The COVID-19 pandemic has been both disruptive and in a way transformative for almost, if not, all businesses – most of which have been either forced to shut down or adopt new technology-focused solutions to stay in operation. However, with the wrath of the virus still being felt in different parts of the country and the world, its lasting impact and ramifications remain uncertain.
What’s more or less certain to happen is that demand for employee health and wellbeing solutions will go up. See, the threat of this highly infectious illness puts a giant spotlight on how businesses protect and care for their workforce more than ever before.
Moving forward, employees will be taking a hard look at how much their employers value their health in considering their future with any company and posing the question: What does my health mean to you?
Part of this is wanting to know if they and their families can get the medical treatment or advice they need when they need it. They might also ask for private insurance and other programs that can safeguard their financial stability in case of medical emergencies.
The inclusion of various health and wellbeing benefits have always been an influential factor in attracting new talent and retaining existing ones, but they’ve never been as urgently needed as they have amid the ongoing pandemic.
In the coming years, consumers will also be paying attention to how businesses address these concerns. After all, in today’s world, having a good product or service is rarely enough to be successful as it’s equally important for businesses to embrace their corporate social responsibilities or champion an advocacy. And right now, one of the best things that a business can do is to invest in their employees’ health.
So, whether you’re running a large corporation or a budding startup, if you value your employees, it will definitely be good, as much as possible, to provide for their medical needs via healthcare programs.
Through my platform, Bridges-PH, I can recommend custom group health insurance and present you with tailored options that can help get you started. One such healthcare program that I endorse is Purple Cow’s, which lets your company enjoy the following benefits:
- No cash out for visits to accredited doctors, clinics, and hospitals
- Reimbursement at accredited rate for visits with non-accredited doctors, clinics, and hospitals
- Access to top hospitals and clinics nationwide
- Healthway services are included
- Covers 100% of pre-existing and congenital conditions and special procedures up to maximum benefit limit (MBL)
- All benefits on top of PhilHealth
- Option to include dental, annual physical exam, and life and accident benefits.
- All dependents receive the same treatments in terms of rates and benefits as principals
Purple Cow offers two healthcare solutions; The insured Premium Plan for smaller SME with minimum 5 principal members and the self-insuring TPA (Third Party Administration) Plan for larger corporate or non-corporate groups.
Of course, you’re not actually required to do this by law as when it comes to health insurance, employees are only entitled to PhilHealth, the universal health coverage of the government. But it’s good to treat this as an opportunity to engage with your workforce and show them how integral they are to you and your business.
You might assume that doing so will lead you to increased spendings during a time when cash flow might be tighter than normal. You’re not wrong to think that since healthcare programs cost money, but, at the same time, they’re also investments to your business’s growth.
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