Digital musculoskeletal firm Hinge Well being and Amazon Well being Providers 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 help for psychological well being, hypertension, ache reduction and diabetes. Customers achieve entry to well being coaches, therapists, specialists and extra help. 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 to verify to see if their insurance coverage plan or employer advantages cowl Hinge by filling of their authorized identify, date of start, e mail, employer identify and insurance coverage provider. 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 therapy plan for train remedy and schooling. If wanted, sufferers also can obtain the FDA-cleared Ensa wearable machine for non-addictive ache reduction. As well as, care is overseen by a care crew 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 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,” mentioned 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 totally perceive the advantages offered by their or their partner’s employer. Moreover, practically 70% mentioned they don’t take advantage of the advantages obtainable to them.
By teaming up with Amazon, Hinge Well being finally goals to scale back reliance on ache drugs, stop 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 scale 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 find out about,” Perez mentioned in an e mail.
The partnership with Amazon follows one other collaboration Hinge Well being introduced with menopause firm Midi Well being in August. By way of this partnership, Hinge Well being members receiving movement-based menopause help also can entry scientific care from Midi Well being.
Different digital musculoskeletal firms embrace Sword Well being and Vori Well being.
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