February 2009
Issue No. 18
What’s Coming?
> Personal Health Assessment
Benefits Newsletter Making Smart Choices
DENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Dental health is part of your overall health. Have you assessed your dental health risks recently? If you have not, Delta Dental of RI has an online tool that you can use. In just a few minutes, you can know if you or any of your family members need to pay more attention to those white pearls and keep a healthy smile. Click here to start now!
Available Now & Year-Round
> Wellness Coaching Drop-in Sessions at BOB on Feb.
23rd & Davol Sq. on March 23rd
> Better Living Series
Sessions start Feb. 24th
> Long-Term Care Insurance
Appointments Start March 2nd
> Nutrition 101
Starts March 12th
> Blood Drive
Held April 28th thru. 30th
STILL ON TRACK?
If you have retirement savings, you must have been paying attention to the ongoing changes in the financial market. Fidelity and TIAA-CREF have put a wealth of information and tools on their websites to help you in every step of the way. Check out their latest online tools to see if your plan is still on track. Click on the links below to be directed to these tools directly.
• Fidelity’s Retirement Resources Center • TIAA-CREF’s Online Planning Tools
NO COPAYMENT THIS MONTH
When it comes to the Backup Care Benefit, employees who are using it during the month of February 2009 will not pay the usual copayments. This applies to both in-house and in-center care arrangements. What is backup care? It is a benefit that provides eligible employees with access to backup care when they experience a temporary breakdown in their normal care arrangements. Click here to watch a video explaining what Backup Care can do for you. Pre-register today by calling Work Options Group at 1–800–557–0847.
All plan participants can schedule a confidential consultation with a representative from Fidelity or TIAA-CREF on campus. Click here for details.
PAPER OUT, CYBER IN!
The University's benefit carriers provide participants with the capability to set up accounts on their websites to better manage their benefits. Here is an example, UnitedHealthcare subscribers can sign up for a profile at myuhc.com and access information about their plan, claims, etc. Similarly, the Flex Benefit participants can visit Altus Benefit Administrator’s website and check on how much money is remaining on their accounts. Below is a list of these helpful websites: Health Insurance: [Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI] [UnitedHealthcare] Dental Insurance: [Delta Dental of RI] Retirement Savings: [Fidelity] [TIAA-CREF] Flexible Spending Accounts: [Altus Benefit Administrators] For the latest updates about your benefits at Brown, please be sure to visit the Benefits Office website frequently .
BE IN THE KNOW
If you like being the first to know, you can now get a summarized list of the wellness programs offered on campus in one monthly email digest. The email is sent to the Wellness Champions listserv, which includes employees from many departments on and off the main campus. Sign up now and click here to start receiving this monthly email. Wellness Champions are encouraged to share this email digest with their colleagues across the campus. Be a joiner, be a Wellness Champion.
This newsletter includes links to the websites of Brown’s benefit carriers. These websites are provided for informational purposes only and their content is not controlled by the University.