Qualcomm Life incorporating selected Samsung and Garmin wearable devices into UnitedHealthcare Motion, enabling more participants to join wellness program

Briefing

Qualcomm Life incorporating selected Samsung and Garmin wearable devices into UnitedHealthcare Motion, enabling more participants to join wellness program

November 20, 2017

Briefing

  • Wearable Device Integration – Qualcomm Life integrating Samsung’s Gear Fit2 Pro and Gear Sport as well as Garmin’s vivosmart®3 into UnitedHealthcare Motion, in addition to Fitibit, enabling more participants to connect own devices
  • National Wellness Program – UnitedHealthcare Motion created by Qualcomm and UnitedHealth as national employee wellness program with activity trackers that eligible participants (i.e. workforce of employers with self-funded and fully-insured plans) can use to monitor and work towards own wellness
  • Earning Incentives – Participants can earn up to $1,000 per year for their health funds by doing daily activities, such as taking 500 steps within seven minutes, six times per day; taking 3,000 steps within 30 minutes; and completing 10,000 total steps per day
  • Potential Employer Benefits – Include ability to engage employees and encourage them to better manage health, as well as potentially lower health expenses

Accelerator

Market Disruption

Sector

Healthcare/Health Sciences

Organization

Qualcomm Inc., UnitedHealthcare

Source

Original Publication Date

November 17, 2017

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