Great benefits made easier: introducing Nava’s Preferred Partnerships

Choosing benefits for employees has become more complex than ever for growing companies. What used to be a straightforward task of managing coverage like medical, dental, and vision has expanded into a complex offering that can involve evaluating dozens of benefits categories and potential vendors. As an example, the mental health category alone has over 110 vendors to choose from 🤯.

When we talk to HR teams, they tell us this explosion of benefits categories and vendors makes it tough for them to feel confident about their decisions on tight timelines. And oftentimes for mid-sized employers, the best vendors are out of reach, either too expensive or simply not available to employers of their size. Finally, after all the legwork of evaluating, negotiating, and choosing a benefits vendor is done, the process of managing roll out, billing, and employee support can be a headache. 

This is where their benefits broker should help, but unfortunately most brokers struggle with the same information overload problem, and react only when a frustrated HR leader pushes for ideas. Traditional solutions like benefits bundles also miss the mark. A lack of flexibility in options combined with hidden fees and unclear pricing structures make it nearly impossible for HR teams to gauge cost savings. The onboarding process remains unnecessarily complex, piling more onto HR's already full plate. 

At Nava, we know there’s a better way. One that helps HR teams access the best benefits at exceptional pricing while making onboarding easy for employers, vendors, and employees. That’s the vision behind Nava’s Preferred Partnerships Program. It’s not just about offering a better deal; it’s about reimagining the end-to-end experience, from selection through onboarding and engagement. 

Here’s a preview of our holistic approach.

A flexible ecosystem of hand-picked vendors

Guided by feedback from our clients and HR community, we’re building an ecosystem of top-tier vendors across four essential pillars to support the whole employee:

• Physical Wellbeing: Promote a healthy lifestyle.
• Mental Wellbeing: Mental health coverage for all needs.
• Financial Wellness: Benefits that empower smart financial decisions.
• Family Support: Comprehensive support for families at every stage.

Each vendor is carefully vetted across service, outcomes, and support to provide the best value at the best cost. Also, this isn’t an all-or-nothing bundle; you can choose one, two, or all options as needed–making it easy to enhance your benefits in ways that meet your specific needs.

Great pricing and contracting, made easy

We’ve done the heavy lifting to simplify purchasing and contracting with:

• No size minimums or hidden fees
• Same-day quotes
• Integration-ready options
• Volume discount pricing

No more worrying about unexpected minimums, set-up fees, hidden markups, or long contract negotiations. We’ve pre-negotiated pricing and contract terms so you can buy with confidence and leverage our scale to secure favorable and fully transparent terms for Nava clients of all sizes. 

This allows growing businesses to receive premium benefits typically only available for much larger organizations. It also allows great vendors to serve employers that have historically been difficult for them to sell to.

Hassle-free setup and support, powered by Nava

Onboarding new benefits has traditionally been a complex process with friction across eligibility and billing, as well as employee education and support. This adds to HR’s workload and reduces value for employees. 

We focused on addressing these problems, and technology plays a key role. All preferred partners are integrated with the Nava enrollment platform, which enables us to manage ongoing eligibility and minimize errors and effort for both the HR team and vendor. 

One of the areas we’re most passionate about is education and support. We work closely with each preferred partner to define the best practice roll out playbook for their offering to drive engagement and satisfaction. Additionally, every preferred partner is prominently surfaced in the Nava Benefits App and supported by Nava benefit advocates. No more frustrating hotlines or endless runarounds—Nava’s benefit advocates are experts that help employees with any questions related to their benefits.

Launching this month

We started Nava because we’re obsessed with providing great benefits at a great value, and this program is another step in that journey. I’m happy to share our first three preferred partners: 

• Wellhub: Enhance your wellbeing daily by connecting to the best partners for fitness, mindfulness, therapy, nutrition and sleep. 
• One Medical: One Medical is transforming doctor’s visits by offering same/next day appointments, 24/7 care over video chat, and the ability to request prescriptions with just a few taps in their app.
• Cleo: Comprehensive family support for every life stage: planning, baby, child, teen, and elder care.

Each of these partners are leaders in their respective categories and share our vision for delivering great value for employees with less hassle for HR. 

This of course isn’t a one-time effort; it’s an ongoing commitment to providing the best benefits on the market at the best value, backed by top-notch technology and member support. Stay tuned as we introduce more partners in our program in the coming months.

Ready to elevate your benefits strategy? Contact us to talk through your strategy and next steps.