Don’t Forget Your Wellness Plan Activities
The voluntary 2017 Wellness Program is available to all faculty, staff, graduate assistants, and spouses enrolled in the State of Maryland medical plans. Both you and if applicable, a covered spouse would need to individually complete the activities for the copay incentive to apply to each of you.
If you or your covered spouse choose to participate in the Wellness Program, you will be asked to complete a short, voluntary heath risk assessment or “HRA” that asks a series of questions about your health-related activities and behaviors. Additionally, if you have not done previously done so, you will be asked to select a primary care physician (PCP) and possibly complete any age/gender appropriate preventive screenings for the plan year.
You are not required to complete the HRA or to participate in the other wellness activities. However, those who complete all of the wellness program activities will receive the following incentives for the remainder of the 2017 plan year:
- zero dollar copays for PCP visits and
- a reduction in Specialist copays
For more information, please read the following;
Please note, it will take about a month after you complete the health risk assessment for the copay incentives to take effect.