JPMorgan Chase is jumping into primary care and is piloting office-based clinics for employees in the Columbus, Ohio area.
The financial institution is teaming up with healthcare startup Vera Whole Health and Central Ohio Primary Care to open three new on-site advanced primary care centers across the company’s Columbus offices (Polaris, Easton and Brooksedge).
More than 20,000 JPMorgan Chase employees will have access to a full suite of comprehensive in-person and virtual health and wellness services, according to the companies.
Vera Whole Health and COPC will provide the same advanced primary care services at two near-site care centers in Dublin and Westerville to serve employees and the more than 15,000 spouses/domestic partners and children enrolled in JPMorgan Chase’s benefit plan.
The new primary care service is part of a collaboration between the company’s benefits team and Morgan Health, the healthcare-focused arm of JPMorgan Chase. At the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in January, the bank announced it was partnering with Vera to test the company's services for 38,000 employees. A year ago, in August 2021, Morgan Health invested $50 million into Vera Whole Health.
JPMorgan launched the new firm after the collapse of Haven, its joint venture with Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway.
“We know our employees and their families are looking to ease the anxiety, stress and inconvenience of managing their health. As we look at how to support and empower employees with their health choices, our goal is to make it as easy and straightforward as possible to receive the highest quality and most comprehensive care services available at any point,” Daniela Nese, head of U.S. Benefits for JPMorgan Chase, said in a statement.
As part of the collaboration, Vera, part of the larger apree health brand, and COPC will manage and staff the on-site and near-site care centers. Vera offers a holistic primary care model that incorporates coaching, behavioral health specialists, and wellness alongside a primary care physician to form an integrated care team.
COPC is one of the largest independent physician-owned primary groups in Ohio and the U.S. and currently serves many Columbus-based JPMorgan Chase employees and their families, according to the company.
All JPMorgan Chase employees will have access to a range of healthcare services across each of the three on-site care centers, including treatments for sore throat, ear aches, cough and colds as well as headaches, dizziness and other neurological concerns.
Services also will address chest pain, palpitations and other cardiovascular concerns, stomach aches, pains and upset stomach, urinary tract infections, muscle aches and pains, blood or other lab draws and allergy shots, travel immunizations and other vaccines.
Employees and their families enrolled in JPMorgan Chase’s health plan will get access to advanced primary care services at on-site and near-site care centers, such as comprehensive wellness exams, behavioral health screenings, virtual primary care consultation and support services and chronic disease management and treatment.
The companies plan to add more digital tools and health services in the coming months.
“The partnership with Vera and COPC is deeply rooted in our vision and mission to provide a better health care experience for our employees, and in turn, to provide a realistic path forward for other employers to implement these same value-based programs,” Dan Mendelson, CEO of Morgan Health, said in a statement. “By establishing provider partnerships based on improving health outcomes for employees, we can make in-roads across communities and markets to provide higher quality, more affordable and equitable care to JPMorgan Chase employees and more than 150 million Americans who depend on employer-sponsored coverage.”