2018 Wellness Incentive Information

Click here for a review of all the Wellness Incentive Activities.

To learn more, check out the new online Learning Center module titled “2018 Open Enrollment Information.”

Personal Health Assessment

To earn a $25.00 per pay medical premium discount on the medical premium from January to April 2018, the employee and insured spouse must complete a Personal Health Assessment by January 23, 2018.

Complete Your Personal Health Assessment (PHA) on Wellness Matters. 

• Complete it anytime between November 1, 2017 and January 23, 2018.
• Employees and their insured spouse must complete their PHA.
• Access to the PHA is at https://wellnessmatters.nationwidechildrens.org If this is your first time on the portal, you’ll need to first register your account.
• Those who are new to the health plan will not have access to Wellness Matters or their PHA until January 3, 2018.
• For PHA support and questions, call 1-888-252-8150.
• Print and save your “Certificate of Completion” to document this step has been completed.

Biometric Screening (Metabolic Syndrome Screen)

To earn a $25.00 per pay medical premium discount on the medical premium from April-July 2018, the employee and insured spouse must complete a Personal Health Assessment by February 25, 2018.

Complete a Biometric Screening at one of the NCH onsite locations or submit a Physician Biometric Screening Results Form. (You must use the 2017-2018 form.) Click here for the form.

• Complete this anytime between March 1, 2017 and February 25, 2018.
• Employees and insured spouses can schedule an appointment by accessing the OhioHealth Scheduling Tool.  You’ll need to first register an account.  Then, you can schedule a screening for yourself and your spouse.  Click here for a User Guide for the OhioHealth Tool. 
• If it is a Level 2 Snow Emergency, the OhioHealth Biometric Screening event will be cancelled at the scheduled location. You will need to reschedule your appointment.
• Employees and spouses can submit results from their own physician by completing a Physician Biometric Screening Results Form. Employee Wellness must receive a completed form by February 25, 2018.  A confirmation letter will be sent to indicate that the form has been received.  Keep this letter for your records.
• Keep in mind that the Biometric Screening is a screening for Metabolic Syndrome and obesity-related conditions and does not reflect risk of all health aspects (ie. mental well-being).

Tobacco Surcharge

A negative cotinine (nicotine) test result for both the employee and insured spouse must be received by Employee Wellness in order to avoid a $40.00 per pay Tobacco Surcharge.  If a negative result was submitted to Employee Wellness in the past, you do not need to retest or resubmit your result.  

Employees hired in 2016 or 2017 can find their Cotinine Test Result from their New Hire Screening by logging into Ready Set linked from Anchor.  Print and fax your result to Employee Wellness.  (614-355-4298) OhioHealth’s Biometric Screening will offer cotinine testing as well if you, as the spouse, need to test this year.  (You can attend any onsite screening to complete the cotinine test.)    

For more information about the Tobacco Surcharge, testing with your own physician, how to re-test at any time throughout the year, and how to complete a Tobacco Cessation Program to avoid the Tobacco Surcharge, review the information on Wellness Matters.

Our health plan is committed to helping you achieve your best health. Rewards for participating in a wellness program are available to all benefits eligible employees. If you think you might be unable to meet a standard for a reward under this wellness program, you might qualify for an opportunity to earn the same reward by a different means. Contact us at 614-355-4149, and we will work with you and, if you wish, with your doctor to find an alternative with the same reward that is right for you in light of your health status.