Network Health Plan’s small group wellness product expanding
Groups with up to 100 enrolled now eligible for Wellness Pathways
06 / 28 / 2011
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Maria Nelson, Media Relations
Affinity Health System
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MENASHA, Wis. – Wellness Pathways, Network Health Plan’s small group wellness program, will be expanding eligibility to include groups with up to 100 enrolled employees as of July 1, 2011.
"Offering Wellness Pathways to larger groups is an important step in our quest to get more people engaged in healthy lifestyles," said Sheila Jenkins, president of Network Health Plan.
Wellness Pathways was launched more than a year ago. It is supported by clinically based biometric and positive behavioral data to define measureable benchmarks. Groups with members reaching these easy-to-understand benchmarks will qualify for a wellness reward equal to 10 percent of their premium.
This new approach demonstrates Network Health Plan’s commitment to being part of the solution to curb health care expenses. Network Health Plan is fostering a new covenant among employers, agents, members and the insurer, based on mutual accountability. Wellness Pathways is designed to build long-term relationships based on improving health and encouraging healthy lifestyles.
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For the Editor:
Affinity Health System, a faith-based regional health care network, is the Fox Valley’s second-largest employer, according to the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry. For the fourth consecutive year, Affinity has been named one of the nation’s top 64 health systems based on clinical performance according to Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care. For ten consecutive years, Affinity Health System has been named to the SDI (formerly Verispan) Integrated Health Network Top 100, an annual assessment of the 100 most highly integrated health care networks in the nation. Both St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton and Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh rank among the top 1 percent of hospitals nationwide in terms of quality and efficiency, as determined by the 2007 Premier | CareScience Select practice National Quality Award. Members of Affinity include Mercy Medical Center and Mercy Health Foundation, Oshkosh; St. Elizabeth Hospital and the St. Elizabeth Hospital Foundation, Appleton; Affinity Medical Group, a regional network of 25 family practice and specialty clinics – 22 of which are recognized as NCQA Level III medical homes, the highest level of recognition – in 14 communities; Calumet Medical Center, Chilton; and Affinity Occupational Health.