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Post/circulate<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>TO: Faculty and Staff<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>RE: StayWell<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>FR: OP/Benefits<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Recently circulated information regarding the
University’s newest benefit—the StayWell Wellness program—is
misleading. As a part of this program, the University is offering
eligible employees, retirees and family members a $75 gift card if they
complete a health assessment survey, designed to give employees the tools they
need to better manage their own health and wellness. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Below, you’ll find a list of some of the misleading
claims, along with the facts about the program.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The third-party that administers the surveys sends the information
to your medical plan provider. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>All participants <u>must</u> give
their permission for any information from the survey to be shared with an
outside party, including medical plan providers. Medical plan providers
are required by law to hold health assessment results to the same strict
standards of confidentiality that apply to other health information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>StayWell may sell personal health data to other commercial
entities, such as insurance companies and employers. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Neither StayWell nor the University
will ever sell personal employee health information to any party. In
addition, StayWell will not otherwise use or disclose a UC employee’s
personal information to any third party except to the extent authorized by
that employee, or to comply with applicable law or valid legal process.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>All UC unions asked the UC Office of the President to keep
personal health responses confidential and UCOP refused. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>UCOP has never refused to keep
personal health information confidential. On the contrary, in response
to the concerns expressed by the unions, UC asked StayWell to add a REQUIRED
question to the health assessment regarding the privacy of employee
answers. All information from employee health assessments will be kept
private unless the employee indicates otherwise. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>A <a
href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/11/BUUASN20I.DTL&hw=health&sn=001&sc=1000"
target="_blank"><span class=yshortcuts><i><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;font-style:italic'>recent newspaper article</span></font></i></span><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> </span></i></a>revealed that employers were limiting
health care options and or charging more for healthcare to employees who
refused to divulge their personal health information in such a survey.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>UC’s
medical plan providers are not permitted to use health assessment survey
information to increase employee coverage costs, limit coverage, or restrict
employees from benefits. No incentive or disincentive will be
applied to an individual’s medical plan coverage, rates, or premiums
based on participation in any aspect of the StayWell program. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'>The StayWell program is completely voluntary. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p style='background:white'><b><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333;font-weight:bold'>About
StayWell</span></font></b><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333'>As part of UC Living
Well and the wellness efforts provided at UC locations, StayWell offers
improved, standardized wellness and individual health management resources at
no charge to employees. The program is designed to help eligible employees and
their family members achieve a healthy lifestyle. The program is
administered for UC by StayWell Health Management, a renowned nationwide
industry leader for nearly 30 years. </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>For more information
on the StayWell program and UC LivingWell, please visit <a
href="http://uclivingwell.ucop.edu/">http://uclivingwell.ucop.edu/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For questions please call the Benefits Office at X24766.</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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