[January 8, 2008]

It’s just a few days until the January 15 launch of the new UC wellness and personal health management benefits program announced during November Open Enrollment and in an At Your Service news feature last month.

The new StayWell program will be available to UC faculty, staff, retirees, and their family members covered by most UC medical plans (Blue Cross Plus and PPO, CIGNA Choice Fund, Core, Health Net, and Western Health Advantage).

StayWell will not be available to Kaiser members who currently have access to Kaiser’s fully integrated wellness resources.

The leadership of several unions at UC – AFSCME 3299, CNA, CUE, SETC, UAW 2863, UC-AFT, and UPTE-CWA – have notified the University that they are choosing not to participate in the StayWell Health Management benefits program on behalf of their UC bargaining unit members.*

Employees and retirees who are eligible to participate in the voluntary StayWell program should be receiving introductory communications from StayWell by
January 15. You and your eligible family members are encouraged to consider the many benefits and resources that are available and to check out the StayWell website. The UC Living Well website will have a link to the StayWell site as of January 15.

For a description of program features and the privacy provisions that apply to ensure the security of personal identifying and health information that participants may provide to StayWell, go to Frequently Asked Questions and Additional Information

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* AFSCME 3299 on behalf of SX (Service Unit),  EX (Patient Care Technical), and K7 (Skilled Crafts at UC Santa Cruz); CNA on behalf of NX (Nurse Unit); CUE on behalf of CX (Clerical Unit); SETC on behalf of K6 and K4 Skilled Trades at San Diego and Los Angeles; UAW 2863 on behalf of BX (Academic Student Employees Unit); UC-AFT on behalf of IX (Non-Academic Senate Instructional Unit) and LX (Professional Librarians Unit); and UPTE-CWA on behalf of RX (Research Support Professionals Unit), TX (Technical Unit) and HX (Health Care Professionals Unit).

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