Digital musculoskeletal firm Hinge Well being and Amazon Well being Companies are becoming a member of forces. Hinge Well being is the primary MSK care supplier to be added to Amazon’s Well being Situation Packages, the businesses introduced on Thursday.
Amazon’s Well being Situation Packages embrace employer-covered digital assist for psychological well being, hypertension, ache aid and diabetes. Customers acquire entry to well being coaches, therapists, specialists and extra assist. Different corporations supplied are psychological well being corporations Rula and Talkspace, and diabetes firm Omada.
With the addition of San Francisco-based Hinge Well being, Amazon clients looking for merchandise associated to again, joint or muscle ache will now be prompted for Hinge Well being’s program. They’ll be capable of verify to see if their insurance coverage plan or employer advantages cowl Hinge by filling of their authorized title, date of delivery, electronic mail, employer title and insurance coverage service. They’ll additionally go on to Amazon Well being to verify their eligibility.
If they’re eligible, they’ll fill out a brief questionnaire with Hinge Well being after which will obtain a tailor-made remedy plan for train remedy and schooling. If wanted, sufferers may also obtain the FDA-cleared Ensa wearable gadget for non-addictive ache aid. As well as, care is overseen by a care workforce that features bodily therapists and well being coaches.
“Amazon’s Well being Situation Packages join folks with high quality digital well being options that match their particular wants, typically obtainable as an employer-sponsored profit. We’re excited to collaborate with Hinge Well being, our first musculoskeletal care associate, to simplify the journey to higher well being for these experiencing again, joint, or muscle ache,” stated Aaron Martin, vp of healthcare at Amazon, in a press release.
About 40% of adults within the U.S. battle again, joint or muscle ache. The 2024 State of MSK Care report reveals that 46% of respondents don’t totally perceive the advantages supplied by their or their partner’s employer. Moreover, practically 70% stated they don’t profit from the advantages obtainable to them.
By teaming up with Amazon, Hinge Well being in the end goals to cut back reliance on ache drugs, forestall avoidable surgical procedures and develop consciousness of its musculoskeletal care providers, in line with Daniel Perez, CEO of Hinge Well being.
“This collaboration is a step ahead in increasing entry to evidence-based musculoskeletal (MSK) care, which is confirmed to cut back ache and enhance well being outcomes. … We’re assembly folks the place they already are — on Amazon — and guiding them towards efficient MSK care that they might not in any other case learn about,” Perez stated in an electronic mail.
The partnership with Amazon follows one other collaboration Hinge Well being introduced with menopause firm Midi Well being in August. By means of this partnership, Hinge Well being members receiving movement-based menopause assist may also entry medical care from Midi Well being.
Different digital musculoskeletal corporations embrace Sword Well being and Vori Well being.
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