About Get Healthy Now
The Get Healthy Now program focuses on employee wellness and provides employees participating in a UofL medical plan, the opportunity to receive a $40 discount on their monthly premium. All employees are welcome to use this wellness site as a way to focus on their health and well-being; however, only employees on a UofL medical plan can earn a premium incentive.
Get Healthy Now $40 Monthly Incentive Program
The 2025 incentive program began February 15, 2024 and ends on November 30, 2024. Please check UofL Today for additional announcements.
New Health Advocate Digital Experience in 2024! Health Advocate’s website is updating in 2024 and will feature enhanced tools, resources and curated content to help you find your path to wellbeing. Registration and log-in on Health Advocate’s website will stay the same, and instructions are located below. We encourage you to take advantage of all the benefits Health Advocate provides.
New hires or employees who experience a qualifying event: It typically takes 10 days from the time you submit benefits to become active in our system and gain access to the Health Advocate platform. After 10 days, view these steps to register and log into your Health Advocate account. Once you have completed the registration for your Health Advocate account, log into your account. To access the Personal Health Profile (PHP) click the “Well-being” tab located at the top right corner of the Health Advocate’s website and then click “Well-Being Center”. Then, click “get started” on the personal health profile tab. Complete the PHP within 45 days of your hire/benefit election date to earn the $40 Get Healthy Now monthly incentive towards your 2024 premium (once you complete the PHP, the incentive will then be issued approximately 30-60 days after you completed it and will be retroactive to your medical plan start date).
- The $40 Get Healthy Now incentive is available to all employees and pre-65* retirees enrolled in a UofL medical plan. Medically enrolled spouses and dependents children age 18+ can utilize the wellness program features, but are not eligible for the incentive.
- Participants must earn 480 wellness points between now and November 30, 2024, to qualify for the $40 Get Healthy Now monthly incentive in 2025.
- Participants are required to complete the Personal Health Profile (PHP), which is worth 200 wellness points, regardless of results. The remaining 280 wellness points may be earned through a variety of activities/programs from now through November 30, 2024. Visit Get Healthy Now Incentive Guide for a full list of point opportunities.
- Participants must create an account via Health Advocate's website (instructions below) to begin their point accumulation.
Participants can self-report any applicable preventive care to earn points towards their $40 Get Healthy Now monthly incentive. To access the Preventive Care section, click the “Well-being” tab located at the top right corner of the Health Advocate’s website and then click “Rewards.” Scroll to the preventive care section to enter care from12-1-2023 and 11-30-2024.
*if a pre-65 retiree goes on Medicare while their spouse/qualifying adult (SQA) is still on a UofL Medical Plan, then the incentive will be applied to the SQA.
Questions about the program? Visit our FAQs or contact the Get Healthy Now Team.
Health Advocate Log-in Instructions
- View these steps to register and log into your Health Advocate account.
- Once you have completed the registration for your Health Advocate account, log into your account.
Need help registering? Call Health Advocate Customer Service at: 1-866-799-2731 or email answers@healthadvocate.com.
UofL Wellness Point Opportunities
Throughout the year, UofL will provide several opportunities to earn points toward your $40 GHN incentive. Below are upcoming opportunities:
2024 HRtalks Wellness:
HRtalks Wellness: More Emotional Intelligence
Get Healthy Now is hosting a ‘More in 2024’ series that will identify areas in our lives that we can explore more in 2024. On April 24, 2:00-3:00pm we will discuss Emotional Intelligence, which is the ability to manage our own emotions and understand the emotions of those around us. We will explore elements of self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills. Join us on this enlightening journey to learn more about ourselves and how we can explore more in 2024. Get Healthy Now monthly premium incentive program participants can earn 100 points toward their 2025 $40 GHN monthly incentive for attending.
HRtalks Wellness: Caregiver Grief
Get Healthy Now is teaming up with UofL Trager Institute on May 28, 11:00am-12:00pm for a Caregiver Grief Workshop led by Barbara Gordon. Caregivers often experience grief both during and after serving in their caregiver role. During this workshop, you will learn how to identify the different kinds of caregiver grief that caregivers may experience and strategies for coping with grief at different stages of the caregiver journey. Get Healthy Now monthly premium incentive program participants can earn 100 points toward their 2025 $40 GHN monthly incentive for attending.
HRtalks Wellness: More Empathy
Get Healthy Now is hosting a ‘More in 2024’ series that will identify areas in our lives that we can explore more in 2024. Join us May 29, 2:00-3:00pm to discuss Empathy. Empathy involves sharing the emotional experience of another person and can be a crucial skill in building relationships and fostering effective communication. During this session, we will learn how to strengthen our empathy through mindful practice techniques and reflection. Get Healthy Now monthly premium incentive program participants can earn 100 points toward their 2025 $40 GHN monthly incentive for attending.
Learn about Get Healthy Now
Are you new to the university and/or new to UofL benefits? Attend our informational session regarding the Get Healthy Now $40 monthly premium incentive program including offerings, how to earn the incentive and getting involved with the program.
Questions about the Get Healthy Now incentive? Contact the Get Healthy Now Team! Have other UofL Benefit questions? Contact HR at (502) 852-6258.