Personal coaching takes your wellness program to a new level
The Premier wellness package expands the Core and Enhanced packages to include personalized coaching to support your members. They can use individual or group coaching to help start and maintain new healthy behaviors for:
- Managing their weight
- Stopping smoking
- Managing stress
There's more. Reporting tools let you measure employee participation. Meet minimum participation levels, and we guarantee you certain savings.*
*Plan sponsors with 300-3,000 employees who commit to achieving the minimum program participation levels and meet underwriting requirements are eligible for guaranteed trend reduction on renewal. This program may not be available in all states. Check with your Aetna representative.
Fully insured plans
The Premier package for fully insured plans includes:
- Healthy Lifestyle Coaching* – Individual or group coaching that helps maintain healthy lifestyle behavior changes
Plus all Enhanced benefits:
- Quarterly Aetna Get ActiveSM challenges – Team-based fitness and nutrition challenges throughout the year
- Worksite biometric screenings* – Help members identify their health risks
- Incentives to motivate your plan members – Includes a $100 family maximum incentive for completing certain programs**
And all Core benefits:
- Simple Steps To A Healthier Life® -- An online health assessment tool to help set goals and identify potential risks
- Online wellness programs — Personalized wellness education, tools and digital coaching
- Aetna Navigator® secure member website – Online tools and resources
- Personal health record — Makes it easy for members to organize and store their health information online
- Informed Health® Line — 24/7 health information line staffed by registered nurses
- Medical management programs — Precertification, concurrent review and case management
- Member discount programs — Discounts on books, gym memberships, natural health products and services, and more
- Disease management —Personal attention and support for more than 35 chronic conditions
- Beginning Right® Maternity Program — Tips for a healthy pregnancy and support for high-risk needs
- MedQuery® — Patient safety and engagement program that reveals opportunities for better care
*Program includes member-level participation rewards. Some features are not available in all states
**Biometric screenings are available for Aetna medical enrolled employees only. Some participation limitations apply. Contact your Aetna representative for details.
***The reward is earned on completion of the Simple Steps health assessment and at least one online wellness program. An online wellness program is considered complete once the member has filled out and submitted the program enrollment questionnaire.
Steps to a healthier employee population
Use our communication calendar to help you boost the health of your employees. We make it easy to decide what to promote during any given month. Each section of the accordion below includes instructions and communication materials.
Ongoing
Educate and engage your employees throughout the plan year to help them improve well-being.
Here’s what’s available to help you communicate regularly:
- Wellness materials (print and e-mail)
- Turnkey tools and resources for members and communication toolkits for employers
- A monthly wellness calendar that aligns with national health observances
- Material available in English and Spanish
Communication tools:
During the first three months
Encourage members to register for their secure Aetna Navigator member website
This single source for personalized health information gives plan members easy access to:
- A health assessment
- Online wellness programs
- Their personal health record
- Claims and benefits information
- DocFind®
Communication tools:
DocFind® flyer
Personal health record e-card (not for use during open enrollment)
Personal health record flyer (not for use in CA)
Disease management flyer (not for use during open enrollment)
Time to get moving
Set up and get the word out about the first of your quarterly Aetna Get Active challenges.
- There are quarterly Aetna Get Active team challenges and weekly bonus challenges.
- Employees, family and friends can participate in one, two, three or all four of the challenges.
- Get your employees on a healthy path and allow them to organically build a culture of wellness.
Communication tools:
Exercise flyer (National Fitness Month)
Exercise e-card (National Fitness Month)
Hold a lunch-and-learn session four weeks following a worksite biometric screening event
It’s important to promote completion of health assessments throughout the plan year because they:
- Assess personal health habits, screening results, productivity and much more
- Trigger personalized e-mails to members, recommending online programs that best meet their individual health needs
Three months in
Promote online wellness programs
Increase employee motivation to take action on their health. Our online wellness programs:
- Help members reach their wellness goals
- Address relevant health and wellness topics, such as:
- Weight management
- Quitting smoking
- Improved sleep
- Stress
- Nutrition
- Depression
Communication tools:
Weight management flyer
Weight management e-card
Smoking cessation flyer
Smoking cessation e-card
Nutrition flyer
Nutrition e-card
Breast cancer screening flyer
Cervical cancer screening flyer
Colorectal cancer screening flyer
Colorectal cancer screening e-card
Childhood & adolescent immunizations flyer
Childhood & adolescent immunizations e-card
Informed Health Line flyer
Communicate incentives*
An employee and covered spouse/domestic partner can each earn a $50 gift card by completing:
- The Simple Steps To A Healthier Life health assessment
- At least one online wellness program**
Participants can spend their reward at multiple retail stores.
*$50 employee/$100 family maximum. In California, incentive-based activity awards will only be given for completing select wellness programs, as determined by the plan sponsor.
**An online wellness program is considered complete once the member has filled out and submitted the program enrollment questionnaire.
Six months in
Engage employees with a Healthy Lifestyle Coaching campaign
Promote the program with turnkey communications that highlight:
- One-to-one or group coaching available across your organization for all risk levels
- Data integration to help coaches refer member to appropriate Aetna resources
- Members’ ability to earn $50 reward/8 weeks nicotine replacement therapy
Communication tools:
6 to 10 weeks before new plan year
Review reports frequently; schedule time with your wellness consultant/account manager
Go over the following:
- Quarterly health assessment aggregate data report
- Monthly incentive report
- Onsite biometric aggregate data report
- Onsite participation report (available upon request)
- Quarterly online wellness program report
- Disease management report
- Reporting based on minimum participation levels
Refine your strategy
- Assess your workplace culture, environment, business and benefits strategies
- Review claims information to understand utilization and health risks
- Understand your employees’ preferences, health status and behaviors
Define goals and objectives
- Identify the behaviors you want to change
- Determine how health and wellness programs will contribute to your benefits strategy
- Define how you will measure and determine success
Define and design your health and wellness strategy
- Review current plan designs; align with defined goals and objectives
- Choose health and wellness programs and incentives that will meet your needs
- Identify other workplace changes: cafeteria food, smoke-free environment
Develop implementation plan
- Ensure leadership commitment and support
- Create a detailed implementation plan and timeline
- Develop a comprehensive communication plan
Evaluate outcomes and refine strategy
- Measure outcomes against goals and objectives
- Gather feedback about how well your strategy is working
- Celebrate successes and refine your strategy
Download or print this handy guide to help implement your program over the plan year. Think of it as your "playbook." It gives you tools and materials to help motivate your employees to reach their health goals for the year. There's even a timeline – so you know what to do when.
Premier wellness package for fully insured plans
Self-funded plans
The Premier package for self-funded plans includes:
- Healthy Lifestyle Coaching* – Individual or group coaching that helps maintain healthy lifestyle behavior changes
Plus all Enhanced benefits:
- Quarterly Aetna Get ActiveSM challenges – Team-based fitness and nutrition challenges throughout the year
- Worksite biometric screenings* – Help members identify their health risks
- Incentives to motivate your plan members – Includes a $100 family maximum incentive for completing certain programs**
Plus all Core benefits:
- Simple Steps To A Healthier Life® -- An online health assessment tool to help set goals and identify potential risks
- Online wellness programs — Personalized wellness education, tools and digital coaching
- Informed Health® Line — 24/7 health information line staffed by registered nurses
- Medical management programs — Precertification, concurrent review and case management
- Aetna Navigator® secure member website – Online tools and resources
- Member discount programs — Discounts on books, gym memberships, natural health products and services, and more
*Program includes member-level participation rewards. Some features are not available in all states
**Biometric screenings are available for Aetna medical enrolled employees only. Some participation limitations apply. Contact your Aetna representative for details.
***The reward is earned on completion of the Simple Steps health assessment and at least one online wellness program. An online wellness program is considered complete once the member has filled out and submitted the program enrollment questionnaire.
Steps to a healthier employee population
Use our communication calendar to help you boost the health of your employees. We make it easy to decide what to promote during any given month. Each section of the accordion below includes instructions and communication materials.
Ongoing
Educate and engage your employees throughout the plan year to help them improve well-being.
Here’s what’s available to help you communicate regularly:
- Wellness materials (print and e-mail)
- Turnkey tools and resources for members and communication toolkits for employers
- A monthly wellness calendar that aligns with national health observances
- Material available in English and Spanish
Communication tools:
Childhood & adolescent immunizations flyer
Childhood & adolescent immunizations e-card
Exercise flyer (National Fitness Month)
Exercise e-card (National Fitness Month)
National health and wellness observances calendar
First three months
Encourage members to register for their secure Aetna Navigator member website
This single source for personalized health information gives plan members easy access to:
- A health assessment
- Online wellness programs
- Their personal health record
- Claims and benefits information
- DocFind®
Communication tools:
DocFind® flyer
Disease management flyer (not for use during open enrollment)
Time to get moving
Set up and get the word out about the first of your quarterly Aetna Get Active challenges.
- There are quarterly Aetna Get Active team challenges and weekly bonus challenges.
- Employees, family and friends can participate in one, two, three or all four of the challenges.
- Get your employees on a healthy path and allow them to organically build a culture of wellness.
Communication tools:
Exercise flyer (National Fitness Month)
Exercise e-card (National Fitness Month)
Hold a lunch-and-learn session four weeks following a worksite biometric screening event
It’s important to promote completion of health assessments throughout the plan year because they:
- Assess personal health habits, screening results, productivity and much more
- Trigger personalized e-mails to members, recommending online programs that best meet their individual health needs
Third month
Promote online wellness programs
Increase employee motivation to take action on their health. Our online wellness programs:
- Help members reach their wellness goals
- Address relevant health and wellness topics, such as:
- Weight management
- Quitting smoking
- Improved sleep
- Stress
- Nutrition
- Depression
Communication tools:
Weight management flyer
Weight management e-card
Smoking cessation flyer
Smoking cessation e-card
Nutrition flyer
Breast cancer screening flyer
Cervical cancer screening flyer
Colorectal cancer screening flyer
Colorectal cancer screening e-card
Childhood & adolescent immunizations flyer
Childhood & adolescent immunizations e-card
Informed Health Line flyer
Communicate incentives*
An employee and covered spouse/domestic partner can each earn a $50 gift card by completing:
- The Simple Steps To A Healthier Life health assessment
- At least one online wellness program**
Participants can spend their reward at multiple retail stores.
*$50 employee/$100 family maximum. In California, incentive-based activity awards will only be given for completing select wellness programs, as determined by the plan sponsor.
**An online wellness program is considered complete once the member has filled out and submitted the program enrollment questionnaire.
Sixth month
Engage employees with a Healthy Lifestyle Coaching campaign
Promote the program with turnkey communications that highlight:
- One-to-one or group coaching available across your organization for all risk levels
- Data integration to help coaches refer member to appropriate Aetna resources
- Members’ ability to earn $50 reward/8 weeks nicotine replacement therapy
Communication tools:
6 to 10 weeks before new plan year
Review reports frequently; schedule time with your wellness consultant
Go over the following:
- Quarterly health assessment aggregate data report
- Monthly incentive report
- Onsite biometric aggregate data report
- Onsite participation report (available upon request)
- Quarterly online wellness program report
- Disease management report
- Reporting based on minimum participation levels
Refine your strategy
- Assess your workplace culture, environment, business and benefits strategies
- Review claims information to understand utilization and health risks
- Understand your employees’ preferences, health status and behaviors
Define goals and objectives
- Identify the behaviors you want to change
- Determine how health and wellness programs will contribute to your benefits strategy
- Define how you will measure and determine success
Define and design your health and wellness strategy
- Review current plan designs; align with defined goals and objectives
- Choose health and wellness programs and incentives that will meet your needs
- Identify other workplace changes: cafeteria food, smoke-free environment
Develop implementation plan
- Ensure leadership commitment and support
- Create a detailed implementation plan and timeline
- Develop a comprehensive communication plan
Evaluate outcomes and refine strategy
- Measure outcomes against goals and objectives
- Gather feedback about how well your strategy is working
- Celebrate successes and refine your strategy
Download or print this handy guide to help implement your program over the plan year. Think of it as your "playbook." It gives you tools and materials to help motivate your employees to reach their health goals for the year. There's even a timeline – so you know what to do when.
Premier wellness package for self-funded plans
