January 31, 2008

Health benefits cover screening for Healthy Purdue

Although free wellness screenings are available through campus screening events, participants can also have their screening done at a primary care physician's office, often at little or no cost.

For a preventive visit, the following benefits apply:

* Incentive PPO and Purdue 500: Employees and their covered dependents each receive an annual $400 benefit for preventive care, which may be used with in-network providers. This amount is not subject to the deductible or co-insurance.

Annual in-network preventive care beyond $400 is subject to the in-network deductible and coinsurance. All preventive care through out-of-network providers is subject to the out-of-network deductible and coinsurance.

* UnitedHealthcare:  Coverage includes in-network preventive care benefits.  Preventive screenings performed by a primary care physician would be subject to a $15 copay.

It is important that employees inform their medical provider about the preventive care benefit so that the service will be coded as preventive rather than medical.  This is key to having the claim paid correctly.

Additional information about preventive health benefits can be found through www.purdue.edu/benefits/med.htm.

More information about the HealthPath Questionnaire and screenings is available at the Healthy Purdue Web site at www.purdue.edu/healthypurdue.

A form listing the screening results participants will need from their health care provider can be downloaded at the site by following the "Forms" link.

Those wishing to take advantage of campus screening events should contact their campus wellness program: 

* West Lafayette: (765) 494-5461,  worklife@purdue.edu
* Calumet: (219) 989-2709, lowry@calumet.purdue.edu
* Fort Wayne: (260) 481-6647, tillapau@ipfw.edu
* North Central: (219) 785-5519, tlaux@pnc.edu