Humana’s Go365® Wellness and Rewards Program Announces Five-Year Impact Study Results
August 06 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Data demonstrates improvements in employee
health, cost savings, and productivity
Leading wellness rewards program, Go365® from Humana Inc.
(NYSE: HUM), shared results of a study that examined the impact of
the program on more than 10,000 participants over five years in the
areas of employee health, healthcare cost savings and productivity.
The results show that over the five-year period employees were more
likely to make healthier lifestyle choices and reduce risk for
chronic conditions, and those that actively engaged had lower
healthcare costs and usage, over time. Additionally, higher
engagement in Go365 is linked to fewer Unhealthy Days1.
“Managing healthcare costs is a priority for employers who
strive to offer competitive benefits while fostering a healthier,
more productive workforce,” said Jeff Reid, senior vice president,
Wellness Solutions for Humana. “Based on the strength of the
findings of the Go365 study in showing that long-term employee
participation in our wellness program results in a healthier, more
productive work force and reduced healthcare costs, Go365 is a
proven partner in realizing these positive outcomes.”
Go365 serves approximately five million members nationwide who
can earn rewards for completing healthy activities such as Health
Assessments, preventive screenings and fitness activities. Rewards
include e-gift cards, fitness devices and apparel, product
discounts and charitable donations.
The impact study assessed data from more than 10,000 Humana
employees enrolled in the program over five years. The first two
years were used as a baseline period for the study, and the last
three years made up the analysis period.
Highlights of Humana’s Go365 five-year study include:
Lifestyle Risk Factors
Overall, there was an increase in members who ate healthier
foods, exercised more and reduced stress and tobacco use.
- Members who exercised for at least 150 minutes each week rose
by 25%
- Members who ate five or more servings of fruits and vegetables
daily rose by nearly 12%
- Members experiencing low stress increased by 5%
- Members were 2.3% more likely to be non-smokers
Clinical Risk Factors
Biometric data found notable improvements in lowering risk for
heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease and other conditions over
five years, which is very promising for the aging workforce.
- 7% more men and nearly 3% more women had healthy ranges of
high-density lipoprotein (HDL) “good” cholesterol
- Members were likelier to have somewhat healthier ranges of
blood glucose, blood pressure and triglycerides
Healthcare Claims Costs and
Usage
High-engaged members had lower healthcare cost increases than
members with low or medium engagement, which is promising
considering the aging population and general inflation in the cost
of healthcare. Higher engagement in Go365 is also linked with fewer
emergency room visits and hospital admissions.
- In year 5, high-engaged members paid a per member per month
average of $116 (or 22%) less in healthcare than low-engaged
members
- High-engaged members had 35% fewer emergency room visits and
30% fewer hospital admissions than low-engaged members
- Medium-to-high engaged members had 11% more preventive doctor’s
office visits than low-engaged members
Productivity
Better productivity, as measured by Unhealthy Days, was found
among high-engaged members
- High-engaged members reported 55% fewer Unhealthy Days than
low-engaged members
In summary, the study shows a link between long-term engagement
in Go365 with employee health, productivity and cost savings with
more highly engaged employees exhibiting the best results.
The complete report and study results are available here. For
more information about the study, the Go365 program, or generally
how to improve employee health, cost savings, and productivity at
your organization, go to go365.com/for-business.
About Go365
Go365® is a wellness and rewards program. Go365 is deeply rooted
in behavioral economics and actuarial science, and serves more than
5 million members nationwide. By integrating rewards with health,
Go365 provides tools and support to help members live healthier
lives and reduce healthcare costs.
For more information Go365, please visit the company’s website
at Go365.com. You can also find us on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/Go365Now/, Twitter: @Go365Now, Tumblr:
https://Go365Now.tumblr.com/,YouTube: www.youtube.com/Go365Now;
Facebook Medicare: www.facebook.com/Go365forMedicare.
About Humana
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to helping our millions of
medical and specialty members achieve their best health. Our
successful history in care delivery and health plan administration
is helping us create a new kind of integrated care with the power
to improve health and well-being and lower costs. Our efforts are
leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare,
families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities
at large.
To accomplish that, we support physicians and other health care
professionals as they work to deliver the right care in the right
place for their patients, our members. Our range of clinical
capabilities, resources and tools – such as in-home care,
behavioral health, pharmacy services, data analytics and wellness
solutions – combine to produce a simplified experience that makes
health care easier to navigate and more effective.
More information regarding Humana is available to investors via
the Investor Relations page of the company’s web site at
www.humana.com, including copies of:
- Annual reports to stockholders
- Securities and Exchange Commission filings
- Most recent investor conference presentations
- Quarterly earnings news releases and conference calls
- Calendar of events
- Corporate Governance information
1 Unhealthy Days are a metric of population health and quality
of life used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
which can reflect productivity, absenteeism, and presenteeism (when
employees are physically present at work but not working at full
performance) https://www.cdc.gov/hrqol/methods.htm.
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