Diabetes Care Program featuring
Exclusive new offering for diabetes care that integrates monitoring technology and coaching.
Diabetes Care Program featuring
Exclusive new offering for diabetes care that integrates monitoring technology and coaching.
1 in 15 plan members has diabetes
(We see 4 rows of 15 figures. Each row displays 14 blue icons and one is orange.)
Average cost of claims per year
1. People living with diabetes
a. $1,224 diabetes.
b. $1,658 All other drug & EHC
2. People without diabetes: $941 All other drug & EHC.
(There is a bar diagram. Each bar is black and blue. The legend of the diagram states: the blue bar represents “Diabetes,” the black bar represents “All other drugs & EHC.” The first bar, the highest, represents “People living with diabetes.” In this case, the blue bar, underneath the black one, is labelled “$1,224.” The black bar is labelled “$1,658.” The second bar, the shortest, represents “People without diabetes.” There is no blue bar. The black bar is labelled “$941.”)
People living with diabetes have 3x more drugs and EHC claims than those without
Costly challenge
Innovation Solution
Exclusive to members!
Diabetes Care Program
Medavie Blue Cross
In partnership with Accu-Check+ 360Care
Access to specialized health resources and real-time support
Diabetes Care Kit
Health Concierge to guide you
(A woman sitting at a desk in front of her computer is having a video conference with an advisor.)
Welcome Kit
(The 360Care app is up on the screen of a cell phone. There is also a set of instruments for measuring the blood sugar levels from Accu-Chek.)
Test strips sent automatically to your home
(There is a young man outside his house, checking the mail with an envelope in his hand.)
Live 1:1 coaching
Access to a team of health professionals
(Three healthcare professionals: two women and a man, are standing and smiling.)
- Certified Diabetes Educators
- Registered Dieticians
- Counsellors
- and more!
Remote glucose monitoring
(There is a glucose monitoring device with “5.6” on the screen, connecting wirelessly to a cell phone displaying a diagram and a graph.)
Care anywhere, anytime
Access via our Connected Care website
(A laptop’s screen shows the home page of the Connected Care website.)
Why Diabetes Care?
- Healthier employees
- Lower costs
- Increased productivity
- Reduced absenteeism
- Plan sustainability
Reimbursement option:
Managing Chronic Disease benefit
(Four icons are displayed on a screen. 1) An index finger with a drop of blood following a sample taken for analysis of the blood sugar level. 2) A heart. 3) Two lungs. 4) A no smoking sign.)
Reimbursement option:
Health Spending Account
(We see two parents and their child, protected by a shield.)
Healthy Members
Healthy Plans
Healthy Solutions
(Ina kitchen, a family of four, two teenagers and two adults are joyfully, cooking. A white cat is sitting on a stool watching them.)
Want more info?
Contact your advisor today!
Medavie Blue Cross
medaviebc.ca/connectedcare
Medavie Blue Cross members have exclusive access to the Accu-Chek® + 360Care™ Your Health Coach program, which uses a quarterly subscription model to provide:
- A Bluetooth-enabled Accu-Chek® Guide glucometer
- Accu-Chek® Guide test strips automatically delivered to the member's doorstep as needed
- Access to a team of specialized health coaches through video, talk or text-based communication
The cost of the Diabetes Care Program is reimbursed through plans with our Health Coaching and Chronic Disease Management benefit and can be accessed by members through our Connected Care platform.
Supporting a healthier workplace delivers better:
- Benefit plan sustainability
- Workplace productivity
- Absenteeism
- Disability claim experience
- Overall health of our population
Supporting a healthier workplace delivers better:
- Benefit plan sustainability
- Workplace productivity
- Absenteeism
- Disability claim experience
- Overall health of our population
To find out more about educating your members on the Diabetes Care Program or discuss adding the Health Coaching and Chronic Disease Management benefit to your plan, contact your Medavie Blue Cross representative.