A Reminder of What Your Employee Benefits Offer You!
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June 2019 A Reminder of what your Employee Benefits offer You! Manulife Website Registering online gives access to Manulife’s Group Benefits Mobile and Provider eClaims. It’s a good time to register today, the site covers information on numerous topics; claim forms, claim status and claim history, etc. Visit: https://www.manulife.ca/personal/group-plans/group-benefits.html Self Help Works Effective February 1, 2018, these online programs were made available for employees and their family to help promote healthy lifestyles. Programs cover weight loss, walking, stress, diabetes, smoking and alcohol. There is no charge for these programs. Visit: https://portals.selfhelpworks.com/peoplecorporation Ask The Expert Our Wellness Specialist will respond within two business days Offered through your national broker’s head office, People Corporation, and at no cost, employees can email our Wellness Specialist with questions concerning nutrition and fitness. To access, email [email protected] Health Services Navigator (HSN) Offers access to an integrated Canadian-based health and medical information resource centre. HSN assists members in navigating the Canadian health care system, access to world class doctors for second opinions, wellness tips, tools and resources & medical condition information. Identity Theft coverage This benefit covers out-of-pocket expenses incurred and wages lost as you go through the process of restoring your credit history. Seconds is all it takes for a thief to steal personal information - anyone can be exposed! Emergency Medical/Travel Assistance - Single trip coverage for up to 90 days. Everest Funeral Planning and Concierge Service This service was added to the Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) benefit. Key features include pre- planning services, price finder research report, online planning tools, at-need services family support, negotiation assistance. Everest does not sell funeral goods or services; you are removed from a sales-focused environment allowing you and your family to make well informed and confident decisions during a stressful time. Page 1 of 3 Preferred Pharmacy Networks (PPN) Our PPN is a network of provider that includes pharmacies and other providers across Canada that, depending on the structure of the group benefits plan design, collectively serve to reduce claim costs and/or bring additional value added benefits to our clients, their plan members or both. Changes! Our Loblaws PPN has been discontinued which included the pharmacy and vision discounts across all Loblaws banners: Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, No Frills, Extra Foods, Zehrs Markets, Valu-Mart, Save- Easy, Fortinos and Dominion. New! Earlier this year we announced a broader offering with the additions of Rexall, PharmaPlus, Metro, Food Basics and IRIS (Vision Group) and Costco to our PPN. Rexall, PharmaPlus, Metro and Food Basics have offered reduced dispensing fees and drug markup rates off of their usual and customary retail fees. Rexall – www.rexall.ca/rexallexclusivesavingscard/ Get for your Exclusive Savings Card, enter Group ID: PEOPLECORP to receive 20% off of more than 4,000 different Rexall-branded products. Costco - https://www.costco.ca/people-corp-offer.html Receive up to $125 in savings when you purchase a new membership, or $100 in savings for existing Costco members. Visit the following link for more information and quick access to your PPN’s. www.peoplecorporation.com/my-preferred-benefits/ Prescription Drugs We make saving on your prescription costs easy. You and your dependants will benefit from our partnership with select pharmacies through either reduced dispensing fees, reduced mark-up or other value-adds. Click the following to find your most convenient location: costco.ca foodbasics.ca/pharmacy metro.ca/pharmacy rexall.ca Provincial regulations may restrict the full benefits offering each pharmacy is able to offer. Page 2 of 3 Vision Care Available through IRIS Vision Group locations, you can take advantage of select rebates on vision care products including: $150 certificate redeemable off of the purchase of eyeglasses including a frame and a pair of fully coated prescription lenses (lenses must be minimum value of $250) and/or on the purchase of prescription sunglasses. $25 certificate redeemable towards a pair of fully coated single vision lenses (vision lenses must be minimum value of $250) $50 certificate redeemable towards a pair of fully coated progressive lenses (progressive lenses must be minimum value of $250) $50 certificate redeemable towards the purchase of annual supply of contact lenses. $50 certificate redeemable towards the purchase of non-prescription sunglasses valued at $100.00 or more. $25 certificate redeemable towards the purchase of 3 or more bottles of Eye Omega Benefits (240 Softgels size) $10 certificate redeemable for non-prescription glasses with Blue Light Filtration To find the Optical location nearest you; http://iris.ca/en/find-a-store IRIS locations in Saskatchewan and Manitoba are coming soon. Brand Name Prescriptions Your plan reimburse your prescriptions at the generic level, however, you may, due to medical reasons, require the brand-name version. It’s incredibly easy to stay on brand name medications, at little or no additional cost to you or your benefits plan. People Corporation has partnered with two leading Brand Name Choice Programs; RxHelpONE: www.rxhelp.ca/RxHelpOne/peoplecorporation innoviCares: www.innovicares.ca/peoplecorporation If you are prescribed any of the participating medications or products, you may be eligible to receive the brand name drug. As each program provides access to participating brand medications through different pharmaceutical manufacturers, you will need to review each site and use their search tool to determine which card supports the medication you are currently using. New medications are added regularly so please ensure that you check back regularly to see what has been added. Page 3 of 3 .