It’s Virtual Wellness Screening Time

Beacon associates and spouses covered under the Beacon medical plan are welcome to take part in this year’s Virtual Wellness program. This free, personalized program provides a snapshot of your health now and gives you an idea about what your health may look like in the future. Participation also gives associates and their spouses the opportunity to earn a discount toward their medical insurance premiums beginning
January 2016. Beacon is working again with Circle Wellness to bring this confidential care to you.

The Virtual Wellness program includes:

• Taking an online Health Risk Appraisal (HRA)
• Completing a Wellness Lab Screening at a specified lab location

More information about the 2015 Virtual Wellness program was sent to associates’ homes and via email, but here are a few things to keep in mind:

Wellness Screenings will be offered this summer, not in the fall.

• The scheduling system for appointments will open on Thursday, July 23, at https://beacon.circlewell.com/.
• Screening appointments will be available from August 1 through September 30.
• Complete the online Health Risk Appraisal before scheduling your screening appointment.

Some associates (and their spouses) are required to have Wellness Screenings completed this summer, including:

• Associates (and their spouses) enrolled in Beacon’s medical plan who were hired on December 1, 2014 or later.
• Associates (and their spouses) who are enrolled in Beacon’s medical plan and did not complete the Screening when the program took place (November 1, 2014 through January 31, 2015).

For everyone else enrolled in the medical plan, this year (2015) is a transition year for you and your spouse. For those who had Wellness Screenings done between November 2014 and February 2015, repeating a screening this summer is optional. This means:

• You are not required to have a screening in 2015 unless you choose to. However, if you do choose to complete a screening this summer, your new LiGHT Spectrum points which includes your lab measures) will replace your points from last year’s screening.

Reasonable Alternatives to boost LiGHT points will be available until October 8.

Anyone who completes a screening during this program cycle and who has one or more new lab measures falling into a moderate or at-risk health range may complete Reasonable Alternatives to bring up their LiGHT points. (Any previous alternatives will be replaced if a new screening is done.) The Reasonable Alternatives must be completed by October 8. Complete these activities by clicking on the “Alternative” link next to your lab measure when logged into the Circle Wellness website.

If you have questions about the Virtual Wellness program, contact Dawn Gillispie at 574.647.6509 or at dgillispie@beaconhealthsystem.org.