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November 2024 – Emotional Wellbeing Solutions EAP
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October 2024 – Breast Cancer Awareness
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2025 Medical Plan
For 2025, the Minnesota Star Tribune will continue to offer the PPO and HSA Plans administered by UMR and the Surest Plan.
Each year, we strive to offer benefits to you and your family that provide protection with choice and flexibility. We hope that you will see our commitment to you and your family by providing benefits that are inclusive, supportive, and responsive to your health and wellbeing.
2025 Open Enrollment Presentation
2025 Benefits Highlights – What’s new?
- As announced by Steve, the good news is that there will be no increase to employee medical and dental premiums for 2025. Vision, life and LTD premiums are also the same from 2024 to 2025.
- The Preferred PPO plan will be eliminated December 31, 2024. Instead of a lower deductible for completing the wellness incentive, you will receive a premium reduction on the PPO plan. See benefits guide for detail (page 9).
- The deductible on the HSA medical plan will increase to $3300 single/$5600 all other tiers due to IRS requirements to allow the deductible to remain embedded.
- The annual maximum for medical-related infertility services is increasing to $15,000 (originally $5,000) on all UMR and Surest medical plans.
- New chronic management, Dario is coming January 2025. Whether you want to lose weight, lower your blood pressure, manage diabetes, tackle joint pain, or improve mental health, Dario will get you on the right path.
- Age limit for cochlear implants will be removed, providing coverage for all members.
Since all the medical plans cover the same type of health care services, you’ll want to pay attention to differences in coverage for in-network providers and out of network providers, your biweekly rates, and some of the set amounts that you will pay out of pocket up front such as prescription copays, deductibles, coinsurance, and copays in the Surest plan. You’ll want to consider the health care needs of you and your eligible dependents.
If you participate in the Minnesota Star Tribune Wellness program, you can further reduce your out of-pocket costs.
Click on the links below for Plan information:
- 2025 Medical Plan Comparison
- 2025 Summary of Benefits and Coverage – Surest Plan
- 2025 Summary of Benefits and Coverage – PPO Plan
- 2025 Summary of Benefits and Coverage – HSA Plan
- Health Savings Account HSA Information
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Coverage for Spouse and Adult Children
- Before-Tax and After-Tax Premiums
Multi-Employer Medical Plans Participants
Click on links below for information
Eligibility/Mid-Year Changes
Additional Benefit Plans
Please refer to the menu across the top of this page for detailed information on your other benefit plans.
Contact Information
At the Star Tribune you may email benefits@startribune.com or call the benefits hotline at (612) 673-7458.
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September 2024 – Mental Health: Anxiety
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Wellness Challenge #2 – Individual Hydration Challenge
July 15 – August 25
This individual challenge requires you to complete different activities over the course of six (6) weeks to help you stay hydrated and develop habits that will stay with you for the rest of your life.
SIGN UP
Register for the Challenge
- Log into the Wellness Portal or Wellworks For You Mobile App
- Click Challenges under the Wellbeing Desktop on the homepage
- Select the Don’t Wait – HYDRATE Challenge, then click Activate
- Select how you would like to appear on the leadership board and click Proceed to Dashboard
PARTICIPATE
Requirements to earn credit
- Click each icon to view the activity details
- Once you complete the activity in its entirety, click Complete
- You can complete activities in any order you wish
- Only one (1) habit can be logged per day
- Complete 16 activities to earn credit
PLEASE NOTE: Final habits must be logged by 11:59 PM EST on 8/25 in order to qualify for the challenge.
EARN A REWARD
Incentive for completion
Participants must complete 16 habits throughout the six (6) week challenge to earn credit for one (1) Additional Activity towards their 2024 Wellness Program.
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Save 10% on Pet Insurance!
April 11th is National Pet Day!
We love our pets and treat them like family, so why wouldn’t we protect them like family too?
This National Pet Day, repay your furry family members for all they do for you, and get reimbursed for (eligible) vet bills.
With ASPCA Pet Insurance Plan, your pet can count on you for the best care, and you can count on their plans to reimburse up to 90% of eligible vet bills.
Click here to get a free quote from ASPCA.
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March 2024 – Primary Care Providers
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Wellness Challenge #1: Stretch Break – A Healthy Habits Challenge
March 18,2024 – April 28,2024
This individual challenge encourages you to complete a stretch each day to improve your flexibility over the course of six (6) weeks.
SIGN UP
Register for the challenge
- Log into the Wellness Portal
- Click Challenges from the portal homepage
- Select the Stretch Break challenge and click Activate
https://www.wellworksforyoulogin.com/UserLogin.aspx
PARTICIPATE
Requirements to earn credit
- Click each icon to view the habit details
- Once you complete the habit in its entirety, click Complete
- You can complete the habits in any order you wish
- Only one (1) habit can be completed per day
- You must complete fourteen (14) habits to earn credit for the challenge
Please Note: Final habits must be logged by 11:59pm EST on 4/28 in order to qualify for the challenge.
EARN A REWARD!
Incentives for completion
Once all six (6) weeks are complete, you will automatically receive credit for Step 2: Complete One (1) Activity
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