CHARLESTON, S.C., Aug. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Benefitfocus,
Inc. (NASDAQ: BNFT), a technology platform provider enabling
rapid innovation for employers, health plans and
consumers, announced today it has added Natalist to the
ever-growing range of products and services on its Benefit Catalog.
Natalist offers products and resources for family planning and
reproductive health.
"Natalist is a great example of the kind of company we want to
include in our Benefit Catalog, as we strive to connect people to
the best solutions that provide the peace of mind they deserve at
every stage of life," said Steve Swad, President & CEO of
Benefitfocus. "We are proud to see Natalist's continued growth
after advancing through our
InnovationPlace™ program. Now,
employers will be able offer a benefit to their workforce that
supports women and families in one of the most significant phases
of their lives."
Natalist – supporting family planning and reproductive
health
Natalist provides doctor-recommended products to
help individuals on their path to parenthood, along with
information and support from the company's in-house team of doctors
and experts. Products span from their marquee "Get Pregnant Bundle"
to a newly announced Virtual Fertility Consultation.
"Working with Benefitfocus has always been a perfect match for
us, as their goal of providing easy access to benefits that improve
lives aligns with our goal of being a trusted brand for family
planning," said Halle Tecco, CEO of
Natalist. "Having access to the millions of lives housed within the
Benefitfocus platform first helped us to accelerate the development
of our company and will now accelerate its growth."
Natalist's mission is even more important in this age of the
coronavirus. As women navigate the process of protecting their
health, they need access to reproductive health-related products
and services that have been proven to be safe and effective.
InnovationPlace
Natalist is the first company to
successfully launch through InnovationPlace, Benefitfocus' program
for potential partner startups. It is designed to accelerate the
availability of products or services of innovative companies who
share the company's goal to improve consumer well-being.
Five additional companies have completed the inaugural startup
supplier cohort within InnovationPlace. Throughout the course of
the program, founders and their teams from the selected companies
worked with Benefitfocus mentors and subject matter experts with
the goal to successfully launch their offering in the Benefitplace
Catalog.
Benefit Catalog
Benefitfocus' Benefit Catalog provides
employers, brokers and health plans the ability to offer customers
more than 85 market-leading specialty benefits products from
more than 45 leading brands. This product catalog provides a
simplified enrollment experience that brings all categories of
voluntary benefits together in one place.
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About Benefitfocus
Benefitfocus (NASDAQ: BNFT) unifies the entire benefits
industry on a single technology platform to protect consumers for
life. Our powerful cloud-based software, data-driven insights and
thoughtfully designed services enable employers, insurance
brokers, health plans and suppliers to simplify the complexity of
benefits administration and deliver health, wealth, property
and lifestyle products through a world-class benefits
experience. Our mission is simple: to improve lives with
benefits. Learn more
at www.benefitfocus.com, LinkedIn and Twitter.
INSURANCE NOTICE
Certain products available on the BENEFITFOCUS BENEFITPLACE™
platform may be regulated through various state agencies as
insurance products. Regulated insurance products are offered
through brokers affiliated with BenefitStore, Inc. (doing
business as 627 Benefits Insurance Agency in California and 627 Insurance Broker Agency in
New York), a licensed insurance
agency and wholly owned subsidiary of Benefitfocus, or through
your, your association's, or your employer's appointed broker
as applicable. Any insurance coverage is subject to the issuer's
underwriting standards, fees and other terms and conditions
associated with specific offering or services as determined by the
issuer or provider.
DISCLAIMER REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Except for historical information, all of the statements,
expectations, and assumptions contained in this press release are
forward-looking statements. Actual results or performance might
differ materially from those explicit or implicit in the
forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially include: the need to innovate
and provide useful products and services; risks related to changing
healthcare and other applicable regulations; the immature and
volatile nature of the market for our products and services; our
ability to compete effectively; our ability to maintain our
culture and recruit and retain qualified personnel; privacy;
security and other risks associated with our business; management
of growth; and the other risk factors set forth from time to time
in our SEC filings, copies of which are available free of charge
within the Investor Relations section of
the Benefitfocus website
at http://investor.benefitfocus.com/sec-filings or upon request
from our investor relations
department. Benefitfocus assumes no obligation and does
not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as
required by law.
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