Mercer Forms Strategic Alliance with Livongo Health to Provide Employers and Their Employees Better Solutions to Manage Diabe...
September 15 2015 - 9:01AM
Business Wire
- Livongo Health provides a leading edge,
cloud-based diabetes management program
- Mercer provides market access and
product development guidance to ensure continuous improvement in
the nation’s leading diabetes management solution
- Alliance of these industry leaders will
aid clients and employees in better compliance, analysis and
treatment of diabetes
Mercer announced today that it has formed a strategic alliance
with Livongo Health to provide employers and their employees and
dependents with better tools to manage diabetes, a chronic disease
affecting nearly 10% of the US population1 and growing rapidly.
Diabetes is a major health issue and represents more than 245
billion dollars in costs in the U.S. annually.2 With this alliance,
Mercer will combine its world class health benefits consulting
capabilities and market reach with Livongo’s leading edge,
cloud-based diabetes management program. Terms of the agreement
were not disclosed.
Livongo’s diabetes management program (Livongo for Diabetes™)
offers three key components: a connected glucose meter that
transmits data and messaging in real-time, a smart analytics
platform that provides predictive and personalized insights, and a
human touch via virtual coaching from Certified Diabetes Educators.
This approach encourages more frequent blood glucose checks,
provides just-in-time outreach from Certified Diabetes Educators,
and automates the often cumbersome task of ordering supplies and
manually tracking blood glucose readings. Most importantly,
participants receive personalized, real-time information that can
enable more confident self-management and improved glycemic
control.
“The problems surrounding diabetes for our clients and their
employees are real, and growing,” said Mercer’s Dr. David Kaplan,
Senior Partner and Global Clinical Leader. “These issues go beyond
the enormous expenditures tied to diabetes and speak to the human
toll of poorer employee health, higher absenteeism and lower
productivity. We believe that Livongo Health’s diabetes management
program is a groundbreaking solution that can start to help our
clients win the previously losing battle with diabetes.”
“Livongo is revolutionizing the way we treat chronic disease,
beginning with diabetes. The Livongo ecosystem, including our smart
cloud and two-way interactive glucose meter, empowers people with
diabetes to live better, healthier lives, today and everyday,” said
Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Livongo Health. “We are
excited to announce this strategic alliance with Mercer, who
employers trust how to drive measurable value for their companies
and better health for their employees.”
The Mercer strategic alliance with Livongo Health represents one
of the inaugural solutions brought to market by Mercer’s Health
Innovation LABS team. The Mercer LABS team continuously researches
the health care landscape, evaluates emerging trends and identifies
promising solutions. The LABS team engages with innovative
companies to accelerate the development of their ideas and test
them with forward-thinking employers. Their work helps employers
navigate the rapidly changing healthcare environment, launch
clinically-impactful programs and improve the health of their
employees and families.
About Mercer
Mercer is a global consulting leader in talent, health,
retirement and investments. Mercer helps clients around the world
advance the health, wealth and performance of their most vital
asset – their people. Mercer’s more than 20,000 employees are based
in 43 countries and the firm operates in over 140 countries. Mercer
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies
(NYSE:MMC), a global professional services firm offering clients
advice and solutions in the areas of risk, strategy and people.
With 57,000 employees worldwide and annual revenue exceeding $13
billion, Marsh & McLennan Companies is also the parent company
of Marsh, a global leader in insurance broking and risk management;
Guy Carpenter, a leader in providing risk and reinsurance
intermediary services; and Oliver Wyman, a leader in management
consulting. For more information, visit www.mercer.com. Follow
Mercer on Twitter @Mercer.
About Livongo Health
Livongo Health is reinventing the way people manage chronic
conditions, beginning with diabetes. We are focused on improving
the experience for people with diabetes, the people who care for
them (family, friends, physicians), and the people who pay for
their care. By offering the right information, tools and support,
at the right time, we empower people with diabetes to live better
and improve their health while reducing the cost of care. For case
studies and member testimonials, please visit:
http://www.livongo.com/program/case-studies
1 2 CDC National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2014
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/data/statistics/2014statisticsreport.html
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MercerBruce Lee, +1
212-345-0553bruce.lee@mercer.comorLivongo HealthCarolyn
Edwards, +1 615-760-3681press@livongo.com
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