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San Francisco health board defers vote on online "Simple Therapy" benefit, asks staff to design pilot
Summary
The Health Service Board deferred action on adding Simple Therapy, an online exercise program proposed for city employees and retirees, and directed staff to craft a targeted pilot and provide baseline claims data and metrics at next month's meeting.
The San Francisco Health Service Board on May 18 deferred a decision on adopting Simple Therapy, an online, video‑guided musculoskeletal exercise program proposed as a new benefit for city employees and retirees, and directed staff to design a pilot and return with baseline claims and participation metrics.
Helena Plater Ziberg, chief executive officer of Simple Therapy, told the board the vendor's analysis of the city population shows that about 21 percent had pain‑related claims in a recent rolling year, nearly $1 million has been spent on opioids for…
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