“Caregivers are professionals doing one of the most important jobs imaginable; yet, because their workplace is frequently in someone’s home, they often don’t have access to the same benefits other professionals take for granted. In teaming up with Stride Health, we hope to change that,” said Sheila Lirio Marcelo, founder, chairwoman and CEO of Care.com, in a prepared statement. “Care.com Benefits delivers easy, personalized access to health care and coverage for U.S. care providers registered on Care.com, regardless of how many hours they work. We expect to expand upon the benefits offering later this year.”
Through Care.com Benefits, each Care.com caregiver registered in the United States is set to receive personalized health plan recommendations that optimize total cost of care and coverage every year, comparing 38 factors across thousands of plans to keep preferred doctors, determine the most cost-effective plan and guarantee affordable prescription drug coverage, according to the company.