One of the greatest strides we can take as an employer towards overall health and
wellness is to promote and assist with tobacco product cessation. More than 40,000
scientific studies have linked smoking and the usage of other types of tobacco products
with adverse health effects. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable
death in the United States and produces substantial health-related economic costs
to society.
All employees covered under a Vincennes University health care plan must certify annually
whether you and/or your spouse (if covered under 澳门足球博彩官方网址’s plan) use tobacco products or
are tobacco-free by completing the online Tobacco Affidavit under the Employee tab
of the My澳门足球博彩官方网址 web portal. Tobacco includes any form of tobacco products that are smoked
(e.g. cigarettes, cigars, pipes), applied to the gums (dipping and chewing tobacco),
and/or inhaled as snuff. Tobacco users on the Vincennes University health care plan
will pay a $35 biweekly surcharge.
Plan members that currently use tobacco products will be given the opportunity to
receive tobacco cessation assistance. The 澳门足球博彩官方网址 group health plan will cover 100 percent of the cost of tobacco
cessation prescription drugs. Coverage is limited to a 180-day supply per covered
individual per year. Covered prescription drugs include Chantix, Zyban (bupropion),
and Nicotrol.
If you are not tobacco free, we hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to
begin living a tobacco free lifestyle, and save on future group medical insurance
premiums. To enroll, please contact Chris Gardner in Human Resources.
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