You’ve taken the wellness assessment – Now what?

Your next step to gold, to better health and big savings

If you’ve completed the wellness assessment, congrats! You are now ready to take the next step to earn the gold out-of-pocket expense level for your 2010 medical expenses.

You and your “spartner”* (spouse/domestic partner) must complete an individual action plan by June 30, 2009.

Here’s how it works:

• Healthways (King County’s vendor for this service) reviews the information you provided in the wellness assessment to determine if your health risk level is low, moderate or high. The score you received when you took the assessment is not used to determine your risk level; instead, Healthways looks at specific risk factors, such as weight, cholesterol and blood pressure, to determine your risk level.
  
  
• If Healthways decides you’re at low risk for future health problems, you’ll receive a letter from them explaining low-risk individual action plan options. All you have to do is keep an action log for 42 consecutive days before June 30. Your program choices are once again Passport, Route 66 and Colorful Choices, and you may keep your log online or on paper. Paper logs must be mailed to Healthways with a postmark dated no later than June 30.
  
  
• If Healthways decides you’re at moderate or high risk for future health problems, you’ll receive a phone call from Healthways to enroll you in a coaching program. All you have to do is participate in three coaching calls from a Healthways coach before June 30.

It’s important to wait until you hear from Healthways before you begin your individual action plan. You may think you are low risk, but Healthways may detect something from your answers indicating a potential for moderate risk.

If you don’t receive a letter or phone call from Healthways by Mar. 30, please contact Healthways toll-free at (877) 279-0624.

Read more about the Healthy Incentives^SM program at www.kingcounty.gov/employees/gethealthy.