Everybody knows that health risks drive health care costs. The trick is helping your employers assess the risk factors in their populations – and then helping them take steps to reduce risks and improve employee health to ultimately lower costs.

Enter the HealthPartners Health Assessment. It identifies the individuals who are at risk — up to two years before their disease indicators show up in claims, often before the individual even knows he or she is at risk.

The health assessment asks a series of lifestyle questions. Each participant’s answers, demographics and health history are analyzed to determine if the participant is at high risk for certain diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease, or currently has those diseases. The results also identify behaviors that put the individual’s health at risk.

The health potential score tells the story – employees with more risk factors cost more. But the best thing is that many risk factors are simply behaviors that can be changed. Stop smoking. Start walking. Join a health club. These changes that can make a big difference – in an employee’s health and an employer’s bottom line. In fact, there’s a $50 savings associated with each person completing the Health Assessment.

It’s simple – by making sure your clients know about HealthPartners Achieve programs, you’re giving them the tools to tackle key concerns: employee satisfaction, retention, absenteeism and presenteeism across their entire employee population. These great programs – such as Frequent Fitness and 10,000 Steps – give employees the resources and support they need to live healthier lives. Best of all, most programs are completely free for both employers and employees!

Personalized programs that support healthy living

Achieve programs come in several formats, cover a variety of topics and are delivered in two ways: direct to member or through the employer. This allows members to take control of their own health and helps employers support — or jump-start — those efforts. Many Achieve programs are also available to non-HealthPartners members at an additional cost.

Direct to employee programs include:
10,000 Steps^SM Program
Healthy Discounts
Weight Watchers
2nd Wind Exercise Equipment
Penn Cycle
Erik’s Bike Shop
Phone courses
Smoking cessation
Healthy pregnancy
Back health
Healthy weight

Employer sponsored programs include:
Frequent Fitness Program
Employee Assistance Program
Health Seminars/Fairs
Worksite Health-e-Kit^SM Programs
Corporate Influenza Prevention Program

Contact your HealthPartners Sales Executive today for more information on Achieve.

Our employer Web site allows your clients to access and administer their account instantly – and at their convenience. To access this section of our site, all they need is a user ID and password. It’s easy to register for these online. Just click on “register now” under the heading “benefits of logging on,” complete a short form and hit the “submit” button. In a few days, they’ll receive your user ID and password by mail.

TIME-SAVING FEATURES

Create printable employee roster
This report lists all employees and dependents enrolled in your HealthPartners plan(s). Report data is updated monthly.

View employee coverage
Want to know if an employee has coverage without scanning a lengthy report? This feature enables you to look up an employee by name or social security number.

Maintain employee coverage
You can add dependent(s) to an employee’s contract, change site or plan coverage, cancel coverage, update personnel and order ID cards.

Add an employee
Use this simple, online form to enroll new employees and dependents. A special screen lets you review and verify data before submitting it. HealthPartners enters the enrollment data into our system within one to two days of receiving your information.

View your group benefits
Are you ever asked, “What is my office visit copay?” This feature describes your medical and/or dental coverage in detail.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

News you can use
The latest HealthPartners news on disease management, wellness activities and more.

Programs for your group
Take the lead and implement our free or low-cost health improvement programs.

Programs for your employees
Learn how HealthPartners helps your employees stay healthy and productive.

Frequently asked questions
You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers!

Manage your account online today!

We’re expanding into Western Wisconsin , and we hope you’re ready to join us. We’re currently approved to offer large group, self-insured plans, and have large and small group, fully insured plans available for 10/01/05 effective dates (pending regulatory approval). Our network will include the HealthPartners Open Access network combined with Associates for Health Care (AHC) for PPO plans.

To get appointed today, please call your Sales Executive at 952-883-5200 or Arlene Webb at 952-883-5216 or Arlene.A.Webb@HealthPartners.com. Please have a copy of your non-residence or Wisconsin license available.

At the Broker Conference June 21, HSAs were a hot topic in the Q & A session – specifically in regard to tax deductions. Currently, HSA contributions are not tax deductible in Minnesota for state taxes, although they are at federal level. This is a hot topic of debate among legislators, and your opinion counts. By-in-large, the House is supportive of HSA tax conformity, while the Senate is not.

Call today and voice your opinion – put popular demand to work for you and your clients!

House Representatives
Phil Krinkie, Chair (R-Shoreview): 651-296-2907
Ron Abrams (R-Minnetonka): 651-296-9934
Morrie Lanning (R-Moorhead): 651-296-5515
Dean Simpson (R-New York Mills): 651-296-4293
Ann Lenczewski (DFL- Bloomington): 651-296-4218

Senators
Larry Pogemiller, Chair (DFL-Minneapolis): 651-296-7809
Mee Moua (DFL-St. Paul): 651-296-5285
Rod Skoe (DFL - Clearbrook): 651-296-4196
Don Betzold (DFL-Fridley): 651-296-2556
Bill Belanger (R-Bloomington): 651-296-5975

Learn more about HSAs.

To get the best costs and best service in health care today, you need a great partner. That's the message we're delivering to employers in a new informational campaign that emphasizes the importance of strong partnerships to meet the complex demands of health care coverage. Obviously, you're key to this partnership. That's why all the materials in the campaign direct employers to talk to their brokers for more information. It's part of our commitment to help you build your business by meeting the needs of your clients.

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