- On July 22, 2025
MedMutual WELL Officially Launching for Group Business
Topic: Product News | Companies: Medical Mutual, Mutual Health Services | Segment: Small Group, 1-50, 51-99, 100+, MEWA
Earlier this year Medical Mutual announced MedMutual WELL™, our latest offering designed to support healthier lifestyles. Effective immediately, MedMutual WELL is available to include in sales quotes for new groups and to upsell to existing groups.
As with Medical Mutual’s previous wellness program structure, all Medical Mutual groups will automatically receive the base MedMutual WELL program. That includes access to the wellness portal and mobile app (powered by Vitality), health assessments, health age, fitness device integration, educational tools, and more. MedMutual WELL will also offer groups two buy-up options that provide extra features and capabilities:
- Plus (first level buy-up): Incorporates tracking for employees who complete health assessments and biometric screenings into a group’s wellness strategy. Note: Health assessment reporting and biometric screenings were previously included with the base option, but now require purchasing the Plus option.
- Advanced (second level buy-up): Adds the ability for employers to customize most aspects of the program — from incentives and challenges to how they interact with employees and measure success. This level also includes comprehensive reporting capabilities for employers.
The new MedMutual WELL brochure is now available to share with your groups.
Status for Existing Groups
Effective Dec. 1, 2025, all current groups will be switched from the decommissioned Bravo Wellness platform to MedMutual WELL. Any pricing changes will take effect at the start of the group’s next plan year (for most groups Jan. 1, 2026). Unless a group elects at least the Plus level, health assessment completion and aggregate reporting will no longer be available starting Dec. 1, 2025.
More information about the implementation of MedMutual WELL and the transition of existing groups will be shared in future Broker Updates.
Modified Amendments Approved for ORC 3902.63 (Ohio HB 315) CostSharing
Topic: Broker Relations | Companies: Medical Mutual, Paramount, Mutual Health Services | Segment: Individual, Small Group (1-50), 51-99, 100+, MEWA
Updated Certificate amendments were approved by the Ohio Department of Insurance in regards to the Ohio Revised Code section 3902.63 portion of Ohio House Bill 315 stating any cost-sharing – copays, deductibles and coinsurance – applicable to services rendered by occupational therapists, physical therapists and chiropractors must be no greater than the applicable cost-sharing for a medically necessary primary care physician (PCP) office visit.
As a result:
- Medical Mutual’s certificate development system is updating language in amendments already issued for its plans.
- Representatives from Mutual Health Services are obtaining signatures from groups with a public plan.
- Paramount has identified its impacted plans.
Ohio House Bill 315 took effect on April 3, 2025.
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