Are there plan design features that encourage preventive care, mental health utilization, or chronic condition management?

Yes. Plan design directly affects how often employees use preventive, mental health, and chronic care services. When benefits are simple, affordable, and centered on primary care, employees engage earlier and more consistently — improving outcomes and reducing long-term costs.

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• $0 cost for preventive and primary care:
  Eliminating co-pays and deductibles for preventive visits, screenings, and primary care removes the biggest barrier to early engagement. When employees know these services are fully covered, they’re more likely to use them proactively.
• Easy access to care (virtual and in-person):
  Convenience drives utilization. Offering both virtual and in-home visits ensures employees can get care when and where they need it, reducing no-shows, delays, and avoidable ER visits.
• Built-in mental health support:
  Integrating mental health within the core plan — instead of as a separate program — normalizes care and simplifies use. Providing therapy or behavioral health check-ins alongside primary care helps employees seek help earlier and more frequently.
• Chronic condition monitoring and follow-up:
  Plans that include consistent check-ins and follow-up for conditions like diabetes, hypertension, and asthma lead to better outcomes and fewer hospitalizations. Proactive outreach, reminders, and coaching help keep members on track.
• Simplified plan design and communication:
  Simplicity builds confidence. Clear, plain-language guidance on when to use primary, urgent, or mental health care empowers employees to make the right decisions. Continuous education ensures benefits stay top of mind.‍
• Predictable, transparent pricing:
  Flat-rate or $0 pricing models build trust and encourage ongoing care use. When employees don’t fear surprise bills, they engage more regularly with preventive and primary care.

Vitable’s primary-care-first model includes all these features by design. Every plan offers:

• $0 visits for preventive, primary, and mental health care.
• Virtual and in-home access for flexibility and convenience.
• Ongoing chronic care management with proactive outreach.
• Simple, transparent pricing that drives engagement and trust.

This approach turns good intentions into consistent utilization, keeping employees healthier and lowering costs over time.

Plans built for accessibility, simplicity, and zero-cost use naturally drive engagement across preventive, mental health, and chronic care. With Vitable’s primary-care-first model, you can turn compliance and care access into meaningful health outcomes for your workforce.

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