2. Agenda
1. Primera Medical Group (PMG) Overview
2. PMG MyWellScreen℠ service
3. Service Implementation & Next Steps
3. Who is PMG
An integrated healthcare services group of board-certified physicians,
specialists, and allied healthcare affiliates, who facilitate on-site corporate
allergy testing and treatment solutions. Clinical operations in 6 states with (2)
Urgent Care clinics and broad network of healthcare providers
4. What is the PMG MyWellScreen℠ service?
Turn-key, on-site preventive wellness screenings conducted in the convenience of your
corporate offices or remote branch locations
Comprehensive
Allergy Testing &
Treatment
Comprehensive 256
Environmental & Food
allergen test
Biometric & HRA
assessment
Lipid profiles, Blood Glucose,
Blood Pressure, Body
Composition, HbA1C, and
Pulmonary function
25-30 minute screening procedure per employee. Employee dependents are eligible to participant
if on same health insurance plan
*Minimum of 25 eligible employees/dependents per test site per day
**Testing eligibility determined via online PMG Allergy Survey questionnaire
5. Airborne allergy test
• Dust, grass, animal dander, weed
pollen, etc.
• We test for 60-72 regional
environmental allergens
• Adults and children over 2 years
can be tested
• Administered via skin prick test
(SPT) and results available in 15
min.
Food-enzyme allergy test
• We test for 184 food enzyme
panel
• 5-10 min. procedure via a simple
venipuncture blood draw
• 4-5 weeks to analyze blood
results and follow-up assessment
with physician
6. Health
Well-Being
Performance
Promote allergy education and healthier lifestyle
choices
● According to the Willis 2014 Health & Productivity
Survey, 74% of US employers include a biometric
screening as part of their workplace wellness
programs.
● Approx. 60M Americans have indoor & outdoor
allergies as their primary allergy and allergies
represent the 5th leading chronic health condition
● Each year, allergies account for more than 17M
outpatient office visits, primarily in the spring and fall;
seasonal allergies account for more than 50% of all
allergy visits
Source: Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America
7. The MyWellScreen℠ Advantage
❖ Identify at-risk employees with allergies, severity of a potential allergic reaction, and
effective treatment plan for employees
❖ Provide important baseline data to shape the direction of your corporate wellness program
❖ Reduce employee absenteeism and sick leave while increasing employee engagement and
bottom line with the convenience of on-site health screenings relevant to your organization
Social & Economic Costs - Did you know?
• The annual cost of allergies is estimated to be nearly $14.5B
• Nearly 85% ($12.3B) is for direct costs including $1.3B for doctor office visits and $11B
for medications
• Indirect costs of allergy (missed work or school, lost productivity, death, etc.) account for
approx. $2.2B (15%) of the total annual cost of allergies in the U.S.
• For adults, allergies are a major cause of work absenteeism and “presenteeism,” resulting
in nearly 4M missed or lost workdays each year, resulting in a total cost of $700M in
total lost productivity
Source: Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America
8. Step 1: PMG promotes event
via email marketing camapign
and employees complete online
PMG Allergy Survey
Step 2: Verify each employee’s
health insurance and
communicate eligibility to HR
Step 3: Schedule Wellness
Event within 1-2 weeks
Step 5: Allergy test results
rendered to patients and
optional Immunotherapy
treatment presented
Screening Process
*Minimum 25 eligible participants per test site per day
Step 4: Execute PMG Wellness
Event
7 days
2 days
1-2 weeks
5 weeks
9. How much do MyWellScreen℠ services cost?
• Nominal PCP office visit co-pay may apply per individual/family
• HMO & Kaiser Permanente plans not eligible to participate
• HSA plans will be charged $900/individual for allergy testing
• Allergy Immunotherapy treatment is available to employees and
covered according to individual’s co-insurance, if applicable
• Employer may consider gift card, prize, or PTO incentives to
motivate employees to participate to cover co-pay cost
10. Participating In-Network PPO Insurance Coverage by State
CA FL TX AZ OH GA
Anthem Blue Cross BCBS BCBS BCBS Anthem BCBS BCBS
United HC Aetna Aetna United HC Aetna United HC
Cigna Cigna United
HC
Aetna Assurant Aetna
BlueShield of CA United
HC
Cigna Cigna HealthSpan Cigna
HealthNet Assurant HealthNet MedMutual Coventry
Southern CA
Physicians
Humana Humana United HC Humana
Aetna Meritus Ambetter
11. Next Steps:
MyWellScreen℠ Timeline
Phase 1 (Week 1-2)
❖ Execute PMG Corporate Wellness Agreement
❖ Employees complete and submit on-line, HIPPA compliant PMG Allergy
Survey questionnaire within 7 business days of initial allergy event email
campaign
❖ Insurance verifications may take up to 3 business days to complete from
Allergy Survey cut-off date and employee eligibility (pass/fail)
communicated to designated company HR representative for event
Phase 2 (Week 3)
❖ Review site prep and logistics to execute MyWellScreen Event per PMG
Wellness Program Guide
12. Corporate HQ Corporate Medical & Training Center
One Buckhead Plaza 800 Virginia Ave., Ste. 200
3060 Peachtree Rd., Ste. 965 Atlanta, GA 30354
Atlanta, GA 30305 770.938.2625
Toll Free: 888.373.7923
Main Line: 678.904.7564
Photo credit: Carroll Morgan
www.pmgwellness.com
