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2023 High Option Wellness Incentives

You can earn valuable health savings rewards to use towards eligible medical expenses. We will send each eligible member, 18 years of age and older, a debit card to access their account. Please keep your card for future use even if you use all your health account dollars; you may be eligible for wellness incentives in subsequent benefit years. We do not send new cards to continuing participants until the card expires. If you leave the NALC Health Benefit Plan, any money remaining in your account will be forfeited. Below is a list of programs, screenings, and preventive services that are eligible for a health savings reward. See criteria to receive the reward in the section indicated.

Your Health First Disease Management Program - $50 You can earn $50 in health savings rewards once you achieve a fitness, diet, or health goal with the assistance of a trained health coach. Only one incentive can be earned per calendar year. You may call 877-220-NALC (6252) to speak to a health advocate.
Healthy Pregnancies, Healthy Babies® - $50

Call  877-220-6252 to enroll in the Healthy Pregnancies, Healthy Babies® program as soon as you know you are pregnant.

Enroll in your 1st or 2nd trimester and stay engaged with a pregnancy specialist during your pregnancy to complete at least 3 calls, one of which includes the post-partum call for closure, in order to be eligible for $50 in health savings rewards.

Tobacco Cessation Program - $50

You can earn $50 in health savings rewards for participation in this program.

  • A voluntary tobacco cessation program offered by the Plan which includes:
    • Counseling sessions 
    • Online tools
    • Over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy

Eligibility will be determined by your Quit for Life Coach and you must have at least 5 telephonic counseling sessions. Visit www.quitnow.net/nalc or call 866-QUIT-4-LIFE (866-784-8454)

Annual biometric screening - $50

You can receive $50 in health savings rewards for having an annual biometric screening.

Biometric screening- one annually; including:
- calculation of body mass index (BMI)
- waist circumference measurement
- total blood cholesterol
- blood pressure check
- fasting blood sugar

Contact your primary care physician to schedule a biometric screening.

Completion of 6 well-child visits hrough age 15 months - $50

You can earn $50 in health savings rewards for completing 6 well-child visits through age 15 months as recommended in the Bright Futures Guidelines provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics. For a complete list of the Guidelines go to https://brightfutures.aap.org

Health Assessment - $30

The Health Assessment is an online program that analyzes your health related responses and gives you a personalized plan to achieve specific health goals. Your Health Assessment profile provides information to put you on a path to good physical and mental health. 

Any eligible member or dependent 18 years or older can earn $30 in health savings rewards for completing the online Health Assessment. To take your Health Assessment now, click here.

Annual influenza vaccine - $10

You can receive $10 in health savings rewards for having an annual flu vaccine .

Annual pneumococcal vaccine - $10

You can $10 in health savings rewards for having an annual pneumococcal vaccine

An eligible medical expense is defined as those expenses paid for care as described in Section 213 (d) of the Internal Revenue Code. You are only eligible to receive one (1) reward amount per person, per program or wellness activity per calendar year.