Sophisticated benefits advisor navigates the complex wellness marketplace to bring clients a vetted preventive screening platform
Higginbotham, a broad-based, employee-owned insurance and financial services firm headquartered in Texas and a trusted leader in employee benefits consulting, has expanded its well-being service offerings with the addition of Function Health. This new preventive screening platform strengthens Higginbotham’s portfolio of population health solutions, giving clients another strategic option to help them build comprehensive health and benefits programs for their employees.
The addition strengthens Higginbotham’s role as a trusted advisor in an increasingly complex benefits marketplace. Higginbotham focuses on practical innovation over trends, seeking to offer solutions that are implementable, measurable and work effectively alongside core medical plans.
“This isn’t wellness as a perk; it’s prevention as a core component of total rewards and workforce strategy,” said Katelynne Callender, Director, Population Health Management at Higginbotham. “Employers are moving toward proactive prevention. Our role is to understand the evolving landscape of solutions, assess what truly fits our clients’ needs, and help them adopt those tools in a thoughtful, data-informed way.”
Callender added, “We’re continuously looking to expand the value we deliver to clients. Function represents a strong addition to our prevention strategy that supports health literacy and earlier intervention, with the goal of mitigating high-cost claims, and driving more sustainable, long-term population health outcomes.”
Function Health’s platform offers twice-yearly comprehensive testing across approximately 100 biomarkers, including cardiovascular health, hormones, nutrients, toxins and metabolic markers. This early detection approach can help identify certain chronic conditions before symptoms appear, which may enable intervention when treatment is most effective.
“Higginbotham’s deep experience in employee benefits and their employer-first advisory approach make them an ideal partner to bring preventive health screening to scale,” said Jonathan Swerdlin, CEO of Function Health. “Their clients represent forward-thinking employers who understand that investing in prevention today reduces healthcare costs and improves workforce productivity tomorrow.”
“Our clients rely on us for solutions that fit their population and goals,” said Callender. “Function Health is one more tool we can now offer.”
As a carrier-agnostic adviser, Higginbotham works with carriers and supplements traditional coverage with specialized solutions like Function Health. This approach helps enable clients to create customized benefits programs to address the full range of employee needs, from core medical coverage to proactive wellness initiatives. The service is currently available to Higginbotham clients and their employees for $334 annually, independent of their carrier selection.
This addition reflects Higginbotham’s ongoing commitment to expanding its advisory capabilities and providing clients with access to innovative solutions across the benefits landscape.
