BaptistBriefs December 2014
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Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 Wolfson Children’s Challenge EverBank Field Race events include the 55K Ultra Marathon and Relay, a 30K individual run and a 1-mile fun run, plus live entertainment and many other activities, all to benefit Wolfson Children’s Hospital. Beginning Jan. 1, Baptist Health team members can use special promotion codes to save on registration fees. For more information, see the article on page 3.
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Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015 Gen. Keith Alexander (Ret.) and Robert S. Mueller, III, “Securing a Nation Amid Change” 7 pm The Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts This is part of the Florida Forum Speakers Series, presented by The Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital. Although tickets are usually sold for the entire lecture series, The Women’s Board offers Baptist Health team members the opportunity to purchase singleevent tickets for $75 each for general admission and $100 each for preferred seating. To take advantage of this offer, call 904.202.2886. Learn more at www.thefloridaforum.com .
Diabetes management program saves money Members of Baptist Health’s medical plan who have diabetes can take charge of their health and save an average of $1,000 per year by participating in this program that provides personal support for managing diabetes and lowers co-pays for selected diabetes medications and supplies. Any child with diabetes on your policy automatically qualifies for this program. To be eligible for lower co-pays, adults with diabetes on your policy must complete three steps: 1. Visit a primary care physician or endocrinologist to complete a diabetic checkup. 2. Complete an A1C test at a Baptist Health or Quest Diagnostics® lab. 3. Participate in a health-coaching session by calling Baptist’s Healthy For Life team at 904.202.1819. Once you complete these steps, Florida Blue automatically will begin applying your reduced co-pays on the first day of the next calendar-year quarter. Approved medications and supplies are $5 for a one-month supply when you use a Florida Blue-participating pharmacy. You must complete the three steps each year to re-enroll. For more information, visit Healthy For Life on the intranet or contact Florida Blue at 800.664.5295.
2015 Benefits Confirmation Statements All benefits-eligible team members hired before Nov. 2, 2014, should have received their 2015 Benefits Confirmation Statements in the mail in early December. If an error was made in recording your elections, please note your corrections on a copy of the confirmation statement, scan and email it to Employee Benefits at benefits@bmcjax.com or fax it to 904.391.5337 by Dec. 31, 2014. Due to IRS regulations, any benefit elections made during Open Enrollment will remain in effect until Dec. 31, 2015, unless you experience a qualifying event.