What you need to know.
Team Members and participating Spouse/Domestic Partners covered by a Niagara medical plan as of 1/1/2021 may voluntarily participate in the Hydrate Your Health Program. For Team Members, your participation helps you avoid paying the Wellness Surcharge, an additional medical premium beginning in May 2021. The surcharge is $40 per paycheck for team members. There will not be a surcharge for spouses in 2021, but spouses are encouraged to participate.
A wellness surcharge of $40/pay period will apply to Team Members if the following actions are not taken by the deadlines:
- Complete
a Personal Health Questionnaire (PHQ) an online, confidential questionnaire through Virgin Pulse (between 12/15/20-2/28/21).
- Participate in a Biometric Health Screening at a participating Quest Diagnostics Lab or an At Home Self Collection test kit (between 12/15/20-2/28/21).
- During the Biometric Screening, participate in a Nicotine Test and test negative for nicotine use.
- OR you may choose NOT to participate in the Biometric Screening and instead choose to complete 4 Wellness Coaching sessionsthrough Virgin Pulse.
Get started →
Wellness Update Video →
Biometric Screening Announcement →
FAQs →
New hire? Click here to view your instructions →
Activity #1: PHQ
Activity #2: Biometric Screening OR Coaching
Activity
PHQ
Online Questionnaire
Option 1:
Quest Patient Service Center Lab
Option 2:
At Home Self-Collection Test Kit
Option 3:
Complete 4 Wellness Coaching Sessions
Deadline
Complete between
12/15/2020 - 2/28/2021
Complete between
12/15/20 - 2/28/2021
Complete between 12/15/2020 - 5/4/2021 to avoid surcharges; complete by 9/30 to earn a refund
Rewards for participating in a wellness program are available to all eligible Team Members/spouses. 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 the Benefits Department. We will work with you (and, if you wish, with your doctor) to develop another way to qualify for the reward.
Team Members and participating Spouse/Domestic Partners covered by a Niagara medical plan as of 1/1/2021 may voluntarily participate in the Hydrate Your Health Program. For Team Members, your participation helps you avoid paying the Wellness Surcharge, an additional medical premium beginning in May 2021. The surcharge is $40 per paycheck for team members. There will not be a surcharge for spouses in 2021, but spouses are encouraged to participate.
A wellness surcharge of $40/pay period will apply to Team Members if the following actions are not taken by the deadlines:
- Complete a Personal Health Questionnaire (PHQ) an online, confidential questionnaire through Virgin Pulse (between 12/15/20-2/28/21).
- Participate in a Biometric Health Screening at a participating Quest Diagnostics Lab or an At Home Self Collection test kit (between 12/15/20-2/28/21).
- During the Biometric Screening, participate in a Nicotine Test and test negative for nicotine use.
- OR you may choose NOT to participate in the Biometric Screening and instead choose to complete 4 Wellness Coaching sessionsthrough Virgin Pulse.
Wellness Update Video →
Biometric Screening Announcement →
FAQs →
New hire? Click here to view your instructions →
| Activity #1: PHQ | Activity #2: Biometric Screening OR Coaching | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activity | PHQ Online Questionnaire |
Option 1: Quest Patient Service Center Lab |
Option 2: At Home Self-Collection Test Kit |
Option 3: Complete 4 Wellness Coaching Sessions |
| Deadline | Complete between 12/15/2020 - 2/28/2021 |
Complete between 12/15/20 - 2/28/2021 |
Complete between 12/15/2020 - 5/4/2021 to avoid surcharges; complete by 9/30 to earn a refund | |
Rewards for participating in a wellness program are available to all eligible Team Members/spouses. 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 the Benefits Department. We will work with you (and, if you wish, with your doctor) to develop another way to qualify for the reward.