Health & Wellness

For more comprehensive information on health benefits, please visit the Wespath Benefits | Investments website.

Quick links:

2020 HealthFlex annual election is now here

Graphic for 2020 HealthFlex Annual Election

Annual election is your opportunity to review or select your HealthFlex Benefits for 2020! Open enrollment is from Oct. 30 to Nov. 14, 2019. To make your elections and access ALEX, log in to HealthFlex/WebMD. Download this flyer for more details.

HealthFlex Benefits

Medical

Rocky Mountain Legacy Conference

Yellowstone Legacy Conference

 BCBS

Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP) Brochure

Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP) Q&A

Wellness Programs/Guidelines

HealthFlex provides comprehensive wellness programs and incentives to encourage plan participants to know their health risks and take action to manage or improve them.

Dimensions Newsletter

Connecting Elements of Well-Being

Center for Health (CFH)

CHI provides health information, resources, programming and education to support the individual health and personal ministry of clergy and lay workers.

Pharmacy — OptumRx (Formerly Catamaran)

Reimbursement Accounts

Vision Service Plan — VSP

Cigna Dental (Rocky Mountain Legacy Conference Only)

United Behavioral Health (UBH)

Via Benefits

Informational video for Legacy Yellowstone Retirees transitioning their HRA from Prodegi to Via Benefits on 1/1/2020

OneExchange is now Via Benefits!

Participants can reach Via Benefits at 1-888-249-7785

Important Information for Retirees Regarding Via Benefits:

  • No HealthFlex premium payments or deductions from pension checks
  • Conference will provide a monthly stipend (HRA) to retirees which will be deposited in a tax advantaged (tax free) Health Reimbursement Account to be used for medical related expenses such as premiums, co-pays and deductibles. (Any money not used in one calendar year automatically rolls over for future year use). You must work through Via Benefits for your supplemental to receive the HRA.
  • The Conference Board of Pension & Health will review the monthly stipend (HRA) every 2 years. The current amounts are as follows:
    • $1,800/year - Retired eligible participants with 20 or more years of Pre-82 service.
    • $1,200/year - Retired eligible participants with less than 20 years of Pre-82 service.
  • With the assistance and support of Licensed Benefit Advisors at Via Benefits, retirees can purchase a health plan most suited to their individual needs and, in general, at a lower cost.
  • Your Board has established a “safety net” fund to assist with unanticipated “outlier” medical costs incurred by retirees.

Affordable Care Act

These documents summarize key features of the ACA that may affect you as a clergy person or lay employee of The United Methodist Church (UMC).

Link to Wespath Benefits | Investments to read the most up to date communication regarding the ACA: http://www.wespath.org/center-for-health/health-care-reform/

Making Online Payments

You now have the option to make online payments through the Ministry Financials website. If you do not have your Ministry Financials username and/or password, please email shultquist@mtnskyumc.org.