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To schedule your HealthPass appointment,
call 432-9220 on Oahu or (800) 525-6548
on the Neighbor Islands.
HealthPass Call Center Hours:
Mondays through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fridays, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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June 24, 2009
Recession is no reason to stop investing in your health.
Laura Lott
(808)952-7566
laura_lott@hmsa.com
The Hawaii Medical Service Association's (HMSA's) more than 700,000 members can
now receive discounts on a wide range of health and wellness services around the
state. Called HMSA365, the new program offers discounts of up to 30 percent on
weight management programs, memberships to fitness centers and gyms, exercise
classes, personal trainer services, and more, 365 days a year.
The Program
HMSA365 supports members' efforts to improve their health and well-being. The
program begins today and is available on all islands. HMSA encourages members to
visit
hmsa.com/hmsa365
for more information.
"Despite a difficult economy, there's never been a better time to invest in your
health," said HMSA Medical Director Patricia Avila,
M.D. "We encourage our members to eat healthy, get regular physical activity,
and live a healthy life. HMSA365 helps members maintain a healthy lifestyle,
while keeping a lid on their expenses." HMSA365 is available to all HMSA
members, including members of 65C Plus and The HMSA Plan for QUEST Members. Any
member with a current HMSA card is eligible to participate in the new program.
In all, the program is available to more than 700,000 members.
To receive discounts, members merely show their HMSA card to participating
businesses at the time of purchase and mention HMSA365. No registration or
coupons are necessary.
A Variety of Services
The program includes scores of wellness services around the state, including
Curves, Jazzercize, Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers Hawaii, and YMCA. A list of
services is posted at
hmsa.com/hmsa365.
The business network will grow over time, so members should check the website
regularly. For questions on services, please call 1 (866) 520-6362.
HMSA365 is a discount program, not a health plan benefit. So no claims are
processed for the services. Members do not have to join HMSA365, and there is no
cost for the program. Member dues were not used to develop the program.
Purpose of Program
"The program helps our members achieve good health and well-being," said
Avila. "Maintaining a healthy
lifestyle may help prevent some costly chronic conditions, like diabetes, high
blood pressure, heart disease, and obesity. HMSA365 helps make a healthy
lifestyle a little more affordable, and that's especially important during these
difficult economic times."
About HMSA
HMSA is a nonprofit, mutual benefit association founded in Hawaii
in 1938. It is governed by a community board
of directors that includes representatives from health care, business, labor,
government, education, clergy, and the community at large. HMSA is a member of
the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue
Cross and Blue Shield plans. Nationally, HMSA and 38 other Blue Cross and Blue
Shield plans provide worldwide coverage to more than 100 million members.
August 29, 2008
HMSA's online health questionnaire reveals health risks and offers advice
Online program generates personalized health profile and wellness action plan.
Laura Lott
(808)952-7566
laura_lott@hmsa.com
The Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) today announced the
launch of an easy-to-use, online health risk assessment program that can
generate a person's unique health profile, and offers a wellness action
plan to target their health risks.
The online health questionnaire is called
SucceedTM, and was developed by HealthMedia® Inc., one of the nation's
leading health behavior change companies. HMSA members may access the questionnaire by visiting www.hmsa.com and
clicking on "Health Risk Assessment."
It takes about 30 minutes to complete the questionnaire.
From the privacy of their home, HMSA members may now find out how
healthy their lifestyle is. They will be offered a
personal action plan and access to online tools, resources and interactive
lifestyle-management programs to help them improve their health.
If members need help reducing health risks, they may access
lifestyle-management programs, including weight management, nutrition, smoking
cessation and stress management.
With convenience and simplicity in mind, the online programs were designed to be
used at home.
Health Screenings Available
"After completing the questionnaire, members who are eligible for
HealthPass, HMSA's health promotion and prevention program, may want to
can schedule an appointment to have
their biometric screenings done as well," said Caryn Ireland,
vice president of Integrated Services, Inc., a subsidiary of HMSA.
"HealthPass is a wonderful benefit,
and each year more than 25,000 members take advantage of it.
The HealthPass staff will measure
blood pressure, height, weight, body mass index, blood cholesterol, blood sugar,
and do a body fat analysis. A health
professional will then meet with the member to go over screening results, answer
questions and discuss possible lifestyle changes."
Members may access the online health risk assessment year-round, and
there is no cost for current HMSA members.
Eligible members are those who are 18 years or older.
Members eligible for HealthPass may
receive their biometric screenings at no cost.
Some members may wish to fill out
a paper version of the
questionnaire.
These members should contact their local HealthPass office for a hard
copy of the risk assessment.
"Change is not always easy," said Ireland
"With the right tools and motivation, you can succeed in making changes
that will have a positive impact on your well-being and quality of life.
Our online health risk assessment is
an excellent tool for busy people to use when they begin the journey of
improving their lifestyle habits.
There's no better time to start that journey than right now!"
For more information on the online health risk assessment, please call
HMSA at 948-6456 on Oahu.
Neighbor Island members may call HMSA
toll-free at 1 (800) 525-6548.
About HealthMedia and HMSA
HealthMedia, Inc. was founded in 1998, and is the market leader in
behavior change. With its powerful
combination of proven behavior science, sophisticated technology and creative
marketing, HealthMedia delivers individually tailored Internet and paper-based
self-management programs for healthy lifestyle issues, diseases and
conditions.The company has created programs with proven outcomes for conditions and issues
such as diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, lower back pain, teen health, smoking
cessation, nutrition, weight management, stress management, and health risk
assessment. For more information,
visit healthmedia.com.
HMSA is a nonprofit, mutual benefit association
founded in Hawaii
in 1938. It is governed by a community
board of directors that includes representatives from health care, business,
labor, government, education, clergy, and the community at large.
HMSA is a member of the Blue Cross and
Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue
Shield plans. Nationally, HMSA and 38 other Blue Cross and Blue Shield
plans provide worldwide coverage to more than 100 million members.
For more information, visit hmsa.com.
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