“Our focus has always been on improving health — for individuals and organizations alike — and through these wellness packages, we can continue to proactively make a difference,” said Joan Budden, chief marketing officer for Priority Health. “By providing wellness packages we know to be effective, and allowing for customization, employers can target their vital needs to not only improve health, but also help control costs and increase employee productivity.”
The three Priority Health wellness packages are built on comprehensive data integration — claims history, biometric screenings, health risk appraisals and survey results combined with Priority Health’s expert analysis and predictive modeling capabilities — and are targeted for each employer to gain meaningful results. The packages help promote employee engagement by helping employees better understand their wellness needs and possible health risks, and through access to tools that spur positive lifestyle changes.
The Core wellness package includes a company-specific Web page; health risk appraisal surveys to analyze employee health status and provide information about workforce wellness; tools and best-practice tips needed to recruit workplace advocates who can help get a program under way; a monthly wellness e-newsletter; and quarterly reports to evaluate the program’s progress. The package also offers an in-depth analysis of health risks, significant investment opportunities, and a report with strategy plans and specific recommendations to further improve health and wellness.
The Advanced package comprises everything in the Core package, and also offers on-site biometric screenings that measure employees’ cholesterol, glucose, body mass index and blood pressure. It targets high-risk health coaching to help employees establish and achieve realistic goals, and offers a group lifestyle-change program to help implement multi-week challenges and group activities, along with goal-focused on-site classes taught by health and fitness professionals. The package also offers year-to-year ROI reporting.
The Ultimate package takes any wellness plan to the next level by administering a reward program. Priority Health will help put a plan in place to give employees positive reinforcement for engaging in wellness activities and accomplishing their wellness goals. It also offers year-to-year ROI analysis to track the effectiveness of the program.
The Priority Health wellness programs are the first in Michigan and one of only 20 organizations nationwide to receive the National Committee for Quality Assurance Wellness & Health Promotion Accreditation. Wellness programs are evaluated in key areas of health promotion, including how wellness programs are implemented in the workplace, how services such as health coaching are provided to help eligible individuals develop skills to make healthy choices, and how sensitive health information of eligible individuals is properly safeguarded.
About Priority Health
Priority Health is an award-winning health plan nationally recognized for creating innovative solutions that impact health care costs while maximizing customer experience. The company offers a broad portfolio of products for employer groups and individuals including Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. As a nonprofit company, Priority Health serves more than 620,000 people and continues to be rated among the best health plans in the nation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
