MEMBER BENEFITS

Prepare Now for Better Health in 2022

By Rodney “RJ” Ricarte

By now your company should have enrolled or re-enrolled you and your colleagues in the TakeCare GCA Employee Health Benefit. Thank you for your confidence in TakeCare for allowing us to provide your health insurance.

As 2021 comes to a close and 2022 is here, now is the time to evaluate your health and what you should do to improve your health.

Living a balanced lifestyle can be challenging. Many responsibilities and distractions can keep us from being active, eating right, relaxing and unwinding, and staying as socially connected as we would want.

Take small steps. Here are some suggestions to maximize your TakeCare GCA health insurance benefit in 2022.

Earn wellness, disease management and fitness incentives

TakeCare provides wellness and disease management incentives up to $250 per eligible individual or $500 per eligible family per benefit period. Members must participate in the plan for at least three (3) months of continuous coverage within the benefit period and are an active member by the end of the benefit period and must have paid all premiums due for the benefit period.

The cash incentives can be earned by completing annual physical, vision, or dental exams, various health screenings, TakeCare’s online health check, meeting selected health measurement goals, or achieving healthy outcomes.

TakeCare also offers fitness incentives up to $600 per eligible individual or $1,200 per eligible family per benefit period provided they meet the program’s incentive qualifying criteria.

TakeCare members have access to discounts at 19 fitness partners on Guam. Members can also earn TakeCare’s fitness incentive by self-reporting at least 30 minutes of an approved activity such as walking, jogging, running; rowing; swimming; and or biking. Track your activity using one of the approved fitness apps and upload information about the activity to earn the incentive.

Go to free health education classes

TakeCare employee members can access no-cost health education classes to learn about better nutrition, prevent heart disease, quit smoking, and control diabetes. TakeCare’s diabetes prevention program - T2 - is the only program fully recognized in the region by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). TakeCare members can improve health through health education classes, cancer prevention campaigns, and fitness programs. Ernest Aquino, TakeCare’s wellness team lead, and other health and wellness coaches, can provide educational and coaching services to help you get started.

Eat healthier

The new TakeCare Wellness Center includes a full kitchen, and consultation and education rooms. Members can register and schedule one-on-one and group classes, workshops and consultations online. Jonei Delgado, TakeCare and FHP Health Center’s registered dietician nutritionist, will be teaching cooking workshops focusing on ways to incorporate nutrient dense foods and ingredients into easy and exciting meals that maximize health.

To contact Ernest and Jonei and learn more about the TakeCare Wellness Center and the programs and services it offers, visit https://takecarewellnesscenter.simplybook.me/ or call (671) 646-6956 ext 7620.

For more details about the above incentive programs, please refer to your Member Handbook. Your TakeCare GCA Employee Health Benefit empowers you to take control of your health and receive the assistance you need to live the life you want to live.

TakeCare is here to help you!

Rodney “RJ” Ricarte is the TakeCare account executive for GCA. He can be contacted at (671) 487-7121 or rodney.ricarte@takecareasia.com.