Loyola University Maryland

Office of Human Resources

Wellness

Health and Wellness - Take Charge

The University is committed to enhancing its Wellness Program by including new opportunities and tools to allow you to achieve a healthier you. Please be sure to check back frequently, as we will continue to update this site with planned activities and wellness education tools. Please visit the HR Professional Development site to register for wellness seminars and classes.

The Omada® Wellness Program NEW 

The Omada® Program is a personalized program that could help individuals reach their health goals, whether that’s losing weight or improving overall health. The program offers eligible participants a professional health coach for tailored support and guidance, a connected scale to track progress (and keep for good), an online community personalized to your interests, weekly interactive lessons, and insightful health metrics to learn what is (and isn’t) working.

The Omada program is for employees and their covered adult dependents who are enrolled in Loyola’s medical plan through Cigna, who are at risk for type 2 diabetes or heart disease, and who are accepted by Omada® into the program. Once accepted, the program is at no additional cost.

Check with Omada® to see if you or your adult dependents are eligible, at: https://support.omadahealth.com/hc/en-us.

The Omada® program is administered by Omada Health, Inc., an independent third-party service provider. All Cigna® products and services are provided exclusively by or through operating subsidiaries of Cigna Corporation, including Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company or its affiliates. The Omada® program is not administered by Cigna. It is administered solely by Omada Health, Inc. which is responsible for the program.

FY23 Wellness Incentives

Save money on your medical plan premiums by completing the wellness incentives by October 31, 2022. Medical plan participants and their spouses/LDAs can qualify for reduced medical plan premiums. You and your covered spouse/LDA must complete the following in order to qualify:

  • Have an annual preventive care physical exam (or an annual physical completed within the last 12 months or by October 31, 2022). Record the date of your physical in the section under I participated in a wellness activity. If you need an annual physical, try a virtual one. Read about it here.
  • Obtain the following information from your annual physical and use the data to complete the on-line Health Assessment:
    • Height
    • Weight
    • Blood pressure
    • Blood cholesterol

    Complete both incentives by October 31, 2022 to earn points and continue paying the wellness compliant medical plan premiums.  

Step-by-step instructions

  1. Log on to www.mycigna.com
  2. Find the Wellness tab
  3. Click Wellness & Incentives 
  4. Scroll to Incentives Spotlight  
  5. Complete your health assessment. The assessment is on-line, do not complete/submit a form.
  6. Enter the date of your annual physical by clicking the link under “I participated in a wellness activity”.  Note: If you had an annual physical in the last 12 months, the date may already be populated in this field. This complies with the annual physical requirement.     

After you have successfully completed all the required steps you will earn a total of two points. Your enrolled spouse/LDA must also complete both steps in their own myCigna account. It is your responsibility to confirm successful completion of the wellness steps. You should keep a copy of your assessment or email a confirmation to yourself.

If you have questions or need assistance with MyCigna please call Cigna OneGuide (Cigna’s highest level of customer support) at 1-800-Cigna24 (244-6224) for personalized guidance and support.

Current employees:

Save money on your medical plan premiums by completing the wellness incentives between July 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022. Employees and their spouses insured under the medical plan can qualify for reduced medical plan premiums. Beginning July 1, 2022 sign into your MyCigna account at www.mycigna.com and complete the health assessment and report the date of your annual physical. Note: If you had an annual physical in the last 12 months, the date may already be populated in this field. This complies with the annual physical requirement.    

If you do not complete your wellness requirements by the close of business on October 31, 2022 the "non-wellness" rates will go into effect with your first pay check in December. Participants are able to complete the health risk assessment on-line, and telehealth for physician appointments are available through Cigna. If you have questions or need assistance with MyCigna please call Cigna OneGuide (Cigna’s highest level of customer support) at 1-800-Cigna24 (244-6224) for personalized guidance and support.

Current employees who enrolled during Open Enrollment: 

Your annual physical must have been completed between July 1, 2022 and October 31, 2022. With your physical completed, register or log on to myCigna.com and complete the wellness steps by October 31, 2022. If you do not complete your wellness requirements by the close of business on October 31, 2022 the "non-wellness" rates will go into effect with your first pay check in December. Participants are able to complete the health risk assessment on-line, and telehealth for physician appointments are available through Cigna. If you have questions or need assistance with MyCigna please call Cigna OneGuide (Cigna’s highest level of customer support) at 1-800-Cigna24 (244-6224) for personalized guidance and support.

New hires:

Your annual physical must have been completed within the last eight months or within 120 days of eligibility. Complete the on-line Health Assessment and enter the date of your annual physical on MyCigna within 120 days of eligibility. If you do not complete the requirements by the deadline, the “non-wellness” rates will go into effect on the first of the fifth month following date of hire.

* Your personal health information is never disclosed to Loyola nor is it used to determine medical premiums. Your Health Assessment results are submitted directly to Cigna with only aggregate data reported to human resources. Please note that the wellness requirements are not outcomes based. Participants just have to complete the steps in order to receive the wellness premium rates. If you have questions or need assistance, contact the PSA Benefits Hotline at 1-877-716-6618 or email loyola@psafinancial.com.

Wellness Resources:   

This website provides a summary of the benefits available. The University reserves the right to modify, amend, suspend or terminate any plan at any time, and for any reason without prior notification. You will be notified of any changes to these plans and how they affect your benefits, if at all. The plans described on this website are governed by insurance contracts and plan documents, which are available for examination. We have attempted to make explanations of the plans on this website as accurate as possible. However, should there be a discrepancy between this website and the provisions of the insurance contracts or plan documents, the provisions of the insurance contracts or plan documents will govern. In addition, you should not rely on any oral descriptions of these plans, since the written descriptions in the insurance contracts and plan documents will always govern.