Your Wellness Plan

You have a new plan for 2012: Samaritan Choice Wellness Plan

There are many exciting components of the new Samaritan Choice Wellness Plan to help you realize your personal health improvement goals. In fact, working together to maintain and improve your health is so important that Samaritan Health Services is offering additional wellness support and incentives to every employee who participates in the new Wellness Plan—all at no charge to you!

Other options
If you choose not to participate in the Samaritan Choice Wellness Plan, there are other options available to you. You can choose our new Samaritan Choice Basic Plan or the High-Deductible Plan. There are no additional steps to take beyond enrollment for either plan; however, your out-of-pocket costs will be higher. See plan documents for details.

Innovative ways to help you reach your goals

As a member of the new Samaritan Choice Wellness Plan, you will have more resources to support your health improvement goals and keep you motivated all year long. These wellness benefits are in addition to those available to employees eligible for the Samaritan Employee Wellness program. Get more with Samaritan Choice Wellness Plan:

2012 Wellness Benefits	SAMARITAN CHOICE WELLNESS PLAN	Samaritan Choice Basic Plan
Incentives and rewards through the Samaritan Stewardship program This program was created to provide new opportunities for you, as a Samaritan employee, to: Be involved in health stewardship. Reward yourself for sticking to your healthy living commitment. Obtain your health improvement goals. Learn more about the program and the rewards available on SHS Insider website under the SHS Stewardship link.	Automatically enrolled. Click here to learn more about this exciting program.	You must register. Click here to learn how.
$100 Wellness Plus benefit that you. as the plan subscriber, can use for: Massage therapy provided by a licensed and/or certified massage therapist Personal training and health coaching provided by a certified personal trainer or health and wellness coach Individual race entry fees for fun runs, walks, 10Ks, marathons, triathlons, etc. Official, organized sport league entry fees Services and purchases at both Samaritan Heartspring Wellness Center locations (excludes medical services and co-payments) Learn more.	Yes.	Not available.
Personalized health portal A convenient, time-saving feature of Samaritan Health Services’ wellness benefits is the Vivacity Health Portal, which offers valuable, online health programs and tools that you and your family can use at home. Details about how to create your login and password for a personalized experience will be sent to you with your benefit enrollment materials.	YES.	Not available.
Health coaching These one-on-one services are designed to assist members in reaching health and wellness goals. All services provided by this program are covered 100%. Learn more.	YES. Eligibility requirements apply.	Not available.
Care coordination Provided by RNs, these services support and help members who are experiencing immediate and on-going complex medical conditions or injuries. All services provided by this program is covered 100%. Eligibility requirements apply. Learn more.	YES. Eligibility requirements apply.	Not available.
Primary Care Home (PCH) The PCH practice provides relationship-based, primary health care that focuses on the health needs of the whole person. All services provided by this program is covered 100%. Eligibility requirements apply. Learn more.	YES. Eligibility requirements apply.	Not available.

More support to improve and maintain your health

We have developed support programs to compliment the medical advice of your health care provider. All services provided by these programs are covered 100% by the Samaritan Choice Wellness Plan. Eligibility criteria apply. If identified as a member who would benefit from these services, you may be required to participate in these programs.

Health coaching
These one-on-one services are designed to assist members in reaching health and wellness goals. The program will help you:

Identify what is motivating you to make lifestyle changes
Set specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-limited goals
Identify barriers and create steps to overcome the barriers
Build skills to find reliable health information and resources specific to your needs.

Care coordination
Provided by RNs, these services support and help members who are experiencing immediate and on-going complex medical conditions or injuries. Care coordinators facilitate and advocate for options and services to meet an individual’s health needs.

Primary Care Home
The Primary Care Home (PCH) practice provides relationship-based, primary health care that focuses on the health needs of the whole person. The PCH is responsible for meeting the large majority of each patient’s physical and mental health care needs, including prevention and wellness, acute care, and chronic care. They coordinate care across all elements of the broader health care system, including specialty care, hospitals, home health care, and community services.

See Q & A for more details on program participation.

Last modified: Feb. 7, 2012

What hasn't changed for 2012

The quality of your benefits.
You will continue to receive comprehensive coverage for your health care needs and the personal service you have come to expect from Samaritan Choice Plans.

Your provider network.
No matter what plan you choose, you will have the same extensive network of providers that are located in your hometown and beyond. Continuing to use these network providers will help you manage your out-of-pocket costs.

The protection of your privacy
All information from your health plan, health assessment and biometric screenings are confidential and protected by The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rules.

No cost to you for preventive care and many other services
No matter what Samaritan Choice Plan you choose, you will continue to have your preventive care covered 100% when received from network providers. These preventive services are: well baby care, routine physical, routine gynecological exam, immunizations, and colonoscopy.

Other network services that will continue to be covered at 100% are: skilled nursing facility care, diagnostic and therapeutic radiology and labs (excluding CT Scans, PET Scans, and MRI’s), and hospice care.

See plan documents.
See plan comparison.

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