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 Applications, the businesses introduced on Thursday.
Amazon’s Well being Situation Applications embrace employer-covered digital assist for psychological well being, hypertension, ache reduction and diabetes. Customers acquire entry to well being coaches, therapists, specialists and extra assist. Different firms provided are psychological well being firms 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 examine to see if their insurance coverage plan or employer advantages cowl Hinge by filling of their authorized title, date of start, electronic mail, employer title and insurance coverage service. They will additionally go on to Amazon Well being to examine 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 training. If wanted, sufferers also can obtain the FDA-cleared Ensa wearable gadget for non-addictive ache reduction. As well as, care is overseen by a care workforce that features bodily therapists and well being coaches.
“Amazon’s Well being Situation Applications join individuals with high quality digital well being options that match their particular wants, typically out there 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, vice chairman 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 absolutely perceive the advantages offered by their or their partner’s employer. Moreover, almost 70% stated they don’t profit from the advantages out there to them.
By teaming up with Amazon, Hinge Well being finally goals to cut back reliance on ache drugs, stop avoidable surgical procedures and develop consciousness of its musculoskeletal care providers, based on 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 individuals 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. Via this partnership, Hinge Well being members receiving movement-based menopause assist also can entry medical care from Midi Well being.
Different digital musculoskeletal firms embrace Sword Well being and Vori Well being.
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