UR Doctor Forms Business Alliance with Japan Cancer Financial Planners Association to Provide Integrated Corporate Cancer Support from Early Detection to Post-Diagnosis Economic Assistance

UR Doctor Inc. (Representative Director and President: Takamichi Karasawa, hereinafter "UR Doctor") has concluded a business alliance agreement (hereinafter "this alliance") with Precision Financial Inc. (hereinafter "Precision Financial"), the operating company of the Japan Cancer Financial Planners Association (Representative Director: Takuto Kawahara, hereinafter "JCFP").

Through this alliance, UR Doctor will begin offering a corporate solution (hereinafter "this solution") that integrates preventive medicine, economic support during cancer diagnosis, and support for balancing treatment and work.

This alliance plans to combine UR Doctor's mechanisms for preventive medicine and health check-up management through its visiting health check-up service and health management SaaS "UR Karte," with the expertise in economic support and life planning support provided by cancer-specialized FPs from Precision Financial and JCFP. This aims to establish a system where companies can provide continuous support, from prevention and early detection before and after health check-ups, to assistance regarding treatment costs, income, return to work, and continued employment after diagnosis.

Amid rising interest in health management and human capital management, companies are required not only to conduct regular health check-ups and encourage detailed examinations but also to create an environment where employees can continue to work with peace of mind even while managing illness. This alliance intends to address these social demands by developing a new corporate healthcare model that connects "preventive medicine" with "post-diagnosis support."

Background: Challenges in "Post-Health Check-up and Post-Diagnosis Support" Remaining in Health Management

Efforts in health management among Japanese companies have significantly advanced over the past decade. Backed by the Certified Health & Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program, improving regular health check-up rates, conducting stress checks, measures against lifestyle diseases, cancer countermeasures, and encouraging re-examinations and detailed examinations have become important practical themes for corporate HR, general affairs, and health management departments.

(Source) Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare "Support Project for Balancing Treatment and Work Life" related surveys (e.g., Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health survey)

On the other hand, challenges still remain regarding support systems after abnormalities are pointed out in health check-ups, or after a serious illness like cancer is definitively diagnosed. While many companies encourage detailed examinations, the reality is that only a limited number of companies have established systems to provide integrated support for future treatment costs, income during leave, utilization of public benefits and private insurance, return to work, and continued employment.

Employees facing illnesses such as cancer experience not only physical anxiety but also simultaneous economic and lifestyle anxieties such as "how to pay for treatment," "what will happen to income during leave," "can I continue working," and "how to protect my family's livelihood." If these anxieties are not addressed before treatment begins, it can affect decisions regarding treatment methods, continued employment, and return to work. For companies, employee turnover due to illness, long-term leave, reduced performance while working (presenteeism), and the costs of recruiting and training replacement personnel are significant human capital risks that cannot be ignored. To prepare for such risks, it is crucial to design health management not to end with "conducting health check-ups," but to continuously include prevention, early detection, encouragement of examinations, economic support after diagnosis, and support for balancing treatment and work.

Overview of the Alliance: Integrating Expertise in Preventive Medicine and Cancer-Specialized FPs

In this alliance, UR Doctor will be responsible for preventive medicine, health check-up management, and follow-up for detailed examinations, while Precision Financial and JCFP will handle economic support after cancer diagnosis, financial planning, organization of insurance and public benefits, and life planning support. By collaborating, both companies will enable corporations to provide employees with support that is easier to implement in practice, from promoting health check-ups, early identification of abnormalities, connection to detailed examinations, and consultation support for economic and employment aspects after a cancer diagnosis.

This solution is designed not merely as an additional welfare benefit, but as a corporate healthcare package that comprehensively supports corporate health management, human capital management, cancer countermeasures, and support for balancing treatment and work.

Areas handled by UR Doctor: Health check-up data management, examination encouragement, health management

UR Doctor supports the aggregation of employee health data, encouragement of re-examinations and detailed examinations for eligible individuals, and visualization of health risks through "UR Karte," a cloud platform that digitally centralizes health check-up results.

Source: UR Doctor Inc. official website "UR Karte"

Furthermore, by linking with a 24-hour LINE consultation service, an environment is established where employees can easily consult about questions and concerns after health check-ups. Guidance and follow-up for employees who have not undergone health check-ups or detailed examinations will also be streamlined according to corporate operations, assisting HR and general affairs departments.