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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>January
11, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-weight:bold'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Please
post/circulate<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=blue face="Lucida Bright"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Bright";color:blue;font-weight:
bold'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=blue face=Cambria><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria;color:blue;font-weight:bold'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>TO:<font color=blue><span style='color:
blue'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font>All Employees<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>FR:&nbsp; <font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'>OP/Benefits </span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=blue face=Cambria><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria;color:blue;font-weight:bold'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>RE:&nbsp; <font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font>StayWell Health Management
Program<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 color=black face="Palatino Linotype"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:black;font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>New UC
employee wellness program launches January 15</span></font></b><b><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:
bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=black face="Palatino Linotype"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:black;font-weight:
bold'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>It&#8217;s just a few days until the
January 15 launch of the new UC wellness and personal health management
benefits program announced during November Open Enrollment and last month in an
At Your Service StayWell News Feature</span></font><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>.</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> (<a
href="http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/news/health/0712-well_prog_launch.html">http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/news/health/0712-well_prog_launch.html</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The new StayWell program will be
available to UC faculty, staff, retirees, and their family members covered by
most UC medical plans (Blue Cross Plus and PPO, CIGNA Choice Fund, Core, Health
Net, and Western Health Advantage).<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>StayWell will not be available to Kaiser
members who currently have access to Kaiser&#8217;s fully integrated wellness
resources.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The leadership of several unions at UC
&#8211; AFSCME 3299, CNA, CUE, SETC, UAW 2863, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>UC-AFT, and UPTE-CWA &#8211; have
notified the University that they are choosing not to participate in the
StayWell Health Management benefits program on behalf of their UC bargaining
unit members.*<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Employees and retirees who are eligible
to participate in the voluntary StayWell program should be receiving
introductory communications from StayWell by January 15. You and your eligible
family members are encouraged to consider the many benefits and resources that
are available and to check out the StayWell website. The <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>UC Living Well </span></i>website
(uclivingwell.ucop.edu) will have a link to the<i><span style='font-style:italic'>
</span></i>StayWell site as of January 15.</span></font><font size=2
color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Frequently
Asked Questions</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> about StayWell are
posted online at <a href="http://uclivingwell.ucop.edu/staywell/">http://uclivingwell.ucop.edu/staywell/</a>
and a copy is attached to this e-mail</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. &nbsp;<font color=black><span
style='color:black'>The FAQs</span></font> <font color=black><span
style='color:black'>describe program features and the privacy provisions that
apply to ensure the security of personal identifying and health information
that participants may provide to StayWell. <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>*</span></font></b><strong><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:normal'> AFSCME 3299 on behalf of SX (Service
Unit),&nbsp; EX (Patient Care Technical), and K7 (Skilled Crafts at UC Santa
Cruz); CNA on behalf of NX (Nurse Unit); CUE on behalf of CX (Clerical Unit);
SETC on behalf of&nbsp;K6 and K4 Skilled Trades at San Diego and Los Angeles;
UAW 2863 on behalf of BX (Academic Student Employees Unit); UC-AFT on behalf of
IX (Non-Academic Senate Instructional Unit) and LX (Professional Librarians
Unit); and UPTE-CWA on behalf of RX (Research Support Professionals Unit), TX
(Technical Unit) and HX (Health Care Professionals Unit).</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></strong></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>For additional questions</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, please
call the<font color=black><span style='color:black'> Benefits Office at
extension x24766.</span></font></span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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