Wellness Pledge
2025 Wellness Pledge
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Eligibility Criteria
- Must be enrolled in Murray State’s health plan - AND -
- Must elect Pledge during Open Enrollment 2025.
- Participants who do not complete Phase 1 will not be eligible for Phase 2.
- If Phase 1 is NOT completed, employees will incur a penalty of $180, assessed monthly September 2025 - November 2025.
- If Phase 2 is NOT completed, employees will incur a penalty of $120, assessed monthly November 2025 - December 2025.
Phase 1
Complete Phase 1 between January 1, 2025, and May 31, 2025, to be eligible for incentive AND move on to Phase 2.
Incentive paid in January 2025
- HDHP plan members receive $150 in HSA account
- PPO plan members receive $150 discount on January premium
Phase 1 Options
You must complete and/or attend 4 Racer Wellness sanctioned events, activities and screenings during January 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025 (with the exception of preventive screenings that backdate to June 1, 2024). This list may be added to throughout the year.
2025 Wellness Pledge screening requirements:
- Screenings must be filed through Murray State University insurance.
- Screenings must take place between June 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025.
- Proof of preventive screenings will be obtained through name only reports from Murray State benefit vendors. This means that Wellness Pledge participants' preventive screenings must be processed through health, vision and/or dental benefit offerings in order to receive Phase 1 credit.
Acceptable preventive screenings
- Annual wellness visit
- Cervical cancer screening (women's exam)
- Cholesterol screening
- Colon cancer screening
- Dental examination
- Dermatology skin screening
- Diabetes screening (fasting glucose)
- Heel scan bone density screening
- Mammogram
- Prostate cancer screening (PSA)
- Vision screening
- Freedom From Smoking courses are offered locally and completion of the course will count for a sanctioned event.
- Racer Wellness must receive documentation of completion from the course instructor.
Complete one of the many available soft skills courses on the Wayne Corporation website.
- Access the Wayne Corporation website, login or create a login and click on “soft skills courses”.
- Submit the certificate of completion (generated at the end) to msu.racerwellness@murraystate.edu for Wellness Pledge credit.
- Print out blood donation form.
- Fill out and have signed by a representative at your blood donation site.
- Submit form to Racer Wellness:
- Email: msu.racerwellness@murraystate.edu
- Fax: 270.809.4364
- Campus Mail: 412 Sparks Hall
Complete 6 Hinge Health Sessions
- 6 sessions must be completed between January 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025 to count for one event for Phase 1.
- Visit the Hinge Health website to learn more and sign up.
- Upon completion of your 6 sessions, visit the Racer Wellness form to fill out the dates of your 6 sessions and submit it to msu.racerwellness@murraystate.edu.
Lunch and Learn: TBD
Phase 2
Complete Phase 2 between June 1, 2025 and September 30, 2025 to be eligible for incentive.
Incentive paid in September 2025
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HDHP plan members receive $100 in HSA account
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PPO plan members receive $100 discount on September premium
Phase 2 Options
You must complete and/or attend 2 Racer Wellness sanctioned events and activities. This list may be added to throughout the year.
- Print out blood donation form.
- Fill out and have signed by a representative at your blood donation site.
- Submit form to Racer Wellness:
- Email: msu.racerwellness@murraystate.edu
- Fax: 270.809.4364
- Campus Mail: 412 Sparks Hall
Watermelon Social - TBD
TBD
- Eligible faculty and staff who participate in an Omada program can count 6 Omada touchpoints as an event for Phase 2. Touchpoints must take place between June 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025.
- Follow the link to learn more about the Omada program and determine eligibility
- Upon completion of your 6 touchpoints, visit the Racer Wellness form to fill out the dates of your 6 touchpoints and submit it to msu.racerwellness@murraystate.edu
Lunch and Learn - TBD
- Freedom From Smoking courses are offered locally and completion of the course will count for a sanctioned event.
- Racer Wellness must receive documentation of completion from the course instructor.
Complete one of the many available soft skills courses on the Wayne Corporation website.
- Access the Wayne Corporation website, login or create a login and click on “soft skills courses”.
- Submit the certificate of completion (generated at the end) to msu.racerwellness@murraystate.edu for Wellness Pledge credit.
Complete 6 Hinge Health Sessions
- 6 sessions must be completed between June 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025 to count for one event for Phase 2.
- Visit the Hinge Health website to learn more and sign up.
- Upon completion of your 6 sessions, visit the Racer Wellness form to fill out the dates of your 6 sessions and submit it to msu.racerwellness@murraystate.edu.
Reasonable alternatives and accommodations will be made available in compliance with HIPAA and ADA.