Health Connection

When was the last time you updated your IPERS and life Insurance beneficiaries???

Complete the forms below and return to Kim Smith in HR.

IPERS - Beneficiary Update Form

(Note - If married, spouse must also sign IPERS form)

Life Insurance - Beneficiary Update Form

Follow the 12 week training plan below to ensure a successful race day!

Updates to security protocol have recently been put into place when using the telephonic UHC customer service option to reset your www.myuhc.com password.

Please know that the UHC advocate may ask any or all of the following three security questions:

1. For privacy purposes, can you please verify the name of your primary care physician?

2. For privacy purposes, can you please verify the name of the physician that you saw on XX/XX/XXXX date of service?

3. For privacy purposes, can you please verify the name of a physician that you or a family member has seen within the last 60 days.

If the UHC Advocate feels they are speaking to a new member who has no PCP designation or claims history they may ask one of the following questions:

1. For privacy purposes, can you please verify the effective date of your coverage with UnitedHealthcare?

2. For privacy purposes, can you please verify the Year of the effective date of your coverage with UnitedHealthcare?

3. For privacy purposes, can you please verify the date of hire by your employer?

The member is only required to answer one of the three security questions, however, all security questions may be asked if necessary. If a member calls customer service and needs assistance with resetting their HealthSafe ID password they will be soft transferred to the myuhc.com Tech Support Team for assistance to resolve their issue and this is when these additional security questions will be asked. Please keep in mind we are asking these security questions to validate member identity to protect the members privacy and personal health information.

If the member does not feel comfortable providing this level of detail there is an option for a user to unlock their own account with the forgot username/password links on the www.myuhc.com home page, the reset/login directions would be sent to the member’s e-mail address to complete the process.

You are welcome to access your hire date information by logging into the Employee Access Center.

10 Week Wellness Challenge

January 13 - March 20, 2020
Registration is open

Cost: $22 per participant (See 50% off Subsidy Code below)

Over the course of 10 weeks, teams (2-10 people) track activity minutes and/or weight loss through the Live Healthy Iowa website. This simple and affordable challenge provides Iowans an opportunity to improve their health while engaging in fun, friendly competition.

Participants receive:

• Challenge T-shirt (Adult small - 4XL)
• Personal online dashboard with the ability to sync Fitbit devices and Under Armour apps
• Complimentary subscription to Fresh Pickings magazine
• Weekly motivational messages
• Chances to win prizes*
  *Prize winners will be randomly selected from all participants who record at least once per week of the challenge.

Divisions
Teams may register in the Minutes of Activity Division, the Weight Loss Division or both. In either case, individuals track and record minutes of activity and/or weight loss which is used to calculate a team's percentage weight loss and average activity minutes. Friendly competition among teams is encouraged.

Register at : https://www.livehealthyiowa.org/index.php?module=login

Group ID: LHISCCSD

50% Off Subsidy Code: 10W20-SCCSD

The Affordable Care Act, requires Employers to send Form 1095-C and Insurance Carriers to provide Form 1095-B to current and past employees to show proof of insurance coverage. The IRS had extended the deadline for furnishing the Form 1095-B and 1095-C statements to individuals until March 2, 2020.

The 1095-C forms are only given to those considered Full-Time employees, or working 30 or more hours a week.

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Kim Smith

Benefits and Insurance Manager

Email: smithk@live.siouxcityschools.com
Website: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/insurance/
Location: 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA, USA
Phone: 712-279-6692

The Sioux City Community School District offers career and technical programs in the following areas: Business & Marketing, Family & Consumer Science, Health Science, and Industrial Arts, Technology, & PLTW.

The Sioux City Community School District is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. It is an unfair or discriminatory practice for any educational institution to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information (for employment), national origin, religion, age (for employment), disability, socioeconomic status (for programs), marital status (for programs), or veteran status (for employment) in its educational programs and its employment practices.

Inquiries or grievances, including Section 504 grievances and grievances under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, may be directed to Jen Gomez, Director of Student Services & Equity Education at 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 279-6075, gomezj2@live.siouxcityschools.com. Please see District Board policies 103 and 504.4 for additional information on available grievance procedures.