Strong unions start with healthy members

Companies who trust us
National Labor Alliance of Healthcare Coalitions (NLA)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
The New York Healthcare Labor Alliance
Philadelphia Firefighters and Paramedics Health Plan, Local 22
Union Labor Advisory Network (ULA)
Association of Benefit administrators
Operating Engineers Local 66 Combined Funds Inc.

MSK Care That Pays Off

Trusted by the Labor Movement

Proven Savings for Unions

Care That Delivers

Maria Scheeler
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Charles Hamilton
Association of Benefit administrators
Ismael Torres
Philadelphia Firefighters and Paramedics Health Plan, Local 22
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  • 68%

  • 70%

Safer pain management

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FDA
SOC 2
CE
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Footnotes

1

Study Results on Medical Cost Savings Conducted by Risk Strategies Consulting, June 2024

2

NWLC calculations using U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Table 1. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by selected characteristics,” (Washington, DC: Jan. 23, 2024)

3

Surgery Reduction: These figures are based on comparative studies between Sword participants and a control group receiving traditional care.

4

ROI Explanation: The return on investment (ROI) is calculated as the untruncated gross medical savings ($3,012) divided by program fees ($989) as reported in the study. This calculation is based on the study's specific data.

5

Sword BoB 2023, of members who enroll in our programs with moderate to severe pain and by the end of the program have only mild or no pain

6

Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2023 Feb;63:102709. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2022.102709

7

Americans in Motion: The Total Cost of Managing Musculoskeletal Conditions. Evernorth Health Services, 2022.

8

Study, Trends in long-term opioid prescribing in primary care patients with musculoskeletal conditions. The Journal of the Association of the International Study of Pain, 2016. LWW

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