National Business Group on Health Honors UPMC & UPMC Health Plan with 'Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-Being Award'

Pittsburgh (April 9, 2024) – UPMC and UPMC Health Plan will be among only 54 employers honored today with the Business Group on Health's prestigious "Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-Being Award" for advancing employee well-being through comprehensive, innovative benefits and initiatives.

This is the 14th year that UPMC and UPMC Health Plan have earned the Excellence in Health & Well-Being Award.

UPMC and UPMC Health Plan also received the "Excellence in Health Equity Award" for a variety of initiatives and resources, including efforts to advance digital equity among employees. Winners in this category were honored for working to ensure that all employees have the opportunity to reach their full health potential by incorporating diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) into health and well-being strategies.

"Integrating DEIB efforts with our health and well-being strategies creates a thriving workforce where everyone can develop, grow, and flourish," said John Galley, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at UPMC. "We are advancing employee well-being through comprehensive, innovative benefit designs and initiatives aimed toward helping people reach their personal and professional goals."

The awards will be announced today in Tucson, Arizona at the Business Group on Health 2024 Annual Conference.

Ellen Kelsay, Business Group on Health president and CEO, said, "I am delighted to honor each and every one of these 54 employers, which demonstrably enhanced the health and well-being of employees and their families through leading-edge initiatives. In addition, their novel and impactful approaches focused on critical workforce issues, such as mental health and health equity. We congratulate all the winners."

The 2024 winners represent banking/financial services, health care, insurance, manufacturing, professional services, technology, and utilities, among others. Review the full list of winners.

The comprehensive award criteria assess applicants on their approaches to leadership, culture, and well-being strategy; holistic well-being, including mental health, financial well-being, social connectedness, job satisfaction, flexibility, and time away; engagement and the employee experience; health equity and social determinants; and metrics and evaluation. Companies have the option to apply based on their U.S. or global workforce populations.

"The 2024 awardees' successes provide a roadmap for employers as they develop health and well-being strategies," said Pamela Rich, Business Group Vice President. "All of the winners deserve praise for having exemplary leadership."

Applicants for the Best Employers: Excellence in Health and Well-Being Award do not have to be members of the Business Group on Health. Entries are reviewed by a panel of peer employer judges. Applications for the 2025 Best Employers: Excellence in Health and Well-Being Award will be accepted in fall 2024.

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About Business Group on Health

Business Group on Health is the leading non-profit organization representing large employers’ perspectives on optimizing workforce strategy through innovative health, benefits and well-being solutions and on health policy issues. The Business Group keeps its membership informed of leading-edge thinking and action on health care cost and delivery, financing, affordability and experience with the health care system. Business Group members include the majority of Fortune 100 companies, mid-sized companies, as well as large public-sector employers, which collectively provide health and well-being programs for more than 60 million individuals in 200 countries. For more information, visit businessgrouphealth.org.

About UPMC Insurance Services

UPMC Insurance Services serves nearly 4.5 million members and is owned and operated by UPMC, a world-renowned health care provider and insurer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. UPMC Insurance Services provides commercial products through UPMC Health Plan for both groups and individuals. Its commercial products also include workers' compensation and employee assistance from nationally known Workpartners^®. Government products include Medicare Advantage plans (UPMC for Life); special needs plans for those who are eligible for Medicare and Medical Assistance (UPMC for Life Complete Care and UPMC Community HealthChoices); a Medical Assistance plan (UPMC for You); and Children's Health Insurance Program plans (UPMC for Kids). Community Care Behavioral Health Organization—one of the nation's largest nonprofit managed care behavioral health organizations—is also part of the Insurance Services Division. Community Care offers a full range of services to commercial and Medical Assistance members. For more information, visit upmchealthplan.com.