This month, TELUS Health (formerly Lifeworks), Illinois Tech’s Employee Assistance Program, is highlighting substance abuse related topics with articles in the Heartbeat Newsletter. You can visit the Heartbeat Hub to read articles on strategies for interacting with friends or family members struggling in this area, as well as information on recovery.

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Are you a faculty member approaching your first anniversary or a staff member approaching your second anniversary, or have you recently hit these anniversaries? You may wish to take a moment to review your current 403(b) contribution percentage and submit a new Salary Reduction Agreement Form to take advantage of the university match, if you are not already doing so.

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Consider using the Member Rewards program to find the most cost-effective, high-quality location for your mammogram, colonoscopies, ultrasounds, CT scans, MRIs, even surgeries such as sinus surgery, knee and hip replacements, and cardiac surgery.

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This month, TELUS Health (formerly Lifeworks), Illinois Tech’s Employee Assistance Program, is highlighting Mental Health awareness month with webinars, articles in the Heartbeat Newsletter, and a mental health microsite called Promoting mental wellness to family and friends.

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If you’re traveling this summer, whether on university business or for personal reasons, you can feel secure knowing that our benefits plans have you covered.

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Hinge Health, Illinois Tech's digital exercise therapy partner, is expanding their services to include support for recovery for elbow, hand, wrist, ankle and foot joint pain. Services for these new programs will continue to be completely free for Illinois Tech's Blue Cross Blue Shield health plan members and their eligible dependents. Programs for back, knee, hip, neck, shoulder and other joint pain continue to be available as they have been.

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If you weren't able to attend the presentation earlier this month on all of the other great benefits available to you at Illinois Tech, you can now view the recording of the April 17, 2024, presentation. You can do so by visiting the Human Resources' Benefit Resources website. You will need to be logged with your Illinois Tech credentials to access the page.

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As we move into spring and the weather improves, it's a great time to work on developing healthier habits surrounding getting in more activity, weight management, mindful eating, or even just making yourself a priority. The BCBS Wondr Health program might be just what you need to start working on improving your habits and start reaping the benefits that come along with them, such as improved sleep, less anxiety, and increased confidence.

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This month, TELUS Health (formerly Lifeworks), Illinois Tech’s Employee Assistance Program, is focusing on neurodiversity. Check out the Heartbeat Newsletter for articles such as "Discovering you have a neurodiverse condition in adulthood" and "Exploring autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)." When you visit the Heartbeat Newsletter site, you also have access to prior months’ newsletters and all of their articles, videos, and resources. you can also read below for the links to this month's orientation sessions and webinars, and for more information on TELUS Health's ongoing programs.

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Illinois Tech health plan members now have access to more pharmacies for the medications you take regularly. Effective April 1, 2024, CVS/Caremark, our health plan's pharmacy benefits manager, has expanded the list of pharmacies where members can fill 90-day supplies of many of the medications they take regularly (for things like diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, etc.).

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