the right care, at the right time, those troubles grow.
Overall, 1 in 3 people in the U.S. who are referred to a specialist don’t follow-up to get care. And when they do, they wait an average of 38 days for an appointment.2,3
As many as 29% of surgeries performed in the U.S. today are unnecessary. Up to 40% of cancer care is improper and could result in harm.4,5
As many as 58% of Americans delay care due to its cost. And 42% of those diagnosed with cancer lose their life savings within 2 years.6,7
Less than half of Americans rate U.S. healthcare quality as excellent or good.8
Meet Lantern, the Specialty Care Platform
Think of Lantern as an evolution from traditional Centers of Excellence, and we want to partner with specialists like you. Lantern is a Specialty Care Platform that helps members get the best surgery, cancer support and infusion therapy and helps excellent specialists grow their practice. We take a specialist-first approach, seeking out the best doctors to join our elite network.
When you work with Lantern, you can help us create an exceptional experience for our patients.
Care We Cover
We’re focused on quality care in the community, whenever possible and can help steer appropriate patients to you.
Lantern is also a TPA, and our team focuses on paying in a timely manner, with clear and simple terms.
Patients need a trusted partner after a cancer diagnosis.
Lantern’s team of experts, including experienced Oncology Nurse Navigators, partners with local and national cancer centers to connect members to appropriate care from leading experts.
With Lantern, patients get guidance and support to find the most appropriate site of care when they need infusions, including care at home or care at an ambulatory infusion center.
The Value of Working with Lantern
Specialists who work with Lantern have a powerful new partnership. Here are some of the benefits you can expect from joining our network.
We route you incremental cases outside of the typical radius of your practice.
For our surgery network, we pay a fair, transparent rate for cases and streamline reimbursement, decreasing your administrative burden.
As a specialist in our network, we trust you to determine the right course of treatment and make the right calls.
See Our Impact
Our approach to building thoughtful national networks for care works.1
lives covered
complication rate
good outcomes annually
Working Together for Better Outcomes
“I'm thrilled to be a provider in the Lantern network because it allows me to get my patients back to work with an excellent surgical outcome.”
“I have been part of the Lantern network for over seven years. We work diligently to make this process as seamless as possible for patients... It is a privilege to provide care to these patients.”
“Members of the Lantern program benefit because of the elite and progressive quality of the surgeons, the no-hassle scheduling and authorization process, with nothing out of pocket and the best of class solution for joint and spinal care.”
Ready to join our Network of Excellence? Let’s talk.
We want to grow our network to include more excellent surgeons, oncologists and other specialists. Reach out to us today.