CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Unum (NYSE:UNM), a leading employee benefits provider, is expanding its
Health Resource Connects education and referral program to help its
larger disability clients make the most of their health management
programs.
Unum recognizes that more and more employers are investing resources in
various health improvement programs as ways to control unsustainable
health care costs. These strategies can include disease or care
management programs, behavioral health resources and wellness programs.
However, employee participation in these programs tends to be voluntary,
so participation can be low.
Health Resource Connects is an effective way to increase employee
participation and engagement because it capitalizes on the “teachable
moment” – when an employee is no longer able to work and can be more
motivated to take advantage of the specialized resources offered by
their employer.
“It is not unusual for us to discover that 25-30 percent of employees
filing disability claims for chronic conditions have not yet been
identified as candidates for health management outreach,” explains Phil
Bruen, vice president of Unum’s national client group practice. “As we
work with an employee on a disability claim, we can introduce that
employee to the health programs available to them. If an employee is
already participating in one of these programs, filing a disability
claim usually signals an escalation of the condition, where additional
support can be helpful.”
Through Health Resource Connects, Unum helps educate employees about
health programs available and facilitates the important connection to
them. This service not only supports customers in managing health care
costs, but also supports improved employee productivity – a powerful
combination. The service is a valuable resource to clients who have
Unum’s short term disability coverage and also have health management
programs.
First developed in 2005, Health Resource Connects has been expanded to
include additional referral methods, tools for risk assessment, levels
of integration with health partners, as well as customer reporting.
Health Resource Connects is available to Unum’s larger group disability
customers with 2,000 or more covered lives. It has proven to be very
popular, with Unum providing this service to over 600,000 employees.
About Unum
Unum (www.unum.com)
is one of the leading providers of employee benefits products and
services in the United States and the United Kingdom. Through its
subsidiaries, Unum Group paid approximately $6 billion in total benefits
to customers in 2009.
Source: Unum
Contact:
Unum
MC Guenther, 423-294-6108
mguenther@unum.com