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Wellness Program - Starts October 1!

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The new FY25 Wellness Plan is HERE!

To go directly to account set up, please click the appropriate button, here:

Creating an Employee Account (SSO)
Creating a Spouse/FIP Account

 


* * TWO UPDATES PROVIDED ON OCT. 2

  1. Spouses/FIPs: Spouses/Financially Interdependent Partners (FIPs) will not receive their own email to join the program. Please forward the email you receive to your spouse/FIP if they are eligible to participate and have them create an account with the instructions below.

  2. Spam Filter: Some employees have reported that the October 1st email went to their Spam folder. If you have not yet received an email, please check your Spam! Reminder emails are set to go out over the next week. 

 

Beginning on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, employees who are eligible to participate in the wellness program will receive an email from our new vendor: Personify Health!* This email is to help prepare you for next steps on October 1. More details on the new Wellness Plan can be found on our wellness webpage or in our previous news article.

*Virgin Pulse is in the process of rebranding to Personify Health. Some areas of the website, including the mobile app, will still be branded as Virgin Pulse during their transition. The transition is scheduled to be completed by January 1, 2025. 


Email from Personify Health

Employees will begin receiving a login email from no-reply@virginpulse.com on Tuesday, October 1.** This email will contain a link to the platform for employees to create their account. Emails will be sent beginning at 6:00 am Alaska time and may take the full day to complete. So, if colleagues are receiving their email earlier in the day, hang tight! The emails are sent in batches and can sometimes take a few hours to fully process. If no action is taken with the first email, reminder emails will be sent from no-reply@virginpulse.com on Friday, October 4, and Wednesday, October 9. 


Creating and Account & Logging In

We are working diligently to get single-sign on (SSO) setup for all employees and should have an update to provide in the next week or two. In the meantime, employees can still create an account and log in! Once the SSO is ready, we will follow up with another communication. Keep your eyes on the Benefits Newsletters!

What employees need to log in for the first time

    • Preferred first name (employees can check their preferred first name in by clicking on 鈥淢y Profile (Upgraded)鈥 in the ribbon at the top > 鈥淧ersonal Information鈥 > 鈥淧referred First Name鈥 under 鈥淧ersonal Details鈥)
    • Last Name
    • 绿奴天花板 ID
    • Date of Birth
    • Country/Region
    • State (can list the state where you physically reside if outside of Alaska)
    • Email address 
    • Time zone (can list the time zone where you physically reside if outside Alaska)

What spouses/Financially Interdependent Partners (FIPs) need to log in for the first time

    • Legal first name (Not preferred first name; the first name must match how they appear in our system. Employees can check their spouse/FIP preferred first name in by clicking on 鈥淓mployee (Upgraded)鈥 in the ribbon at the top > Opening the 鈥淏enefits鈥 drop down menu > Clicking on 鈥淐urrent Summary鈥 > Clicking 鈥淪elect鈥 on the next page > Review spouse/FIP listed under the health insurance plan.)
    • Last Name
    • 绿奴天花板 ID (this will be the employees 绿奴天花板 ID with a trailing 鈥淪P鈥 (i.e. 30012345SP, be sure to capitalize the SP)
    • Date of Birth
    • Country/Region
    • State (can list the state where you physically reside if outside of Alaska)
    • Email address (must be a non-绿奴天花板 email address)
    • Time zone (can list the time zone where you physically reside if outside Alaska)


Points earned between July 1 and October 1, 2024

Employees who completed their biometric screening between July 1 and October 1, 2024, will see their points loaded into the system as soon as administratively possible. While biometric data must be received via a claims file only, medical, dental, and vision preventive visits are done through self-attestation. Claims data received for preventive visits will be used to support the self-attestation that has already been submitted. 

Emailed via benefits newsletter on 9/27/2024, 10/2/2024.
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