Accessibility and affordability are key to closing the health gap
In the UK, where your postcode can determine how long you live, the issue of health inequality is no longer a quiet concern but an immediate threat for society, government and employers.
Leading employers are already moving towards more modular, data-led approaches to their health and wellbeing strategies. They are rethinking how health and wellbeing value is defined and delivered.
This includes combining cash-plans with PMI to manage rising costs, introducing digital services that speed access and support remote or in-the-field workers, and simplifying healthcare journeys so that employees know what to use and when.
Success can no longer just be measured by uptake or spend. Instead, it requires tracking meaningful outcomes: early intervention, faster support and better health at work.
This second report in a trilogy on the UK’s health gap, The health divide: Access and affordability of employer-funded health benefits, in partnership with Mercer Marsh Benefits explores how forward-thinking organisations are responding to this challenge.
It highlights that reward leaders have a pivotal role to play in reshaping how health benefits are delivered and experienced.
With the pressures around access, equity and cost in play, this isn’t a challenge to defer to next year.
