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Corporate Wellness · Employers & Brokers

Fill the gap in your wellness program. Spend less on the costs that come from it.

Most wellness programs have a hole where the real medical costs live: weight, metabolic health, and the days people don't feel well enough to be at their best. Soothe IV Med Spa fills it with a physician medical director, hospital-trained nurses, and health coaches who stay with your employees, so your plan spends less and your people have one more reason to stay.

For the person who has to make the numbers work and look after the people behind them: HR, benefits and total-rewards leaders, self-insured plans anywhere in the U.S., and the brokers who advise them.

Soothe IV registered nurse in a climate-controlled hydration lounge with seated IV stations

Our nurses set up in your conference room, a lounge, or a climate-controlled trailer or tent at a worksite.

MD

physician medical director

ER / ICU

hospital-trained RNs

RN coaches

for every program member

$0

HR budget for an on-site pilot

~2 weeks

from first call to launch

Why now

You're being asked to do two things at once: spend less, and say yes to your people.

Health spend keeps climbing, and weight-loss medication is the fastest-moving line in it. Meanwhile employees are asking for help, and a wellness program built on step challenges and webinars doesn't reach the costs that actually hurt. Most plans feel stuck between covering the drug and absorbing the bill, or excluding it and sending people to whatever website will sell to them. There is a third way, and it's what we built.

$18,500+

per employee, per year

Employer health-benefit cost in 2026, up 6.7% in a year. Mercer, the global benefits consultancy, National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans.

$12–15k

a year for one member on a brand GLP-1

At a list price of roughly $1,000 to $1,350 a month, before any clinical support. Manufacturer list pricing.

~50%

stop within twelve months

About half of members discontinue in the first year and regain the weight, so the spend buys a result that doesn't last. Peer-reviewed persistence studies in JAMA Network Open and pharmacy-benefit claims data.

72% → 60%

employers covering weight-loss GLP-1s

Coverage fell this year as plans hit the cost wall; pharmacy is now about a quarter of total spend. Business Group on Health, the association of large employers, 2026.

34%

require a companion program

A third of large employers that cover these medications now require a supervised program before they pay for the drug. KFF, the nonprofit health-policy research organization, Employer Health Benefits Survey.

$1,685

per employee, per year in absenteeism

Sick days are a payroll cost, not a benefits cost. A visible, well-run wellness day is one of the few things employees actually show up for. CDC Foundation.

Of every 100 employees who start a GLP-1 with no one in their corner
30 stop within the first month
35 more stop before the year is out
35 are still on treatment at one year
By year two about 1 in 7 remains; by year three, 1 in 12.
Sources: Blue Health Intelligence, the Blue Cross Blue Shield data arm (first month); JAMA Network Open, 125,000 patients (one year); Prime Therapeutics claims (years two and three).
What happens to the weight after stopping
Lost on treatment (68 weeks) 17.3% Still off, one year after stopping 5.6% two-thirds regained
STEP 1 trial extension, Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.
Persistence is not fixed: one-year persistence by start year
33%2021 starts 61%2024 starts
Prime Therapeutics, 33,607 patients. The gain came from better side-effect management and access, which is what support between fills does.

Free employer brief

Helping your people lose weight for good, without losing control of your plan.

Two pages, eighteen linked sources: the squeeze you're feeling, where the money slips away, what keeps people on track, and three questions worth asking before you fund any program.

Two ways to fill the gap

Start with the one your people need most. Most companies end up with both.

Soothe IV nurse placing an IV at an outdoor hydration station

Southern California

On-site IV wellness days

Our nurses set up at your office. Employees book their own 45-minute slot, complete a short screening under physician-supervised protocols, get their IV, and are back at their desks. They pay a corporate rate, most often with a pre-tax HSA or FSA card. HR approves a date and a room. Nothing else.

  • · Single pilot day, quarterly, monthly, or an open-enrollment fair booth
  • · Hydration, energy, recovery and immune-support drips plus quick boosters
  • · Same-week participation report to HR, aggregate only
  • · Field crews and hot sites: trailer or tent worksite program, available in most states
How an on-site day runs →
Soothe IV registered nurse checking in with a program member

Nationwide · Telehealth

Physician-supervised weight-loss program

A physician medical director, bloodwork, a telehealth exam, and, when it's clinically appropriate, medication shipped to the employee's door. Then the part most plans skip: a registered nurse who stays with each person as a medical coach for long-term weight loss and health, not just a prescription.

  • · One fixed monthly price, roughly a third of a brand GLP-1 at list
  • · You set the employer contribution; that number is your cap
  • · Works next to your PBM coverage, or as the option for people it excludes
  • · Employee-pay version needs no plan amendment
How the program works →

What to expect

Easy to say yes to. About two weeks from first call to launch.

1 · 15-minute call

John walks through your headcount, locations and how your plan is funded, and tells you plainly which program fits and which doesn't.

2 · Pick the funding

Employee-pay, a capped employer contribution, or employer-paid. One page, no plan amendment for the employee-pay versions.

3 · We launch it

Certificates of insurance, the employee announcement, the booking page and the screening flow all come from us. HR forwards one email.

4 · You get the report

Participation and engagement, in aggregate, the same week. Never an individual's health information.

Funding

A number you can plan around, and nobody gets told no.

Every format has a number you set in advance, so the savings are real and the surprise is gone. Employees who want more than the company covers pay the difference themselves, and everyone gets the same physician and the same nurse.

Employee-pay

HR budget: $0

You host the on-site day or announce the program; employees pay a corporate rate directly, often with pre-tax HSA/FSA dollars. This is how most employers start with us.

Capped contribution

HR budget: a number you choose

The company contributes a fixed monthly amount toward the weight-loss program, typically through an HRA so it's tax-advantaged medical spend. The contribution is the cap. Your broker or TPA will recognize the structure.

Employer-paid

HR budget: fixed per enrollee

The company covers the program for eligible employees at one fixed monthly rate, still a fraction of a brand medication at list, with the clinical support that makes the spend stick.

We quote by tier on the sizing call, because the right tier depends on your plan and your people. Bloodwork is billed separately at lab cost. Not every employee will qualify medically; eligibility is a clinical decision made by our physician.

Clinical integrity & your protection

Your people are cared for. Your company is protected. Both by design.

Every participant, by protocol

  • Physician exam before anything else. Every on-site participant is screened by an RN against physician-defined criteria; every program member has a telehealth evaluation and physician clearance before any prescription. People who don't qualify are told so, and the program's first month is refunded if the physician says it isn't appropriate.
  • Informed consent, in writing. Digital, in English or Spanish, signed with the medical practice before treatment.
  • OSHA needle safety. Bloodborne-pathogen standards, single-use sterile supplies, sharps handling and clean-up are ours.
  • A nurse who stays. Program members message their RN medical coach directly; on-site participants are observed the whole time with emergency escalation on standby.

Your protection, structurally

  • Provider of record. All care is rendered by Soothe IV's physician-owned medical practice under its own licenses. Clinical responsibility sits with us, not with your company.
  • Insurance that answers. Medical professional liability coverage, with certificates furnished to meet your vendor requirements before the first on-site day.
  • HIPAA separation. No employee health information flows to the employer. You receive aggregate participation reporting only.
  • Voluntary, always. Participation is voluntary, private and revocable, designed to sit comfortably inside ADA and EEOC wellness-program rules. Nobody is screened out of a job for opting out.

Your people get a physician and a nurse. You get a report and a capped number. That's the whole arrangement.

Who it's for

Made for the person who owns the number and cares about the people.

  • Southern California employers with 300+ people in one building. Both programs; the on-site day is the easy yes.
  • Self-insured or level-funded plans anywhere in the U.S. You feel the GLP-1 line directly; the capped program is built for you.
  • Benefits brokers and wellbeing consultants. Bring a clinical companion program to a GLP-1 coverage decision, or a zero-budget booth to an open-enrollment fair.
  • Heat-exposed and shift workforces. Construction, logistics, manufacturing, stadium and event staff: see the worksite hydration program.

Who you'll be talking to

Real people, on the phone.

John Negron, founder of Soothe IV

John Negron

Founder, Soothe IV

Reads every inquiry himself and makes the first call. Former NASA engineer; runs the practice from Newport Beach.

Ian K. Tseng, MD, Medical Director of Soothe IV

Ian K. Tseng, MD

Medical Director

Licensed in nearly all 50 states. Supervises the clinical team that reviews every intake and lab, and signs every clearance and prescription in the program.

FAQ

Corporate Wellness Questions

What does the Soothe IV corporate wellness program include?

Two things, and you can start with either. First, on-site IV wellness days in Southern California: our registered nurses set up at your office, employees book their own 45-minute slot and pay a corporate rate, and HR's budget line is $0. Second, a nationwide physician-supervised weight-loss program delivered by telehealth, with a team of registered nurses who work as medical coaches, at a fixed monthly price with the employer's contribution capped at a number you choose. Both are delivered by Soothe IV's physician-owned medical practice.

How much does a corporate on-site IV wellness day cost HR?

In the employee-pay format, nothing. Employees book their own slot and pay a corporate rate, most often with a pre-tax HSA or FSA card; HR approves a date and a room. Employers who want to sponsor the day can cover all or part of the corporate rate instead. We size the day to your headcount on a 15-minute call.

How is the weight-loss program priced for employers?

One fixed monthly price per enrolled employee that includes physician supervision and, when clinically appropriate, the medication, at roughly a third of what a brand GLP-1 costs at list. The employer sets a monthly contribution and that is the cap on its exposure; employees who choose more pay the difference themselves. Bloodwork is billed separately at lab cost. We quote by tier on the sizing call.

We already cover GLP-1 medications through our health plan. Why add a program?

Because coverage without clinical support is where the money leaks. A member on a brand GLP-1 at list price costs a self-insured plan roughly $12,000 to $15,000 a year, and about half of members stop within twelve months and regain the weight. About a third of large employers that cover these medications now require a supervised companion program before they pay for the drug (KFF). Our program is that companion: a physician medical director, a nurse who stays with each employee, and a capped monthly price.

Where is the corporate wellness program available?

The weight-loss program is available nationwide by telehealth; our medical director is licensed in nearly all 50 states and every prescription is written by a physician licensed where the employee lives. On-site IV wellness days are offered in Southern California: Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego and the Inland Empire. For construction, data-center and industrial sites elsewhere, see our on-site worksite hydration program.

Does the employer see employees' health information?

No. Every participant is a patient of Soothe IV's medical practice. Screening, consent and treatment records are HIPAA-protected and stay with us. The employer receives aggregate participation reporting only, never an individual's health information. Participation is voluntary, private and revocable at any time.

Who is liable if something goes wrong at an on-site wellness day?

Clinical responsibility sits with Soothe IV's physician-owned medical practice as the provider of record, under its own licenses and medical professional liability insurance. Every participant is screened against physician-defined criteria and signs an informed consent with the practice before any IV is placed, nurses follow OSHA bloodborne-pathogen standards, and certificates of insurance are furnished to meet your vendor requirements before the first day.

How fast can we launch, and what does HR have to do?

Most employers go from the first call to a launched program in about two weeks. HR picks a date and a room for an on-site day, or a contribution amount for the weight-loss program, and forwards the announcement we write. We handle scheduling, screening, consent, supplies, treatment, clean-up and reporting.

Do you work with benefits brokers and consultants?

Yes. Brokers and wellbeing consultants bring us to their employer clients as the clinical companion to a GLP-1 coverage decision or as a zero-budget on-site wellness day for an open-enrollment fair. We do not pay per-enrollee fees or commissions tied to medical services; we make your client look good and you keep the relationship.

Request a pilot

Let's fill the gap in your wellness program.

Tell us a little about your company. You'll get our two-page employer brief, Helping Your People Lose Weight for Good, Without Losing Control of Your Plan, by email right away, and John will call you personally. Prefer to skip the phone tag? Book 15 minutes directly.

By submitting you agree we may contact you by email and phone about corporate programs. We never share your details. Prefer to talk now? Call or text John at (949) 736-3592.

Voluntary participation. Participation in Soothe IV on-site wellness days and programs is voluntary, private and revocable at any time, and is designed to operate within ADA and EEOC wellness-program guidance. Privacy. Participants are patients of Soothe IV's medical practice; health information is HIPAA-protected and host employers receive aggregate participation reporting only. Medical. IV wellness services support hydration, energy and recovery; they are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Weight-loss therapy is prescribed only after an independent telehealth evaluation and physician clearance; eligibility is a clinical decision, not every applicant qualifies, and some medications are compounded and are not FDA-approved. Employer-sponsored programs are subject to a services agreement.