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Wellness Points Bank Chart

If you prefer, you can download a PDF version of this chart.

If you are enrolled in the UPlan Medical Program as:

Employee only You must earn at least 300 points
to get a $300 premium reduction.
Employee plus child/children
Employee* plus spouse/same-sex domestic partner You must earn at least 400 points to get a $400 premium reduction.
Employee* plus spouse/same-sex domestic partner and child/children

*Employee required to earn a minimum of 300 points to achieve any reduction in premium; spouse/same-sex domestic partner (SSDP) can contribute up to 100 points. Participation by the spouse/SSDP is on a voluntary basis.

Wellness Activity Description, delivery, & provider Wellness points $65 Wellness rewards1 Enrollment & completion deadlines for 2012 only
Wellness assessment

20-minute online questionnaire. Access online at: www.wellness.umn.edu. Provided by: StayWell Online.2

  100 $65 March 31; New employees deadline: October 31.3,4
Biometric health screenings

On-campus providers: UMTC – Boynton Health Service. UMD – QuickCare Clinic. Physician's office.5

  100   Complete by August 31.

NextSteps® health coaching

  • Coaching for lifestyle changes OR
  • Coaching for medical condition management6
 Telephone. Minimum calls: 3. Provider: StayWell.  150 $65 Enroll by May 31. Complete by August 31.
Face-to-face health coaching On-campus, in person. Minimum visits: 3.7  150 $65 Enroll by May 31. Complete by August 31.
Tobacco Cessation program Telephone. Provider: Medica.  150   Enroll by May 31. Complete by August 31.
Weight Management

On-campus weight management

  • Weight Watchers® at Work. Minimum attendance: 14 meetings.
  • Create Your Weight (UMTC only). Minimum attendance: 9 classes.
  150 Registration fees returned when attendance requirements are met. Weight Watchers® at Work can be completed 3 times annually; 6 times lifetime. Create Your Weight can be completed just one time annually.
Healthy Living programs Access online at: www.wellness.umn.edu
Provider: StayWell Online. Length: 6 weeks.		  50 $65 Enroll by June 30. Complete by August 31.
Healthy Pregnancy program

Telephone: Minimum calls: 3; one call after birth of baby.
Provider: Medica.

  50   Complete by August 31.
Step It Up!® walking program Receive a free pedometer. Length: 6 weeks.
Access online at: www.wellness.umn.edu		  50 $65 Available April 1. Enroll by June 30. Complete by August 31.
Fit Choices dues reimbursement for exercise Register at a participating fitness center. Exercise 8 times/month to earn a $20 credit. Five monthly credits earned between January 1, 2012, and July 31, 2012, are required for 50 points.  50 Monthly $20 dues credit when you exercise 8 times/month. Enroll by March 1. Complete by August 31.
Bicycle commuter program Available early 2012.  50 $65 Complete by August 31.
Annual flu shot pledge Access online at: www.wellness.umn.edu. Self-report vaccination occurred within previous 12 months. Flu vaccine available at campus flu vaccination clinic: physician's office, retail convenience clinic.  25   Complete by August 31.
Non-tobacco user pledge (for 6 months) Access online at: www.wellness.umn.edu. Self-report tobacco-free for minimum of six previous months.  25   Complete by August 31.

PLEASE NOTE: Although it may be possible to complete an activity more than one time during the year, the point value associated with each of the programs listed above is the maximum number of points that can be earned for the completion of the activity in 2012.

1Maximum two $65 wellness rewards per UPlan member in 2012.

2Copyright© 2011 StayWell Health Management, LLC. Staywell, NextSteps, and StayWell Online, and Step It Up! are registered trademarks of StayWell Health Management, LLC. StayWell Online is a product of StayWell Health Management, the independent, third-party administrator of the Wellness Points Bank. StayWell Health Management 3000 Ames Crossing Road, Suite 100, St. Paul, MN 55121-2520. www.staywellhealthmanagement.com

3,4New employees who are benefits eligible between June 2, 2012, and October 1, 2012, and who take the wellness assessment by October 31, 2012, will qualify to earn wellness points to reduce their rate contribution for UPlan Medical Program coverage. New employees who are eligible for benefits after October 1, 2012, are required to wait until January 1, 2013, to earn wellness points.

5In lieu of biometric health screening data obtained through on-campus health screenings, UPlan members can instruct their health care provider to submit screening results using the  Biometric Health Screening Provider Form which can be accessed at: www.wellness.umn.edu

6Health coaching for medical management of Asthma (high-risk), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes, Heart Failure.

7UMTC: Health coaching available for nutrition, physical activity, nicotine use; UMD and UMM: Health coaching available to achieve overall wellness.