WorkWhile has announced a major expansion of its healthcare benefits program, providing free, 24/7 virtual healthcare access to 100% of its worker community. The initiative, powered by a partnership with Curai Health, is designed to improve healthcare accessibility for hourly workers who have traditionally faced barriers to employer-sponsored benefits.
Through this expansion, WorkWhile is reinforcing its broader mission to support the financial stability, well-being, and long-term health of the hourly workforce by removing eligibility restrictions and making healthcare support universally available within its platform.
WorkWhile expands healthcare benefits to all workers with free 24/7 telehealth access.
Partnership with Curai Health powers the virtual care platform.
No minimum hours or shift requirements to access benefits.
Service includes medical care, mental health, and wellness support.
Designed specifically for hourly and shift-based workers.
Aims to improve accessibility to healthcare for underserved workforce segments.
WorkWhile’s expanded benefits program addresses long-standing gaps in healthcare access for hourly and shift-based workers. Traditionally, many benefits programs require minimum work hours, tenure thresholds, or employer-specific eligibility criteria, leaving large segments of the workforce without consistent access to care.
By removing these barriers, WorkWhile is enabling its entire worker community to access healthcare support regardless of how many hours they work or how frequently they take shifts.
The initiative reflects a broader shift in workforce platforms toward embedding social and health benefits directly into labor ecosystems.
The expanded healthcare offering is powered by Curai Health, an AI-driven virtual care platform that delivers on-demand healthcare services through a mobile-first experience.
Workers can access board-certified clinicians 24/7, receive personalized medical guidance, and get support for both urgent and long-term health needs. The platform also includes mental health resources, preventive care support, and lifestyle guidance across areas such as sleep, nutrition, and wellness management.
This integrated approach allows workers to engage with healthcare services in real time through a conversational digital experience.
The WorkWhile health benefit provides a broad set of virtual care capabilities designed to function as an all-in-one healthcare companion.
Key features include continuous access to clinicians, symptom evaluation, chronic condition support, and wellness coaching. The platform is designed to make healthcare more accessible by reducing friction in how workers seek and receive care.
The mobile-first interface allows users to engage with healthcare support as easily as starting a conversation, removing traditional barriers associated with scheduling appointments or accessing in-person services.
Hourly workers play a critical role in sectors such as logistics, hospitality, and light industrial operations, yet they are often excluded from traditional employer-sponsored healthcare programs.
WorkWhile’s initiative aims to close this gap by ensuring that healthcare access is not tied to employment thresholds or fixed schedules. By offering free, always-on telehealth access, the company is addressing both healthcare affordability and accessibility challenges faced by this segment of the workforce.
The program also supports broader workforce stability by enabling workers to manage health needs without missing shifts or incurring financial strain.
"Our responsibility toward our workers extends far beyond payroll; it's about investing in their livelihood and well-being," said Simon Khalaf, CEO of WorkWhile. "Three days after we unveiled WorkWhile Money, we partnered with Curai Health to expand virtual healthcare to all our workers, ensuring our community has the care they deserve, exactly when they need it."
Neal Khosla, CEO of Curai Health, emphasized the platform’s mission-driven approach, stating that the partnership reflects a shared goal of expanding access to high-quality healthcare through AI-powered systems designed to scale across large populations.
Curai Health’s platform uses artificial intelligence to support clinical workflows and coordinate care delivery across urgent, primary, and wellness needs. The system is designed to help users manage everything from immediate health concerns to long-term wellness goals within a single unified interface.
By integrating this technology into WorkWhile’s labor platform, the partnership extends AI-driven healthcare access to a traditionally underserved segment of the workforce at scale.
WorkWhile’s expanded healthcare initiative highlights a growing trend among workforce platforms to integrate benefits directly into digital labor ecosystems.
By combining AI-powered workforce management with healthcare access, the company is positioning itself as a platform that supports both operational efficiency and worker well-being. This approach reflects an evolving model where labor platforms play a more active role in delivering social infrastructure alongside job matching and scheduling capabilities.
WorkWhile is an AI-native, worker-first labor platform helping businesses source, manage, and optimize hourly workforces. By combining predictive intelligence, automation, and flexible staffing infrastructure, WorkWhile helps enterprises improve reliability, workforce efficiency, and operational performance across logistics, hospitality, and light industrial sectors. WorkWhile is funded by Khosla Ventures, Citibank Impact Fund, Reach, and Rethink Impact.
Curai Health is an AI-powered virtual care platform on a mission to provide world-class healthcare to everyone. By combining clinical excellence with advanced artificial intelligence, Curai Health delivers highly scalable, affordable, and personalized primary, urgent, and wellness care to individuals and employer groups nationwide.
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