What's Inside: Should GLP-1 drugs be covered? Four facts for employers to consider | Employees can waive the enrollment fee in August when they join Fitness Your Way | Employees can save time and money by making the best choice for their care | VirtualCare is now part of the Capital Blue Cross app | Four ways to help employees with chronic pain
Should GLP-1 drugs be covered? Four facts for employers to consider
There's a surge in demand for drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound for weight loss. If you’re considering whether to cover these drugs for weight loss for your employees, there are a few issues you might want to consider.
Employees can waive the enrollment fee in August when they join Fitness Your Way
Summer is almost over so it's time to prepare for staying active without the beach time fun. Your employees can do just that with Fitness Your Way from Tivity Health.
With Fitness Your Way, employees can choose from several packages, including four options that give them access to 13,000+ gyms nationwide with no commitment to any one, and a large digital library of live, at-home fitness classes with new classes added every month. Digital-only packages start at just $10 a month.
Even better, with Capital Blue Cross coverage, your employees:
Don't have to pay the $19 enrollment fee if they sign up for a gym package — which includes the digital package! — when they use the promo code FYWENROLLAUG24 at checkout starting August 1 through the end of the month.
Have access to 20,000+ health and well-being specialists.
Can get up to 50% off services like acupuncture, chiropractic, and nutrition.
Use discounts on vitamins, exercise equipment, and more.
All they have to do is use promo code FYWENROLLAUG24 at checkout between August 1 and the end of the month.
Fitness Your Way is by Tivity Health, Inc. On behalf of Capital Blue Cross, Tivity Health, Inc. assists in the administration of fitness programs. Tivity Health is an independent company.
Employees can save time and money by making the best choice for their care
Employees have more options than they may realize when they choose their care — and choosing the most ideal option could save them time and money. Here's how they can know what choice is best for them:
A primary care provider (PCP) is typically the first option for most people. PCPs get to know your employee on a personal level and have a more well-rounded understanding of their health history and care. Employees should visit their PCP for routine care or other nonemergency medical issues, such as yearly exams, preventive screenings, stress management, medication management, or minor illnesses and injuries. Your employees can find an in-network PCP close to them using MyCare Finder.
Employees can seek the help of an urgent care center for more immediate concerns that require treatment within 24 hours, such as minor fractures from accidents or falls, rashes, eye infections, allergic reactions, abdominal pain, fevers, and more.
Life-threatening emergencies should be treated at an emergency room. This would include severe fractures, severe burns, poisoning, severe abdominal pain, choking, heart attack, or very sudden events that are not typical and are causing pain and discomfort.
Employees who can't yet see a PCP soon enough and aren't sure if their condition warrants an urgent care visit, can log on to VirtualCare through the Capital Blue Cross app and see a provider right away — seven days a week, 24 hours a day. If you do not yet have VirtualCare for your employees, reach out to your account executive for more information.
Members should refer to their Certificate of Coverage for benefit details. Copays and deductible may apply.
On behalf of Capital BlueCross, American Well Corp. provides this online healthcare tool. American Well is an independent company.
VirtualCare is now part of the Capital Blue Cross app
The Capital Blue Cross app houses everything your employees need to access their health plan, including a digital ID card, insight into their deductible and copays, access to MyCare Finder, and more.
And if you offer VirtualCare to your employees, the Capital app now provides direct access to a doctor, behavioral health specialist, or registered dietitian. VirtualCare is a telehealth service that puts your employees in contact with a doctor 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year, no matter where they are — and it's part of the Capital Blue Cross app.
Middle of the night fever? Doctor's office closed? Away on vacation? Not a worry with the Capital Blue Cross app and VirtualCare.
The Capital Blue Cross app and employees' secure accounts is the only way to access VirtualCare, so spread the word and encourage your employees to download the Capital Blue Cross app today.
Four ways to help employees with chronic pain
People suffering from severe pain spend $7,726 a year more than people without pain. And the Journal of the American Medical Association calculates an annual hit to the U.S. economy that easily exceeds a half-trillion dollars. So it's not difficult to see why conditions that cause chronic pain can do more than hurt physically; they can also carry hefty mental and financial costs. Fortunately, employers have options to help with all that hurt.
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