4 fresh insights: Empower people through health
The race to the 2025 finish line is so on.
And with less than 50 days in 2024, we’re bringing you fresh industry insights to change how healthy happens before the end of the year, asking:?
With no time to waste, we’re going to jump right in. Better health starts here.??
Why can’t healthcare be as easy as buying a TV??
As seen in Benefits Pro?
Hot take! Getting the care you need when you need it should be as simple as buying a new TV.??
People need a more user-friendly way to navigate the healthcare system, without the detours. ? ?
Think about it… When you’re making everyday purchases and looking for information as a consumer, you have endless options and guidance at your fingertips.
But when it comes to making some of the most important decisions in our lives, those related to our health (i.e. finding the right physician or therapist; knowing whether they’re in network; understanding the costs), the experience is notoriously difficult, confusing, and complicated.??
People need an easy button to eliminate the common barriers to care.
Our Chief Medical Officer, Jeff Jacques, MD , recently shared how organizations can bring consumer-grade experiences to a traditionally complicated space; creating a health experience that feels like a sigh of relief. Hit the easy button with this Benefits Pro article .?
BONUS! We recently sat down with Nathan Limbach ( Sr. Director, Strategic Solutions – Navigation at Personify Health) to discuss how to get people the right care without the unnecessary steps and confusion.
We’re talking healthcare without
Do your benefits fit your population's evolving needs?
Insights from HR Dive
Hot take! If your benefits don’t fit your population, they won’t work.?
People deserve health resources and solutions that support their unique needs. We’d shout it from the rooftops: There is power in personalization.
Let’s step back for a second. It’s projected that in 2030, workers 55 and older will make up a quarter or more of the workforce in G7 countries .
One way to embrace and support the aging workforce is by tailoring benefit packages to meet the specific needs of all your employees, especially for your older staff.
You can do more with a deeper understanding of your people.
When you see the full picture of your people, you can plan for what they actually need: Personalize their engagement. Design better benefit options. And manage costs along the way.
Organizations can do this by emphasizing flexibility, offering caregiver leave, providing menopause support, or helping with financial and health literacy. Because your entire workforce deserves to thrive. ? ?
Check out this recent HR Dive article for more on the importance of building age-inclusive workplaces and tailoring your benefit packages to your population’s evolving needs.???
Wait... How many people are thriving globally?
New research from Gallup?
Hot take! Do your employees have what they need to prosper & flourish both professionally and personally? The data suggests maybe.
Speaking of thriving… Did you know? According to recent Gallup research, only 34% of the global workforce is thriving, in contrast to 50% of U.S. employees (thriving is defined by how people rate their current and expected future lives).
Health is powerful and a key element to thriving. And prioritizing health is powerful—for both people and businesses.
Because healthy, thriving people are a sign of a healthy, thriving businesses.
By empowering businesses to optimize their health benefits—and inspiring people to take full advantage of them—we can create a positive cycle of happier, healthier people, more productive teams, and thriving businesses.
We must give everyone the opportunity to prioritize their health, their way so they can flourish today and tomorrow.??
Curious to see what else survey responders had to say about employee health & wellbeing? Explore the findings from Gallup .??
Caught between better care or cost savings??
Fresh insights from Personify Health?
Hot take! There’s no need to compromise between better care for your employees or cost savings for your business.? ?
Businesses are about to enter the highest healthcare cost era in a decade—so understandably, leaders are looking for options to weather the storm.?
Employers often feel forced into impossible choices:?
Choose Option C: Take the path that’s both cost effective and member centric.? ?
According to three research studies commissioned by Personify Health, employers have plenty of opportunities to do that.??
From engaging with case management, care navigation and advocacy, and payment integrity solutions to deploying digital wellbeing programs that educate and empower employees with personalized preventative health support, businesses can find more savings in more places with a holistic approach.?
Recent evidence proves it:?
See what else the studies found and what their top takeaways mean for your business in this new report: More savings, more places: How employers can keep health up and healthcare costs down . ?
One more question before you go?
Oxford is announcing their 2024 word of the year in just a few weeks.??
Tell us in the comments… When you look back on 2024, how are you going to remember the year? (And be sure to vote on Oxford’s website , while you’re at it!)? ?
Hot take! Our vote is on demure. ?
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