Author: Sara McIntyre

Those interested in being a mentor or mentee, join Kansas WISE in July as we celebrate the benefits of mentorship and learn more about how you can get involved.

The event will be held from 2-3 p.m. Monday, July 10 via Zoom. Registration is available at no additional charge and is open to all state of Kansas employees. Register online.

To stay informed on future events, subscribe to the Kansas WISE newsletter.

Employees enrolled in 2023 coverage through the State Employee Health Plan can earn a premium discount worth $480 annually and HSA/HRA rewards dollars up to $500 per year, just by participating and logging healthy activities throughout the year.

Take advantage of some of the on-demand and online options to earn HealthQuest credits:

• Program overview and quiz: Earn 10 credits for completing this assessment.
• Health education modules: Earn one point for each health education module completed through the Marathon HealthQuest portal (10 total points possible).
• EAP on-demand trainings: Earn up to 10 points combined by completing EAP on-demand trainings that you can access through the HealthQuest portal and attending EAP webinars. 

Upcoming events will be published each month, but if you’d like to plan in advance, check out all currently scheduled HealthQuest events.

Looking ahead:

• State of Kansas – Mindfulness: Being Present in Your Work and Life: July 5, 1 p.m.
  • The idea of mindfulness or being mindful is complete engagement in the present moment. It is a state where you are not thinking, reflecting, judging or deciding, but are instead simply experiencing the things currently in your available experience. In many ways people are largely unaware of our present moment and often operate on “auto-pilot” to some degree. The auto-pilot mode is our default mode of operation. Even when we find ourselves in a pleasurable quiet moment we automatically begin to daydream about others, plan/worry about the future or ruminate about the past. We miss living in the present moment because we fail to pay attention to it. Mindfulness is about waking up to the present moment and paying attention to our experience. Learning mindfulness is not difficult; however, it is difficult to remember to do it. This training discusses mindfulness and how to incorporate its practice into your life.

The HR Total Rewards team reminds staff and faculty that the deadline for fall 2023 tuition assistance applications is Saturday, July 1. Tuition assistance applications for fall 2023 are submitted through the online application form.

Due to the volume of applications received each semester, requests to submit late applications will be automatically denied without exception.

Questions may be directed to TuitionAssistance@wichita.edu.

Employees enrolled in 2023 coverage through the State Employee Health Plan can earn a premium discount worth $480 annually and HSA/HRA rewards dollars up to $500 per year, just by participating and logging healthy activities throughout the year.

Take advantage of May HealthQuest events:

• 2023 HealthQuest program overview video and quiz: Earn five credits for watching this video and completing the short quiz.
• Learning modules: Earn up to 10 credits by completing on-demand learning modules in the HealthQuest portal. There are many different topics to choose from.
• EAP on-demand trainings: Earn up to 10 credits combined by completing EAP on-demand trainings that are available through the HealthQuest portal and attending EAP webinars (max one credit per day).

Take advantage of some of the On-Demand and online options to earn HealthQuest credits.

• On-demand training: Connecting mind and body for healthy living – 1 p.m. Wednesday May 3. Register online.
• Wellness webinar: Purpose and your wellbeing – 1 p.m. Thursday May 11. No registration required. Follow the instructions on how to access this webinar directly on the HealthQuest Portal under Marathon Health Webinars.

Upcoming events will be published each month, but if you’d like to plan in advance, check out all currently scheduled HealthQuest events.

Tuition assistance applications for the fall 2023 semester are now being accepted through the online application form. The online application will be available through July 3.

Due to the volume of applications received each semester, requests to submit late applications will be automatically denied with no exceptions.

Questions can be directed to TuitionAssistance@wichita.edu.

Employees enrolled in 2023 coverage through the State Employee Health Plan can earn a premium discount worth $480 annually and HSA/HRA rewards dollars up to $500 per year, just by participating and logging healthy activities throughout the year.

Take advantage of April HealthQuest events:

• 2023 HealthQuest program overview video and quiz: Earn five credits for watching this video and completing the short quiz.
• Learning modules: Earn up to 10 credits by completing on-demand learning modules in the HealthQuest portal. There are many different topics to choose from.
• EAP on-demand trainings: Earn up to 10 credits combined by completing EAP on-demand trainings that are available through the HealthQuest portal and attending EAP webinars (max one credit per day).

Take advantage of some of the on-demand and online options to earn HealthQuest credits.

• Marathon Health webinar: Exercise to prevent chronic disease – 1 p.m. Thursday, April 13. Register online. Deadline to view for incentive credits is Friday, April 21. Credits will be awarded 7-10 business days after the viewing period has closed for the webinar.
  • In this session, participants will review types of physical activity and how exercise can enhance musculoskeletal health. They will also explore how exercise can help prevent and manage today’s most common chronic diseases.

Upcoming events will be published each month, but if you’d like to plan in advance, check out all currently scheduled HealthQuest events.

The HR Total Rewards team reminds faculty and staff that the deadline for summer 2023 tuition assistance applications is Monday, April 17. Tuition assistance applications for summer 2023 are submitted through the online application form.

Due to the volume of applications received each semester, requests to submit late applications will be automatically denied without exception.

Questions may be directed to TuitionAssistance@wichita.edu.

Employees enrolled in 2023 coverage through the State Employee Health Plan can earn a premium discount worth $480 annually and HSA/HRA rewards dollars up to $500 per year, just by participating and logging healthy activities throughout the year.

Take advantage of March HealthQuest events:

• 2023 HealthQuest program overview video and quiz: Earn five credits for watching this video and completing the short quiz.
• Learning modules: Earn up to 10 credits by completing on-demand learning modules in the HealthQuest portal. There are many different topics to choose from.
• EAP on-demand trainings: Earn up to 10 credits combined by completing EAP on-demand trainings that are available through the HealthQuest portal and attending EAP webinars (max one credit per day). 

Take advantage of some of the on-demand and online options to earn HealthQuest credits.

• Marathon Health webinar: March focus on nutrients and serving sizes – 1 p.m. Thursday, March 9. Registration will be sent via email with a link to attend. Deadline to view for incentive credits is Friday, March 17.
  • Do you know the six types of nutrients? Do you know what constitutes a serving size of pasta and vegetables? Get started with the basics in this session where we will review the six nutrients, serving sizes for different food groups, and how your plate can reflect nutritional balance at each meal.

As part of the Marathon Health HealthQuest portal, the Healthwise portal offers a ton of information about 26 topics providing a basic overview along with any medical testing and treatment options available for each topic. Check out Healthwise here.

Upcoming events will be published each month, but to plan in advance, check out all currently scheduled HealthQuest events.

Access the HealthQuest portal and start earning points today.

What is the 1095-C, and why is it needed?
The Affordable Care Act requires employers to provide an annual statement to all employees who are eligible for insurance coverage, describing the insurance available to them. This includes employees who decline to participate in the offered insurance coverage. The IRS created form 1095-C to serve as this statement.

What is on the 1095-C?
The 1095-C identifies the employee, the employer, which months during the calendar year the employee was eligible for coverage and the cost of the cheapest monthly premium the employee could have paid under that plan.

The 1095-C can now be accessed by logging into the SEHP Member Administration Portal, under forms, tax forms.

What do you do with the 1095-C?
The 1095-C does not need to be sent in with the income tax return, however employees will need the information on the 1095-C to verify that they and their family had insurance coverage for each month during the calendar year. This form needs to be kept with other tax documents.

Employees enrolled in 2023 coverage through the State Employee Health Plan can earn a premium discount worth $480 annually and HSA/HRA rewards dollars up to $500 per year just by participating in and logging healthy activities throughout the year.

Take advantage of February HealthQuest events:

• 2023 HealthQuest program overview video & quiz: You can earn five credits for watching this video and completing the short quiz.
• Learning modules: You can earn up to 10 credits by completing on-demand learning modules in the HealthQuest portal. There are many different topics to choose from.
• EAP on-demand trainings: You can earn up to 10 credits combined by completing EAP on-demand trainings that you can access through the HealthQuest portal and attending EAP webinars (max one credit per day).
• Marathon Health chronic condition management programs: You can earn up to 10 credits by participating in and completing the criteria of the Marathon Health chronic condition management programs to earn five credits each toward your program goal.
  • Diabetes self-management, education and support program (DSMES) (five credits).
  • Healthy Hearts program (five credits).

Take advantage of some of the on-demand and online options to earn HealthQuest credits:

• Wednesday, Feb. 1 – Digital Mindfulness: Taking Control of Your Device and Screen Time.

As part of the Marathon Health HealthQuest portal, the Healthwise portal offers tons of information about 26 topics providing a basic overview along with any medical testing and treatment options available for each topic. Check out Healthwise here.

We’ll be publishing upcoming events each month, but if you’d like to plan in advance, check out all currently scheduled HealthQuest events.

Access the HealthQuest portal and start earning your points today.