If you are a Wellmark member (our self-insured health plan vendor) you may participate in Blue365, which is a discount program for fitness classes, fitness trackers, hearing aids, and much more! Registration is required and utilizing the discounts comes at no extra cost to you.
Human Resource Services will host two informational sessions on charting your financial course. Join us to learn basic retirement savings skills, how to create a retirement savings plan, evaluate your financial health and set goals. All faculty and staff are welcome to attend. The hour long sessions will be presented by TIAA: March 25 at 3 p.m. in GIL 009 and March 26 at noon in the State College Room MAU. Please register in advance.
Human Resource Services will host a confidential biometric screening on March 8 from 7 to 9 a.m. in the Safety Training Room, located at 3219 Hudson Road. All benefit eligible employees may participate in one free biometric screening each academic year. For more information visit the confidential biometric screening webpage. To register visit: https://uniemployeewellbeing.simplybook.me/
Human Resource Services will host two informational sessions presented by SHIIP (Senior Health Insurance Information Program). Learn the basics of Medicare and how to integrate healthcare into your retirement plan. All faculty and staff are welcome to attend. The hour long sessions will be held: March 4 at 3 p.m. and March 5 at noon in the State College Room MAU. Please register in advance.
Urgent Care, doctor’s offices, virtual doctors, and the ER, so many choices for care! Do you often wonder what the differences are among the options and where you should go? Did you know that members on our health plans significantly over utilize the emergency room for non-emergency situations compared to the Wellmark Book of Business? By utilizing each facility correctly you can save yourself, and the self-insured health plan money.
Human Resource Services will host two informational sessions on what your income options may be in retirement. Join us to learn the basic rules governing the most common retirement accounts, gain perspective on when to withdraw different assets, and discover the income choices TIAA offers. All faculty and staff are welcome to attend. The hour long sessions will be presented by TIAA: February 18 at 3 p.m. and February 19 at noon in the State College Room MAU. Please register in advance.
When a doctor writes you a prescription, do you know what it’s going to cost prior to arriving at the pharmacy? Is the cost less at another pharmacy and/or less than your co-pay? Did you ask if the medication can be written as a 90-day prescription? Is there a generic available? Do you know if it is even covered under your health plan?
As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), employers are required to provide the IRS Form 1095-C to employees who were offered and/or enrolled in employer health insurance. This form identifies the employee/employer relationship, what months the employee was eligible for coverage and the lowest monthly premium offered to the employee. For the purpose of the “Health Care: Individual Responsibility” section on the 2018 tax forms, all UNI employee health insurance plans offered meet the “minimum essential coverage requirement” under the ACA.
Human Resource Services will host two informational sessions on what your income options may be in retirement. Join us to learn the basic rules governing the most common retirement accounts, gain perspective on when to withdraw different assets, and discover the income choices TIAA offers. All faculty and staff are welcome to attend. The hour long sessions will be presented by TIAA: February 18 at 3 p.m. and February 19 at noon in the State College Room MAU.
Are you thinking about retiring in the next 5-10 years or less? Human Resource Services will host two informational sessions on retiring from UNI. Join us to help you plan ahead and learn the requirements and benefits available at retirement from UNI. All faculty and staff are welcome to attend. The hour long sessions will be presented by Chelsi Armstrong, Retirement Planning Coordinator, Human Resource Services: February 7 and 8 at noon in the State College Room MAU.
