RESOLUTION NUMBER ONE: Get Preventive Care in 2022
Your most important New Year’s resolution may be to get preventive care in 2022, especially if you put off routine checkups during the pandemic. Recommended tests and screenings help you maintain your good health and catch serious issues early, when they are most effectively treated.
It’s easy to do. Just schedule an annual wellness exam (make sure that is what you request when scheduling), then talk with your doctor about the screenings that are right for you, based on your age, gender, and health history. All recommended preventive services are covered at 100%, when you choose an in-network provider.
Here are five screenings everyone should get done:
- Blood Pressure: All ages, every 1-2 years.
- Cholesterol: Starting at age 20, or earlier if at higher risk. Every 4-6 years for normal-risk adults; more often if any you have elevated risk for heart disease and stroke.
- Colorectal Cancer: Starting at age 45 through age 75 (in certain situations, it also may be advisable from ages 75 to 85).
- Diabetes: Starting at age 45, once every three years.
- Vision: All ages, every 1-2 years.
Women should also have regular screenings for breast cancer and cervical cancer. Men should talk with their doctor about screening for prostate cancer, starting at age 50.
Resources
- SD-1 Trust Video: Simple Screenings Could Save Your Life
- Kaiser Permanente: Adult Well-Care Visits, Screenings, and Immunizations
- Cigna: What Is Preventive Care?
- VSP: How Often Should You Go to the Eye Doctor?
- Delta Dental: What Does Preventive Dental Care Cover?
SUCCEED THIS YEAR: Get Help Reaching Your Health Goals
Did you make New Year’s resolutions this year? The most popular resolutions are exercising more and improving fitness (50% of participants), losing weight (48%), saving money (44%), and improving diet (39%). [Source: Discover Happy Habits]
Your Health Trust benefits can help you be among the 35% who actually achieve their goals…and save money with discounts on programs that support your healthy resolutions.
- LifeWorks Employee Assistance Program. Get services to help resolve issues that may be interfering with your work, family and life including childcare and eldercare referral, free confidential counseling, financial services, legal and mediation services, and more. For information, go to the Employee Assistance Program on the PPS website.
- WW Weight Watchers®: The Trust subsidizes 50% of the WW membership for Active members, Early Retirees, and their enrolled dependents. Go to weightwatchers.com/us/SD1 for details.
- Health Plan Discounts: Log in on your Health Plan’s website to discover all the savings available to you. Kaiser Permanente members: Search “Choose Healthy.” Cigna members: Search “Healthy Rewards.”
- Weight Loss Programs: Get discounts on programs like Jenny Craig®.
- Fitness Deals: Stay active and fit with reduced rates on fitness programs, gyms, and classes.
- Wellness Coaching: A coach helps you set realistic goals, overcome obstacles and be accountable. (Cigna members: Call a Cigna One Guide Representative for details.)
- Smoking Cessation: Proven programs like Quit For Life® help you succeed.
Resources
- SD-1 Trust Infographic: The Health Trust Helps You Reach Your Health Goals
- SD-1 Trust Infographic: Your Trust Benefits for Whole Body Wellness
- Kaiser Permanente: Make Healthy New Year’s Resolutions
- Cigna: Stress Hacks–New Year’s Resolutions
FIVE TIPS YOU CAN USE RIGHT NOW: How to Get Answers Fast
If you have a question about your benefits, the Health Trust website has the answer. Here’s how to quickly access what you may be looking for from the home page.
Go to sdtrust.com and then…
- Find current Plan Year information and view Plan documents. Click current Plan Year information under “ALREADY ENROLLED?”
- Register and create an account with your health plan carriers (Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, Express Scripts, VSP, and/or Delta Dental) to find in-network providers, make appointments and view claims. Click Find key contact information under “GET AN ANSWER” on the home page. (Or click the talk bubble in the upper right corner.) Then, click on your plan’s website to get started.
- View our library of videos, infographics, and blog posts. Click MENU (upper right corner), then click Articles, Videos & Infographics under “BLOG.”
- Find out how to update your benefits when you have a qualifying event. Click changes in your life under “MAKE A CHANGE.”
- Get information about all the benefits available to you (in addition to health benefits). Click MENU (upper right corner), then choose from the list under MY BENEFITS.
Looking for something else? Click the search icon (magnifying glass) in the upper right corner, type in a topic then click enter to see a list of topics to choose from.
Resources
- SD-1 Trust Video: Get Answers to Your Health Trust Questions