GlaxoSmithKline’s North Carolina employees will soon have the option to participate in a pilot health care program designed to reduce costs and improve results through more coordinated care.

The public-private partnership, called First in Health, will allow GSK’s 10,000 employees and dependents to access a system that has been used by the state to serve Medicaid recipients for the past decade.

That system uses a “medical home” approach that relies on a patient’s primary care physician to coordinate care among various other health providers.

The system, which was created by Community Care of North Carolina, has drawn national attention for its ability to save nearly $1.5 billion in health care costs over the last three years.