An Employer's Guide to Integrated Migraine Care
Learn how an integrated approach to migraine care benefits can reduce costs and support a more present workforce.
The $78B headache.¹
Migraine affects a significant share of the workforce, but its costs are often hidden across absenteeism, presenteeism, specialist referrals, and rising Rx spend. Access to quality care remains a major barrier. Many states have no headache specialists, and wait times can stretch to 14 months.⁴ The result is a cycle of under treated pain, mounting pharmaceutical costs, and employees unable to fully show up.
The cost of undertreated migraine.
1 in 6 employees
affected by migraine, making it one of the most common chronic conditions in the workforce¹
$16,714 per year
in medical and pharmaceutical costs for employees with migraine — 2 to 3x those without Migraine²
Average of 19 lost workdays
per affected employee annually, driven by absenteeism and reduced productivity³
A complete approach to migraine care
Get our quick guide to migraine care that treats more than a headache.
- 1Campbell BA, Cohen JD, Hao Y, Li VW, Prassl S, Thomas R. Migraine Disease Burden and the Benefits of Improved Disease Management: Estimating Long-Term Workforce and Economic Impact of Effective Migraine Care. Headache.
- 2Hinge Health analysis of Merative MarketScan® Commercial Claims and Encounters Database (2023).
- 3T, Pathak P, et al. Employee and Employer Benefits From a Migraine Management Program: Disease Outcomes and Cost Analysis. Headache. 2020;60(9):1947–1960.
- 4Wongsiriroj et al. Management of Migraine and the Accessibility of Specialist Care: Findings from My Migraine Center Survey. Neurol Ther. 2020 Dec;9(2):551-565. doi: 10.1007/s40120-020-00205-4. Epub 2020 Aug 7. PMID: 32767268; PMCID: PMC7606425.