All benefits-eligible employees will soon have the opportunity to complete a Health Risk Assessment (HRA).
Participation is voluntary, however, by completing the short survey, employees will receive a personal health report that will help them assess and monitor their personal health status.
Employees who are enrolled in the university’s Blue Cross Blue Shield medical plan also will receive an enhanced wellness and preventive services benefit for themselves and their family members.
There is no catch!
“This program is completely voluntary and free,” said James B. Milliken, J.D., University of Nebraska President. “At the University of Nebraska, we care about you and your health is important to us. So, I hope that you’ll join me and make a personal commitment to improve your health in 2010!”
Enhanced wellness and preventive services include:
- Increased annual adult preventive care allowance from $250 to $300;
- Increased dependent child (under age 2) preventive care allowance from $500 to $600;
- 100 percent coverage for routine preventive colonoscopy once every 10 years;
- Beginning at age 50 (services must be provided by a Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Provider); and
- No copay for generic prescription drugs through CVS Caremark’s mail service only.
Personal health information will remain confidential
The university will only have access to the aggregate information obtained from the survey.
Aggregate data from each campus will be used to create programming to serve employees’ interests and set goals for improving the health and well-being of our employees.
Here’s how the process works
On Monday Nov. 9, employees will receive an e-mail link with special instructions on completing the online health survey.
The survey must be complete by Friday, Dec. 4 in order to be eligible for the enhanced wellness and preventive services benefit in 2010.