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From the Director of Benefits Administration, Department of Human Resources, requesting authorization to execute a three-year contract with Froedtert Health at an annual cost estimated at $344,000 per year for wellness plan services from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022.
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Background
The 2013 Adopted Budget provided directives regarding wellness, including:
• Select and implement a vendor for a comprehensive County wellness plan including:
o Health assessment with biometric screenings
o Quarterly health coaching
• Employee engagement strategies enhanced by a staff wellness coordinator
• An incentive program to promote participation
As a result, Milwaukee County selected Froedtert Workforce Health as its wellness partner.
Since the 2014 launch, Froedtert has met all objectives set by the County by providing a strong patient focus for all screening and has consistently received high satisfaction scores from employees surveyed on health coaching. They’ve supported all marketing, communication, education, and promotion campaigns. Froedtert has also been responsive to County requests for program enhancements and technical infrastructure supporting their service. This has included improvements to their scheduling tool, participation reporting, and analytics package.
The County’s launch of the wellness program has been an overwhelming success, with earning the Silver designation by the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) in its first full year of participation, and in 2018 earning the Gold designation. We currently have approximately 67% employee participation. Froedtert has played a critical role in our success. As such, we are recommending a three-year extension of the original contract.
All non-financial terms of the agreement remain unchanged.
Financial Analysis
The cost of services is contingent upon participation in the assessment/screening process, and engagement with health coaches. For the purpose of comparing current to proposed costs, 3200 screening tests by employees and spouses was assumed for the health assessment and screening process. Ongoing health coaching was estimated at 1200 hours.
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Current |
Proposed |
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Program Support Fee |
$20,000/per year |
$20,000/per year |
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Incentive Tracking |
$2.50 per participant per year |
$2.50 per participant per year |
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Annual est. Incentive Tracking Cost |
Approx. $4,000 |
Approx. $4,000 |
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Health Coaching |
$65.00/hour |
$65.00/hour |
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Annual est. Coaching Cost |
$104,000 |
$104,000 |
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Labs |
$75 per test |
$70 per test |
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Annual est. Lab Cost |
$225,000 |
$225,000 |
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Total Estimated Annual Cost |
$329,000 |
$329,000 |
Requested Action
Authorization for the Director of Benefits Administration to extend the contract with Froedtert Workforce Health to continue Wellness plan services from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022.