UnitedHealthcare, Vivante Health enter national distribution contract

Vivante Health announced a national distribution contract with United Healthcare. The agreement advances Vivante’s ability to help individuals suffering from digestive disease by providing access to UHC customers such as large self-funded employers that are seeking to improve their benefits programs. It also makes GIThrive the first digestive health solution on the UHC Hub, a curated network of vendors that helps organizations simplify the process of selecting, purchasing and managing healthcare benefits. The addition of UHC to Vivante’s channel partnerships reflects growing awareness of the prevalence of digestive disorders and their impact on quality of life, work productivity, and medical costs. Digestive symptoms and diseases affect nearly one in four Americans and rank among the top five healthcare expenses for many companies, yet many people suffer in silence because of the difficulty of getting a diagnosis, a fragmented care system, and limited budgets for covering medical bills.