MetLife Announces New Dental Wellness Incentive to Reward Healthy Behaviors
September 14 2022 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
MetLife announced today the launch of a new Dental Wellness
Incentive, designed to help employees make the most of their dental
benefits by encouraging preventive care, helping reduce
out-of-pocket costs, and promoting whole-person health. The
provision rewards employees for positive oral health behavior -
such as routine cleanings and exams - by increasing a member’s
annual maximum and/or coinsurance percentages, and/or by reducing
plan deductibles.
This new incentive will reward employees for prioritizing
regular dental visits, which are important to one’s overall health.
The new feature helps employees get more for their dental benefits,
including health and financial incentives to make preventive visits
more routine. By doing so, MetLife aims to support holistic
wellness while helping employees find a long-term plan that fits
their personal wellness needs. As part of this plan design
enhancement:
- Rewards are personalized, enabling each eligible member and
their dependents to qualify and earn the incentive based on their
preventive dental care visits during the previous year.
- Based on dental claims that employees submit the previous year,
richer benefits are given over time to employees and enrolled
family members who may need more care in the future.
- Benefits increase for up to three years giving employees
additional motivation to utilize the incentive.
- When the incentive is included in the group plan, employees can
start earning incentives for use in the following year and they
automatically renew each year.
“MetLife’s modern approach to dental benefits is designed to go
beyond just dental care, helping care for employees’ total
wellbeing,” said Chris Swanker, senior vice president, Dental at
MetLife. “I’m pleased that MetLife has developed flexible options
designed to deliver a dental benefits program that helps to protect
employees, encourage better overall health, and reduce
out-of-pocket costs. A smile can have a powerful effect, and we
hope this plan can encourage positive dental behavior, and in turn,
help employees boost both their holistic well-being and
confidence.”
The added incentive to MetLife’s Dental Plan will begin rolling
out between September 1 and November 1, 2022, for employers that
have elected to include the incentive in their plan. To learn more
about MetLife’s Dental Wellness Incentive, visit: metlife.com for
more information or contact your MetLife representative to make
MetLife’s Dental Wellness Incentive part of your plan.
About MetLife
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), through its subsidiaries and
affiliates ("MetLife"), is one of the world's leading financial
services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee
benefits and asset management to help its individual and
institutional customers build a more confident future. Founded in
1868, MetLife has operations in more than 40 markets globally and
holds leading positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America,
Asia, Europe and the Middle East. For more information, visit
www.metlife.com.
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