Solutions by Size of Employer
Employer Size = Large
Carena Mobile Medicine Implemented by The Microsoft Corporation
The Microsoft Mobile Medicine program, in partnership with Carena Inc. and its medical group, provides in-home medical treatment from a physician 24-hours a day, 7 days per week for urgent, non life-threatening medical situations. The program is available to all members of the Microsoft enrollees living in the Puget Sound area. Microsoft's membership in the Puget Sound has grown from 80,000 when the service was first implemented to approximately 98,000 as of May 2009 and we have recently delivered our 10,000 house call.
Schneider National, Inc. Health & Wellness in Partnership with Healthways
Schneider is the largest long distance truckload carrier in the U.S. employing over 20,000 associates, the majority a high risk population of truck drivers. Schneider's self insured medical claim history showed cardiovascular expenses trending 30% above the U.S. average. Schneider conferred with the incumbent vendor, Intracorp, and together they decided to introduce a third party, Healthways. These three companies collaborated, each sharing their learnings and best practices to design a customized disease management that posted remarkable results in the third year: increased participation, fatal heart attacks were down by over 50%, and the ROI for the entire program almost doubled.
The Microsoft Mobile Medicine program, in partnership with Carena Inc. and its medical group, provides in-home medical treatment from a physician 24-hours a day, 7 days per week for urgent, non life-threatening medical situations. The program is available to all members of the Microsoft enrollees living in the Puget Sound area. Microsoft's membership in the Puget Sound has grown from 80,000 when the service was first implemented to approximately 98,000 as of May 2009 and we have recently delivered our 10,000 house call.
Schneider National, Inc. Health & Wellness in Partnership with Healthways
Schneider is the largest long distance truckload carrier in the U.S. employing over 20,000 associates, the majority a high risk population of truck drivers. Schneider's self insured medical claim history showed cardiovascular expenses trending 30% above the U.S. average. Schneider conferred with the incumbent vendor, Intracorp, and together they decided to introduce a third party, Healthways. These three companies collaborated, each sharing their learnings and best practices to design a customized disease management that posted remarkable results in the third year: increased participation, fatal heart attacks were down by over 50%, and the ROI for the entire program almost doubled.
American Financial Group
When UnitedHealthcare customer American Financial Group learned that sedentary lifestyles and weight management were key obstacles to better health for its employees, the company got moving. With programs centered on walking and weight loss, the property and casualty insurer's "AFGreatHealth Challenge" encouraged a commitment to healthier lifestyles.
Bank of America Health & Wellness Program
When Bank of America and Fleet Boston Financial merged on April 1, 2004, the new company's leaders leveraged the best wellness practices of both organizations. With an associate population of 42,000, Fleet had offered creative, comprehensive, wellness and prevention initiatives for over 20 years. Bank of America's use of Six Sigma methodology and its fresh experience with wellness.
Caterpillar, Inc. - Zero Dollar Drug Copay
Statins, cholesterol lowering drugs, rank #1 by both volume and cost at Caterpillar. In many clinical situations, generic statins are equally effective and safe as the more costly brand statins. Evidence-based plan design changes instituted in 2007 and 2008 increased generic statin utilization from 36% (2006) to 81% (2008) while lowering costs for both the consumer and the enterprise and increasing the utilization of this very beneficial class of drugs.
ConAgra Foods
Program objectives include engaging employees in their own health decisions to reduce risk and provide baseline health measurements; improving individual well-being that leads to organizational benefits of increased morale, higher productivity, reduced absenteeism and lower healthcare costs; maintaining and enhancing the productivity of employees by helping them manage their health, fitness and work-life balance; and finally, creating a financial management tool for employee healthcare costs.
Federal Express Health Risk Reduction and Cost Reduction Program
FedEx offers a variety of Human Capital Management (HCM) programs to its employees as part of the FedEx Express-Health Risk Reduction and Cost Reduction Program. A number of different internal organizations contribute to the program including: Safety and Risk Management, Health and Wellness, Disability and Human Resources Services and Operations.
GM&A
Consumerism works when an employer allows genuine competition to work in the health care marketplace. GM&A has 7 years of success: 1. Building Custom Provider Networks; 2. Increasing Bottom Lines; 3. Reducing Employee Out-of-pocket Costs; and 4. Eliminating the Need For Benefit Changes backed by a 100% Performance Guarantee. During our first year of partnering with GM&A, medical claim costs went down over $700,000 from the previous year (including GM&A's fees). This represents a 33% decrease in the amount we paid out in claims from the previous year. Houston Client w/500 employees.
Gulfstream Aerospace - Partners in Quality Physician Program
In 2003, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation partnered with Memorial University Medical Center to create a program called "Partners in Quality" (PIQ), a quality improvement initiative for Memorial's network of primary care physicians who were delivering care to Gulfstream employees.
When UnitedHealthcare customer American Financial Group learned that sedentary lifestyles and weight management were key obstacles to better health for its employees, the company got moving. With programs centered on walking and weight loss, the property and casualty insurer's "AFGreatHealth Challenge" encouraged a commitment to healthier lifestyles.
Bank of America Health & Wellness Program
When Bank of America and Fleet Boston Financial merged on April 1, 2004, the new company's leaders leveraged the best wellness practices of both organizations. With an associate population of 42,000, Fleet had offered creative, comprehensive, wellness and prevention initiatives for over 20 years. Bank of America's use of Six Sigma methodology and its fresh experience with wellness.
Caterpillar, Inc. - Zero Dollar Drug Copay
Statins, cholesterol lowering drugs, rank #1 by both volume and cost at Caterpillar. In many clinical situations, generic statins are equally effective and safe as the more costly brand statins. Evidence-based plan design changes instituted in 2007 and 2008 increased generic statin utilization from 36% (2006) to 81% (2008) while lowering costs for both the consumer and the enterprise and increasing the utilization of this very beneficial class of drugs.
ConAgra Foods
Program objectives include engaging employees in their own health decisions to reduce risk and provide baseline health measurements; improving individual well-being that leads to organizational benefits of increased morale, higher productivity, reduced absenteeism and lower healthcare costs; maintaining and enhancing the productivity of employees by helping them manage their health, fitness and work-life balance; and finally, creating a financial management tool for employee healthcare costs.
Federal Express Health Risk Reduction and Cost Reduction Program
FedEx offers a variety of Human Capital Management (HCM) programs to its employees as part of the FedEx Express-Health Risk Reduction and Cost Reduction Program. A number of different internal organizations contribute to the program including: Safety and Risk Management, Health and Wellness, Disability and Human Resources Services and Operations.
GM&A
Consumerism works when an employer allows genuine competition to work in the health care marketplace. GM&A has 7 years of success: 1. Building Custom Provider Networks; 2. Increasing Bottom Lines; 3. Reducing Employee Out-of-pocket Costs; and 4. Eliminating the Need For Benefit Changes backed by a 100% Performance Guarantee. During our first year of partnering with GM&A, medical claim costs went down over $700,000 from the previous year (including GM&A's fees). This represents a 33% decrease in the amount we paid out in claims from the previous year. Houston Client w/500 employees.
Gulfstream Aerospace - Partners in Quality Physician Program
In 2003, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation partnered with Memorial University Medical Center to create a program called "Partners in Quality" (PIQ), a quality improvement initiative for Memorial's network of primary care physicians who were delivering care to Gulfstream employees.
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