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What you should know:
– WeightWatchers (NASDAQ:WW)(“WeightWatchers”, “WW” or the “Company”) today announced that WeightWatchers for Business is partnering with Personify Health (formerly Virgin Pulse) to support employers looking to provide health care solutions related to weight on their populations.
– Now, organizations using the Personify Health personalized health platform will have integrated access to WeightWatchers for Business and its full-spectrum weight health platform, customizable to support benefit coverage decisions. The spectrum of care is flexible and can grow in intensity from behavioral to medical interventions and a combination thereof for platform users, providing individualized pathways based on true clinical needs.
Empowering Health: WeightWatchers for Business and Personify Health Unite for Personalized Wellness Solutions
Key features of the comprehensive WeightWatchers for Business platform, designed to help users achieve their health goals, include:
1. WeightWatchers offers evidence-based behavior change programs for long-term results, including specialized programs for people with diabetes and those taking GLP-1 medications.
2. Eligible users have access to virtual clinical care and medication management, including GLP-1 and other anti-obesity medications, facilitated by certified healthcare professionals, dietitians, conditioning experts physical and care coordinators, subject to employer coverage.
3. The platform promotes supportive communities and offers online and offline coaching, aimed at a wide audience.
4. Integrated health information provides users with real-time access to data and analytics.
WeightWatchers for Business has been a trusted B2B partner for over 35 years, serving over 500 businesses across diverse industries. The platform prioritizes health and is suitable for people suffering from overweight, obesity, prediabetes, diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia. By combining behavior change programs with clinical support, it delivers lasting results. Notable results include an average weight loss of 19.4% at 12 months, weight loss maintenance of 80% when switching from GLP-1 to less expensive medications, and an 85% reduction in blood pressure. normal in members with hypertension within six months.
Virgin Pulse and HealthComp have joined together to form Personify Health, dedicated to promoting and empowering healthier lifestyles. This merger brings together leading health plan administration, holistic wellness and navigation solutions into a single, personalized health platform, setting a new standard in the industry.
“We are grateful for our partnership with Personify Health and proud to work alongside them as one of the most innovative leaders in the industry,” said Rémi Cossart, WeightWatchers Clinic Manager and WeightWatchers for Business. “We understand the importance of weight-related healthcare and the needs of organizations, and we are excited to open access to the Personify Health network to help eliminate weight bias, maximize personalized health outcomes and to guarantee quality care.
Personify Health's comprehensive partner ecosystem helps organizations close care gaps across more than 25 health and wellness categories, while addressing the most common and costly health concerns. Businesses using the Personify platform can choose to have access to WeightWatchers for Business to support their employees' weight-related healthcare needs, complemented by impactful advice from 200 coaches and actionable weight management content offered by Personify.