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Wellness
Staying at the top of your game
In this game, it’s important to stay in good shape. Use your health plans wisely – they’ll help you stay healthy. They offer wellness exams, screenings, immunizations, information and management resources that cost you little or nothing. Did you know your health plan provides a $0 copayment for well-man and well-woman screenings?
The plans also offer lots of access to wellness activities.
- With Blue Access, BlueCross BlueShield of Texas members have online access to important information about their coverage at www.bcbstx.com.
- TexanPlus and BCBSTX members have access to a 24/7 nurseline for health issues that come up when members can’t reach their doctors.
- TexanPlus members get 25-50 percent off memberships to participating health clubs through Careington.
- Texas HealthSpring members get free health-club membership and fitness classes through Silver Sneakers.
- Texas HealthSpring members have access to the Livingwell Health Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital, where members can get personal attention, health education, free valet parking, complimentary snacks, and attend cooking, health and fitness classes.
- Aetna PFFS members get discounts for GlobalFit membership. Call 800-298-7800 to sign up, or visit their Web site at www.globalfit.com.
- Aetna PFFS members get access to a discounted weight-management program through Jenny Craig. Call 800-965-3669 to sign up.
- Aetna PFFS members get access to an informed health line. By calling 800-556-1555 any time of the day, members can get information on a variety of health topics.
Insider's tips
Get a $50 gift card
It’s easy to get a $50 gift card and an evaluation of your overall health: Just complete your Health Risk Assessment. Log on to www.bcbstx.com and click on “Personal Health Manager.” Then click on “Health Risk Manager.” The assessment is a short series of easy-to-answer questions. You’ll then receive an evaluation of your overall health, along with scores on your job satisfaction, risky lifestyle choices, stress, nutrition and sleep habits.
The first time you complete the assessment and authorize its release to BlueCross BlueShield, you’ll be sent a $50 gift card to Academy in Texas or The Sports Authority for nonresidents. One card per employee/family. The card should arrive in about six weeks.
More immediately, you’ll get important guideposts to making healthier lifestyle choices, improving your performance in the game. It’s a good idea to complete the HRA every year, or as often as you like, but you will be eligible for the gift card only once.
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