When shopping around for a wellness program partner, its the details that matter. All comprehensive wellness platforms should consist of four core programs wellness, disease management, EAP and work life components says Yale Mallinger of wellness company HMC-HealthWorks, but its what makes up those components that will make or break a plan. Therefore, advisers must do their due diligence when choosing a wellness provider to work with, he says.
For example, most reputable wellness companies will offer two types of diagnostic questionnaires, behavioral and medical, but advisers should request to sample those tests themselves, Mallinger says. You should be able to go to their portal and participate, get a score, test it out, he told attendees during a breakout session Tuesday at EBAs Workplace Benefits Summit.
