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Wellness cash incentives































        Wellness exam cash incentive                            Non-tobacco/Attempting to Quit wellness
        Employees may receive a one-time cash payment in        incentive
        the amount of $200 to help offset their medical and     Employees may receive a one-time cash payment in
        prescription premiums. To receive this payment, you     the amount of $200 to help offset their medical and
        must complete an annual physical, and you and your      prescription premiums by returning the “Non-Tobacco
        physician must complete the “Wellness/Preventative Care   Attestation Form”. To receive this payment, you must
        Examination Attestation Form”.                          accurately indicate on the form that you are a
                                                                non-tobacco user or, if you are a tobacco user, that you
        Your 2021 annual physical counts towards the 2022       will participate in the cessation program. If an employee
        wellness cash incentive. An employee will receive the   indicates that they will participate in a cessation program,
        payment when the physical has been completed and the    he/she must submit proof of completion in a program no
        employee and the physician complete and submit the      later than January 31, 2022. By signing the attestation
        attestation to HR.                                      form, employees agree to potential random nicotine

        Annual physicals screen for health issues that patients   testing should the Authority see fit.
        may not have noticed yet. Doctors may screen for        Falsification of either Wellness documentation may result in
        a number of conditions during a physical, including     discipline up to and including termination of employment.
        cholesterol levels, diabetes and high blood pressure.
        Physicians may also screen for a number of common       GFIAA has partnered with our health care claim
        cancers, including breast, cervical, prostate and skin.  administrators to offer no-cost programs designed to help
                                                                you quit smoking.
        Annual physicals find and help treat problems; early
        intervention helps cure and even prevent diseases and
        disorders. During a physical, physicians can answer any
        health questions a patient might have. Doctors may give    BCBSM Wellness Participants
        recommended immunizations that protect the patient from    The Tobacco Cessation Coaching, powered by
        communicable diseases.                                     WebMD program offers a specialized program for
                                                                   employees ready to quit using tobacco products.
                                                                   Those who are ready to quit work with a health
                                                                   coach to set a quit date which includes 5 calls over a
                                                                   12-week period, and optional two rounds of Nicotine
                                                                   Replacement Therapy. This has been proven to help
                                                                   eliminate barriers and support members in quitting.
                                                                   Inbound calls are also available on an unlimited basis.



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