4.5% medical cannabis.
The same survey found that benefits providers saw a surge in interest from plan sponsors when it comes to virtual/online health care in 2020, with almost all,
95.4%, being either significantly or somewhat interested. Most plan sponsors were also significantly, or somewhat, interested In pharmacy services at
86.4%, pharmacogenetics at
83.3%, followed by health coaching and navigation at
77.3%. While the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has spurred interest in online/virtual health care, there’s significantly less interest in medical cannabis as benefits providers said more than half,
59.1%, of plan sponsors have little, or no, interest in this budding benefits offering.
The report Affleck co-authored, released in February 2020 right before the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus to be a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, said there was still a “long way to go” to provide quality publicly-insured virtual care across Canada despite th
Unilever Canada Extends Maple Virtual Care Program for Employees
News provided by
Share this article
Share this article
Partnership follows a highly successful trial demonstrating the power of direct, 24/7 access to physicians.
TORONTO, Feb. 18, 2021 /CNW/ - Following a highly successful pilot, Unilever Canada and Maple have extended their partnership to a full time ongoing program, providing direct access to Maple physicians for all Unilever employees and their eligible dependents, 24/7, from wherever they are.
Unilever implemented this pilot for their employees with the goals of increasing peace of mind and access to healthcare from the safety of home. The pilot program, which began as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across Canada, saw a 35% sign-up rate in its first months, with over 40% of consultations taking place outside of working hours. The program has also seen high utilization from family members and dependents, who represented 35% of visits in the program s first mon