Articles from Collective Health

Collective Health, a leading employee health benefits platform with integrated member advocacy, clinical navigation, and an extensive partner ecosystem, today announced the appointments of Caroline Jessen as Chief People Officer (CPO) and Keven Sticher as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and VP of Engineering. These strategic hires underscore Collective Health’s ongoing investment in exceptional leadership to support its people, customers, and long-term growth.

Providence Health Plan (PHP), a regional, nonprofit health plan serving communities in Oregon, Washington and California, and Collective Health, a leading employee health benefits platform with integrated member advocacy, clinical navigation, and an extensive partner ecosystem, today announced a groundbreaking collaboration that reimagines third-party administration (TPA) services for self-funded employers: Providence Health Plan Powered by Collective Health®.

Collective Health, a leader in employee health benefits, and digital healthcare leader Noom’s enterprise division, Noom Health, have partnered to deliver Collective Health + Noom Med with SmartRx, an enterprise weight management solution with an integrated GLP-1 drug program that is available to Collective Health employer customers.

Collective Health is excited to announce a significant evolution of its Guide Plans™ product. Since 2021, Guide Plans™ have simplified healthcare benefits, empowering members to make smarter healthcare decisions through a cost-sharing design that encourages the use of high-value services. This approach has delivered impactful results, including a 9.3% annual reduction in medical claims costs, translating to savings of up to $77 per employee per month (PEPM), based on a cohort-matched study over a 12-month period.

Collective Health today announced the addition of digital health entrepreneur, investor, and industry luminary Halle Tecco to its board of directors.

Collective Health, the leading employee health benefits platform with integrated member advocacy, clinical navigation, and an extensive partner ecosystem, today unveiled its newest office location in the Dallas suburb of Plano, Texas. The Plano office recently welcomed about 100 new employees. With these additions, the total number of employees across the entire company, including its headquarters in San Francisco, California, and customer experience center in Lehi, Utah, now exceeds 750 people.

Collective Health, the employee health benefits platform with integrated member advocacy and clinical navigation, today welcomed two new partners to its Premier Partner Program™, Galileo and Tria Health. In addition, the company announced the appointment of Manar Bustami as its Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, filling a key role in the company’s leadership team.

Collective Health, the leading employee health benefits platform with integrated member advocacy and clinical navigation, today announced that Kim Shepard has joined the company as its Senior Vice President of Client Success. In this role, Shepard will positively impact Collective Health clients, consultants, and brokers, and work cross-functionally to design and deliver value and an optimal experience to customers.

Collective Health, the leading employee health benefits platform with integrated member advocacy and clinical navigation, today announced the launch of The Partner Collective™, a first-of-its-kind tool where benefits leaders and their brokers and consultants can gain valuable insights on Collective Health’s digital health partners to inform benefits plan design.

Collective Health, the leading employee health benefits platform with integrated member advocacy and clinical navigation, today announced the addition of HungChing Chan to its senior leadership team as its first Chief Data and Analytics Officer (CDAO). Chan will lead Collective Health’s data and analytics strategy, which will uplevel the company’s ability to leverage data science and its data platform to deliver better recommendations to members and value insights to employers.

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Today, Collective Health announced the addition of Dr. Linda Grais, a seasoned physician and biopharma entrepreneur and CEO, to its board of directors.

Today, Collective Health announces that Chris Newman, a highly experienced finance and operations leader, has joined the company as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In his role, Chris will be responsible for leading the finance team at Collective Health, while ensuring the company continues to grow in a way that delivers on its brand promise of simplifying employee healthcare for American enterprises and their workers.

Today, Collective Health celebrates significant momentum soon after its ninth anniversary as a company committed to delivering a better healthcare experience for employers and their people. Collective Health helps employers support competitive benefits offerings while making it easy for their employees to navigate them. In addition, since the company’s inception in 2013, Collective Health has processed over 23.6 million claims across pharmacy, medical (claims the company adjudicates), dental and vision benefits, resulting in more than $11 billion in claims processed.

Today, Collective Health announced it has received its two-year Case Management Accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its Care Navigation™ program. Care Navigation™ plays a crucial role in helping people get the right support, at the right time, across an extensive set of complex health needs. The NCQA accredits a wide range of healthcare organizations, and Collective Health is honored to be one of the few TPA complex case management programs to receive this accreditation.

Today, Collective Health announced the addition of Mark Laret, a nationally recognized healthcare operator and innovator, to its board of directors.

Collective Health will hold its sixth annual conference, Together with Collective Health, featuring today’s most insightful business, health and policy leaders to discuss the future of health benefits. The theme of this year’s event is “Benefits Built To Include and Empower All,” and will bring together forward-thinking benefits leaders, consultants and brokers, digital health partners and health tech industry luminaries.

Collective Health today unveiled the Premier Partner Program™, a new offering for employers that will make it easier to select, integrate, and evaluate digital health partners, while creating an even more streamlined and intuitive experience for members. This new program will help customers confidently navigate the complex digital health landscape with a curated set of Premier Partners that demonstrate impact across the most sought after clinical categories. Employers will receive access to deeper insights and can more easily understand how their selected digital health partners are delivering value and driving impact.

Health technology company Collective Health today announced it secured $280 million in funding in a Series F round. The investment will be used to scale Collective Health’s seamless healthcare experience, empowering more people to live healthier lives through intuitive technology and personalized guidance. Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), the largest customer-owned health insurer in the U.S., which operates in five states, led the round. Additional backing was provided by new and existing investors, including DFJ Growth, Founders Fund, G Squared, Maverick Ventures, NEA, PFM Health Sciences, SoftBank Vision Fund 1, Sun Life, and others.

Today, Collective Health announced Alison Worthington has joined its executive leadership team as Chief Marketing Officer. As CMO, Alison will build and lead Collective Health’s marketing efforts to help scale the organization’s mission to transform the future of healthcare. Alison brings with her decades of leadership experience from working for notable brands like Coca-Cola, Method, Microsoft, and Starbucks. In addition to her enterprise experience, Alison built a consulting practice as an interim CMO with startups and growth companies like Ancestry.com, GoPro, and Bragg Live Foods, to pivot business strategy, improve storytelling and create marketing plans. Her experience scaling brands and startups is a key asset for Collective Health as the organization continues its rapid growth, building on the momentum of their recently announced strategic partnerships.