iA Financial Group partnering with Dialogue on telemedicine service
iA Financial Group is teaming up with Dialogue Technologies Inc. to improve health-care access for its group benefits plan members.
The platform allows plan members and their families to speak with health-care professionals, anywhere in Canada, at any time. Available online or on any mobile device, its services include: prescription renewal and free delivery of prescription drugs; secure video appointment with a physician or a mental health-care professional; referral to a specialist when medically required; and diagnostics co-ordination when medically required.
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iA Financial Group’s group benefits plan sponsors with supplemental health insurance and that wish to add the service to their group benefits offering can take advantage of a preferred rate. In addition, if they commit to offering the platform for at least 12 months, plan sponsors will receive it free of charge until July 31, 2020.
“Virtual health-care services are in line with our commitment to the peace of mind and well-being of our clients,” said Éric Jobin, senior vice-president of group insurance and retirement solutions at iA Financial Group, in a press release. “We are pleased to simplify the access to health care for hundreds of thousands of Canadians and members of their families, especially in these challenging times.”
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