Medgaarden’s Southwest Sales is First Employer Offering ‘Health Insurance with HELPcare’
Medgaarden’s Southwest Sales in Austin is the first employer to take advantage of a new program that significantly reduces costs for employee health insurance while providing the benefits of HELPcare Clinic membership to employees.
“As a family business, we’ve always felt it was important to take care of our employees, and providing health insurance has been part of that,” says co-owner Spencer Medgaarden. “But the costs go up every year, and in this year’s renewal we were looking at a 9.4% premium increase with a $300 increase to the deductible.
“HELPcare Clinic membership seemed like a good idea to us, but we didn’t think we could afford it for our employees on top of what we were already paying for health insurance. We were pleasantly surprised to learn that we could provide this extra benefit while reducing overall costs for the business and lowering barriers to health care for our employees.”
Spencer Medgaarden, Co-Owner
HELPcare Clinic, which opened in Austin in February 2022 and in Rochester earlier this year, currently has 765 members who enjoy:
- Unhurried primary care office visits (wellness, preventive and acute care) at $0 cost;
- More than 100 diagnostic blood tests as needed at $0 cost;
- Metabolic health coaching at $0 cost to help members deal with underlying causes so they can prevent or even reverse disease.
The problem most people have with health insurance is the high deductible that keeps them from even going to the doctor because they know it will all be out-of-pocket anyway. With membership, they can get the regular and acute care they need without worrying about the bill. It doesn’t count against their deductible: it’s just free.
Finding a consultant at North Risk Partners who could use HELPcare Clinic membership as a key ingredient in a complete employer health insurance plan was a game-changer. We call it "Health Insurance with HELPcare."
The bottom line: this combination will save Medgaardens 22% on monthly premiums compared to the renewal they had been offered under their old plan, while their employees get unhurried, personal primary care at HELPcare Clinic at no cost to them.
Learn more about Health Insurance with HELPcare at HELPcare.health/Employers. HELPcare Clinic also offers discounted corporate rates for employers who can't afford insurance but still want to offer a significant health benefit to employees and their families.
Update 12:18 pm 12/7/23: Lee Aase and Spencer Medgaarden discussed this with John Wright this morning on KAUS 1480.
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