Connecture Partners with Strategic Health Services to Offer Wellness Solution as Part of Engagement Portfolio for Health Plan...
February 22 2017 - 9:00AM
Connecture, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNXR), a leading web-based consumer
shopping, enrollment and retention platform for health insurance
distribution, and Strategic Health Services (SHS), a Georgia-based
health and wellness solution provider, announced today an agreement
to offer a new wellness platform as part of Connecture’s growing
Engagement Portfolio of tools for health plan, providers, and
broker partners. The platform, which includes assessments,
interactive programs, and data-driven health coaching options,
enables Connecture clients to go beyond traditional, one-size-fits
all wellness, in favor of a branded program with configurable
capabilities to meet the unique needs of an organization’s
workforce.
“Connecture’s deep experience with health plan shopping and
enrollment technology has enabled us to anticipate the strategic
needs of the health insurance market and provide critical
engagement solutions and services,” said Jeff Surges, President
& CEO of Connecture. “Now, with SHS as our partner, we have an
incredible opportunity to continue to help our clients engage their
members and employees well beyond the point of benefits
enrollment.”
“We are excited to join Connecture’s portfolio of engagement
solutions,” said Kara Tarantino, Vice President of Marketing &
Strategy for SHS. “One of our guiding principles at SHS is
to drive people to take action toward better health and
well-being through technology. And in Connecture, we’ve
found a like-minded partner that views wellness as a critical part
of a company’s benefits program.”
Critical Value-Adds to Employee Benefit
BrokersAccording to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation,
more than 70 percent of large businesses offer wellness programs.
Key to Connecture and SHS’s new alliance, according to Surges, is
to offer broker partners, particularly those that serve small- to
mid-sized employers, a cost-effective and uniquely tailored
wellness program for their clients.
“Many of our broker partners want to provide employers a total
workforce solution,” said Surges. “Having benefits shopping and
enrollment tools, along with a wellness platform that drives
employee engagement, can lead to a healthier and more productive
workforce.” Helping Provider-Sponsored
Health Plans Create a Holistic Approach to
CareThis strategic affiliation will also offer hospitals
and health systems who administer their own health plans, often
referred to as ‘provider-sponsored health plans’, an integrated
decision-support and wellness solution – one that enables
member-patients to make informed choices that both manage the cost
of care and meet the needs of their health and financial
status.
The unique provider-sponsored health plan model helps these
entities demonstrate an ongoing commitment to keeping members
healthier and engaged in their well-being year-round. Moreover,
offering a portal where members can obtain information about their
health and select appropriate coverage for themselves and family
members, further extends the bond between member and the
provider-sponsored health plan.
“Provider-sponsored health plans must be highly focused on the
member experience,” said Surges. “Decision-support tools that
explain what their plan choices are, what they will mean, and how
members and their families may be affected, both clinically and
financially, are essential to success. When integrated with
wellness tools that help remind members to get preventive
screenings or meet annual physical deadlines, this comprehensive
solution enhances customer loyalty as it helps to reduce risk and
ultimately cost.”
Connecture’s consumer-centered Engagement Portfolio of tools
includes the award-winning DrugCompare platform, as well as health
plan comparison and data analytics tools for insurance carriers and
brokers for Medicare and commercial individual, small group and
large group plans.
About ConnectureConnecture (NASDAQ:CNXR) is a
leading web-based consumer shopping, enrollment and retention
platform for health insurance distribution. Connecture offers a
personalized health insurance shopping experience that recommends
the best fit insurance plan based on an individual’s preferences,
health status, preferred providers, medications and expected
out-of-pocket costs. Connecture’s customers are health insurance
marketplace operators, such as health plans, brokers and exchange
operators, who must distribute health insurance in a cost-effective
manner to a growing number of insured consumers. Connecture’s
solutions automate key functions in the health insurance
distribution process, allowing its customers to price and present
plan options accurately to consumers and efficiently enroll, renew
and manage plan members.
About Strategic Health
ServicesStrategic Health Services (SHS) links employers to
hospitals by putting the local health system at the center of the
health and wellness. Employers reduce their health care costs,
hospitals drive new revenues from increased patient volume, and
communities get healthier. SHS offers employee wellness, data
analytics and predictive modeling, unparalleled sales and marketing
outreach support, health coaching, and a comprehensive back office
solution. SHS’ private-label technology helps employees change
lifestyle-related behaviors, improve health, and sustain long-term
health and wellness.
Media Contacts:
Jeff Hyman
Channel Marketing Director for Connecture, Inc.
(818) 415-2569
jhyman@connecture.com
Robert Powers
Marketing Support Services Director for SHS
800-550-2427 x 341
rpowers@strategichealthservices.com