SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MedImpact, the largest independent pharmacy benefit manager and health solutions company, today unveiled MedEmpower FuelTM, a personalized, integrated, whole health approach to nutrition, weight loss, and chronic condition management. Incorporating a consumer app, coaching, and advanced clinical support, MedEmpower Fuel offers a tiered approach to engaging members with the greatest health challenges and risks to improve care and control costs.
MedEmpower Fuel is the latest addition to MedImpact’s expanding portfolio of health and technology solutions. The company has been investing, inventing, partnering, and acquiring new capabilities to help healthcare payers reduce costs, while improving member health, access, and satisfaction.
“With three out of every four healthcare dollars spent on chronic disease, clearly, the industry’s go-to approaches to manage diabetes, hypertension, and other conditions are not adequate, so we completely rethought the model,” said Zach Johnson, MedImpact’s Chief Innovation Officer. “We designed MedEmpower Fuel from the member’s perspective to be a highly personalized, holistic, and tiered solution that takes into account each individual’s health, lifestyle, and goals.”
MedEmpower Fuel includes programs for people with obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and autoimmune disease. It goes beyond the traditional medication therapy management programs by drawing on medical and pharmacy data and social determinants of health. This highly personalized approach to changing behaviors and lifestyle allows members to be engaged early with the appropriate support.
With more than 20 million members and processing more than $40 billion in pharmacy transactions annually, MedImpact has the scale, resources, technology, and innovation roadmap to be a better alternative than what is available in the marketplace today. Every year, MedImpact invests millions of dollars in its people, products, and technology to empower providers and members to make more informed decisions and lower costs without compromising access.
MedImpact released MedEmpower Fuel at a time when healthcare payers are struggling to manage a spike in glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonist claims which are adding billions of dollars to the cost of healthcare. Public health experts widely agree that GLP-1s are only one part of an effective weight loss program that includes nutrition and lifestyle changes. MedEmpower Fuel can serve as a supplement to a medication regime–or an alternative for some members–with the potential to be more effective and sustainable.
“In developing MedEmpower Fuel, we leveraged our strengths as a company–advanced clinical expertise, technological innovation, and finely tuned member engagement,” said Johnson. “We believe this solution is going to change how the industry thinks about chronic disease management, member wellness, and ultimately healthcare cost containment.”
About MedImpact Healthcare Systems
San Diego-based MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. is the nation’s largest independent health solutions, technology, and pharmacy benefit management provider. For 35 years, MedImpact has helped commercial and government healthcare payers improve member health, manage benefits, and reduce drug costs. Today, MedImpact serves more than 20 million members and processes more than $40 billion in pharmacy transactions annually. To learn more, visit us online, follow us on LinkedIn, or contact us at info@MedImpact.com.
