For the mental health of their insured, the private health insurance companies Ottonova and the mental health app Lumeus from Emotrain. The Lumeus app offers an emotion training program designed to help manage stress, anxiety, and depression, promote healthy sleep, and break unhealthy eating habits.
The new partnership gives Ottonova policyholders access to emotion training through the "Health X – Experience your health" rewards program. Users can collect points by actively participating in surveys or product tests and then redeem them for various health offers. The portfolio now also includes the Lumeus app and the "Power of Emotions," "Slimming Training," "Emotional Children's Training," and "Mental Sleep Training" training programs.
Bernhard Brühl, CEO of Ottonova, comments:
"Nearly one billion people worldwide live with a mental illness. We want to put mental health on the healthcare system's agenda and, through preventative measures, help our insured members take care of their health before it's too late. We are pleased to have gained a partner in Lumeus that provides our insured members with a tool for their mental well-being."
Emotrain, which includes the Lumeus app, is committed to developing innovative approaches to promoting well-being and mental health. The startup combines insights from the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and music therapy to offer solutions for mental health problems. The Lumeus app was developed by Central Testing Center for Prevention certified, the effectiveness of the underlying method in a Pilot study by the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry confirmed.
Verena Herzog-Pohl, CEO of Emotrain, explains:
"We are proud to have such an innovative health insurance company as a strong partner at our side. With Lumeus, all Ottonova policyholders have the opportunity to train their mental strength and thus alleviate or prevent psychological and physical ailments."