Supporting Your Team with On-Demand Urgent and Mental Health Care
As a business leader, you’re always looking for benefits that support your employees’ well-being without breaking the budget. Telemedicine, especially for urgent care and mental health, is one of the most effective ways to achieve both.
By providing virtual access to licensed providers, you can solve the biggest complaints with traditional care: long wait times and high costs.
Key Takeaways
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The Problem: Traditional mental health care often involves a 6-12 week wait for an appointment, while after-hours urgent care can lead to expensive and time-consuming ER visits.
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The Solution: Telemedicine offers immediate, same-day access to doctors and therapists from anywhere.
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The Impact: Virtual visits cost a fraction of in-person urgent care, lowering insurance claims for the company and out-of-pocket costs for employees.
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The Advantage: Offering a convenient, on-demand benefit that employees will actually use leads to a healthier, more productive workforce and higher retention.
The Problem with Traditional In-Person Care
1. Long Waits for Mental Health Appointments
When an employee needs therapy, waiting 6-12 weeks for the first available appointment is a massive barrier. This delay can worsen their condition and negatively impact their productivity, engagement, and morale at work. While it’s great that mental health is no longer a taboo subject, a shortage of in-network providers makes timely care difficult to find.
2. High Costs of After-Hours Urgent Care
When a minor health issue arises after hours or on a weekend, employees have two inconvenient options:
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Urgent Care: Can be costly and often involves hours of waiting.
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Emergency Room: A non-emergency visit can result in a bill of over $1,000 and even longer wait times.
These expensive ER visits don’t just hurt the employee; they increase company-wide claims and drive up future health insurance renewal costs.
How Telemedicine Solves These Challenges
Immediate Access to Providers
Instead of waiting weeks, employees can connect with a doctor or mental health professional the same day, often within minutes, directly from a phone or laptop.
Lower Costs, Better Outcomes
Telemedicine visits for urgent care are a fraction of the cost of an ER visit, leading to lower claims and more sustainable benefits spending. For mental health, easy access encourages employees to seek help earlier, preventing issues from escalating into burnout or absenteeism.
Convenience Employees Actually Use
Modern workforces expect digital, on-demand solutions. Telemedicine offers the flexibility and privacy that employees value, whether it’s for a quick prescription or an evening therapy session from home.
The Bottom Line for Your Business
Offering robust telemedicine services sends a clear message to your team: we value your health and your time. This translates directly into:
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Reduced healthcare spending
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Lower absenteeism and presenteeism
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Stronger employee satisfaction and retention
The H|BC Advantage with First Stop Health
Holloway Benefit Concepts has a special partnership with First Stop Health to make this even easier. For a small monthly fee (often under $20 per family), you can provide your employees and their families with $0 telemedicine and mental health visits, 24/7/365.
This program can be offered to full-time employees or tailored to cover part-time and 1099 workers who may not have other health insurance.
Ready to learn more about our exclusive telemedicine program? Let’s connect!
