{"id":16309,"date":"2026-06-04T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=5fb0f284378f652b0b668b7580511adb"},"modified":"2026-06-04T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:00:00","slug":"touchcare-introduces-bridge-loa-streamlining-leave-management-for-both-employers-and-employees-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=16309","title":{"rendered":"TouchCare Introduces Bridge LOA\u2122: Streamlining Leave Management for Both Employers and Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BenefitsNavigation?src=hash\" >#BenefitsNavigation<\/a>--TouchCare officially unveiled Bridge LOA\u2122 by TouchCare, a standalone solution designed to bring coordination, clarity, and human support to modern leave programs.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260604171121\/en\/2820183\/5\/TC_logo_horizontal_-_blue.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260604171121\/en\/2820183\/22\/TC_logo_horizontal_-_blue.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260604171121\/en\/2820183\/5\/TC_logo_horizontal_-_blue.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260604171121\/en\/2820183\/21\/TC_logo_horizontal_-_blue.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\nBuilding on TouchCare's existing leave support services, Bridge LOA expands their high-touch advocacy approach into a dedicated solution focused on coordinating the many parts involved in leave management.<\/p><p>\nAs leave programs continue to evolve across federal and state levels, employers face challenges managing communication, documentation, timelines, and coordination across employees, providers, carriers, TPAs, payroll teams, managers, and HR departments.<\/p><p>\nBridge LOA was designed to help simplify that experience.<\/p><p>\n<i>\"Leave has become one of the most operationally demanding areas for employers and HR teams,\" <\/i>said Codi Gill, Chief Client Officer at TouchCare<i>. \"What organizations often need is better coordination. Bridge LOA was built to bring clarity, guidance, and human support to an increasingly difficult process.\"<\/i><\/p><p>\nUnlike traditional leave solutions focused primarily on compliance administration and claims processing, Bridge LOA coordinates leave events, helping employees navigate the process while reducing operational strain on HR teams.<\/p><p>\nBridge LOA provides:<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nPersonalized employee guidance throughout the leave journey<\/li>\n<li>\nCoordination with carriers, providers, TPAs, HR teams, and other stakeholders<\/li>\n<li>\nSupport with documentation, communication, and timelines<\/li>\n<li>\nOperational relief for HR teams managing high-touch leave cases<\/li>\n<li>\nAlignment with evolving federal and state leave requirements<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\nBridge LOA is designed to work alongside existing leave programs and partners without requiring employers to replace current carriers, TPAs, or internal processes.<\/p><p>\nFor employees, leave events often occur during significant life moments, including birth, illness, or caregiving situations, when navigating multiple systems and requirements can add stress and confusion.<\/p><p>\nBridge LOA provides employees with one point of coordination and support, helping improve communication, reduce uncertainty, and create smoother leave experiences.<\/p><p>\n<i>\"Employers have invested heavily in leave programs, but many still struggle with the coordination surrounding them,\"<\/i> added Juliet Frerking, Chief Operations Officer. <i>\"Bridge LOA helps close those gaps while supporting both employees and HR teams.\"<\/i><\/p><p>\nBridge LOA can also be implemented alongside existing leave and benefits programs.<\/p><p>\nTo learn more about Bridge LOA by TouchCare, visit <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.touchcare.com%2FbridgeLOA&amp;esheet=54545404&amp;newsitemid=20260604171121&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.touchcare.com%2FbridgeLOA&amp;index=1&amp;md5=ef606476545c42302bf3864f2b3ea769\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">www.touchcare.com\/bridgeLOA<\/a>.<\/p><p>\n<b>About TouchCare<\/b><\/p><p>\nTouchCare is a healthcare advocacy company dedicated to simplifying the healthcare and benefits experience for employees and their families. Through personalized support from U.S.-based experts, TouchCare helps members navigate care, reduce costs, and make confident decisions.<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\nMedia:\n<br\/>\n<br\/>Nicholas Becker\n<br\/>Marketing Director\n<br\/><a  href=\"mailto:nbecker@touchcare.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">nbecker@touchcare.com<\/a><br\/>833-482-7253<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;#BenefitsNavigation&#8211;TouchCare officially unveiled Bridge LOA\u2122 by TouchCare, a standalone solution designed to bring coordination, clarity, and human support to modern leave programs.<br \/>\nBuilding on TouchCare&rsquo;s existing leave su&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16309"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16310,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16309\/revisions\/16310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}