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1 amentals ovember 2018 W edical linic pdates age 2 Women s ealth and ancer ights age 2 Wordsearch uzzle age 3 he newsletter from your Wisconsin ealth und 6200 West luemound oad, ilwaukee W ome lu eason acts: he timing of the flu is unpredictable and can vary in different parts of the country and from season to season. n general, flu season is considered ctober - ay, but there are cases of the flu year round. ast year, seasonal flu activity began in early ovember but rose sharply during ecember through early ebruary bout the lu hot: mportant otice ummary nnual eport age 3 emember to notify W if you have a change of address, phone number, or other insurance coverage. nriching lives through progressive benefits, compassionate care, and exceptional service. nce you receive the shot, it takes two weeks for your body to develop antibodies that will provide protection. Your body s immunity to the flu decreases over time. he flu vaccine is produced and shipped to providers during ugust. owever, there is some evidence that it may not be advantageous to receive your vaccine that early. recent study indicated that maximum immunity is achieved shortly following vaccination and decreases each passing month. herefore, if you get your vaccine in ugust, you may be more susceptible to infection late in the flu season, around ebruary or arch. n onclusion: he ideal time is no later than the end of ctober. ovember is still an optimal time, it is not too late! etting it later in ecember or January and protecting yourself for the remainder of the flu season is still better then getting no protection at all!

2 amentals age 2 W edical linic pdates Wisconsin ealth und hysicians are training on a new lectronic ealth ecord ystem n this day and age, digital recordkeeping for healthcare providers is essential. he W lectronic hysician ealth ecord implementation will provide several significant advantages for atients and hysicians at the W edical enter. he electronic ealth ecord system provides your physician with instant access to diagnostic tests, enabling you and your doctor to discuss results during your visit and quickly respond to any health changes. his results in better health management which is especially important for those needing management of chronic conditions. his instant access to your health record will also make the time you spend with your doctor more productive and, in many cases, reduce the number of visits required. n addition, when your rimary are hysician and any specialist you are seeing can share all of your information seamlessly, they can coordinate care in a more effective, efficient and time sensitive manner. aking more information available at the physician s finger tips creates a powerful tool which ensures improved decision making and better patient outcomes. Welcome ew ain anagement hysicians yed uissani,.. Jaweed ohuiddin,.. arag anchal,.. icholas Weber,.. 100% overed emember, the best value under your health care benefit is using the W edical linic for a $0 o-ay. pplies to covered edical services only. octor pdate r. avid evin, who many of you may know in ndocrinology, is now also providing primary care services in nternal edicine. Women s ealth and ancer ights he Women s ealth and ancer ights ct of 1998 requires the und to notify you, as a participant or beneficiary of the Wisconsin ealth und lan, of your rights related to benefits provided through the plan in connection with mastectomy. s a participant or beneficiary of Wisconsin ealth und you have the right to coverage provided in a manner determined in consultation with your attending physician for: (a) all stages of reconstruction of the breast on which the mastectomy was performed; (b) surgery and reconstruction of the other breast to produce a symmetrical appearance; and (c) prostheses and treatment of physical complications of the mastectomy, including lymphedema. hese benefits are subject to the plan s regular deductible and co-insurance described in the lan ocument. or further details, refer to your ummary lan escription (). Keep this notice for your records and call your lan dministrator at Wisconsin ealth und, (888) for more information.

3 amentals age 3 an you find all the words in? Words can be forward, backwards, up, down, and diagonal J K Y 1) ovember is ational pilepsy wareness onth. 2) Wisconsin ealth und edical linic is available for a $0 (zero) co-pay for Wisconsin ealth und members and their eligible dependents. 3) on t forget to get your flu shot! 4) id you know you can just stop by the W clinic to get your free flu shot, no appointment needed? (W members and eligible dependents only) 5) ew Year s resolution is a tradition in which a person resolves to change an undesired behavior, accomplish a personal goal or otherwise improve their life. Wordsearch answer key can be found on our website: lick on the ovember 2018 amental, answer key is the last page. nnual pen nrollment ach year you are asked to review your health and welfare benefits to see if they continue to meet your needs for the upcoming year. You may add or delete dependents without a qualifying event. he member can make these changes during the month of ovember, any changes made become effective the first billing cycle of f any other coverage for any of your covered dependents has changed please remember to inform W to avoid any issues that may occur if your records are not properly updated. Y his is a summary of the annual report for the Wisconsin ealth und, (mployer dentification o , lan o. 501) for the period January 1, 2017 to ecember 31, he annual report has been filed with the mployee enefits ecurity dministration, as required under the mployee etirement ncome ecurity ct of 1974 (). Wisconsin ealth und has committed itself to pay medical, pharmaceutical, dental, and vision claims incurred under the terms of the plan. he plan had a contract with etna ife nsurance ompany to pay all life insurance, long-term disability, and accidental death and dismemberment claims incurred under the terms of the plan. he total premiums paid for the plan year beginning January 1, 2017 and ending ecember 31, 2017 were $130,902. he value of plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the plan, was $67,528,894 as of ecember 31, 2017 compared to $59,608,101 as of January 1, uring the plan year the plan experienced an increase in its net assets of $7,920,793. his increase includes unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the value of plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of the plan's assets at the end of the year and the value of the assets at the beginning of the year, or the cost of assets acquired during the year. uring the plan year, the plan had total income of $46,491,098. his income included employer contributions of $32,993,971, employee contributions of $696,555, realized gains of $324,185 from the sale of assets and earnings from investments of $7,975,409. lan expenses were $38,570,305. hese expenses included $2,898,538 in administrative expenses and $35,671,767 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries. Y You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, on request. he items listed below are included in that report: 1. n accountant's report; 2. inancial information and information on payments to service providers; 3. ssets held for investment; 4. ransactions in excess of 5 percent of the plan assets; and 5. nsurance information including sales commissions paid by insurance carriers. o obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of r. ichael. ovely, xecutive irector, 6200 W. luemound oad, ilwaukee, W 53213, (414) he charge to cover copying costs will be $5.50 for the full report, or $0.25 per page for any part thereof. You also have the right to receive from the plan administrator, on request and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the plan and accompanying notes, or both. f you request a copy of the full annual report from the plan administrator, these two statements and accompanying notes will be included as part of that report. he charge to cover copying costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions are furnished without charge. You also have the legally protected right to examine the annual report at the main office of the plan: 6200 W. luemound oad, ilwaukee, W 53213, and at the.. epartment of abor in Washington,.., or to obtain a copy from the.. epartment of abor upon payment of copying costs. equests to the epartment should be addressed to:.. epartment of abor, mployee enefits ecurity dministration, ublic isclosure oom, 200 onstitution venue, W, uite -1513, Washington,

4 6200 West luemound oad ilwaukee W age 4 Wisconsin ealth und amentals 6200 West luemound oad ilwaukee, W (414) or oll-ree (800) W ustomer ervice (888) W n-line hank you for helping to make our 23rd nnual ealth air a success! entative 2019 ealth air dates: hursday, ctober 3rd, 5pm - 7pm & aturday, ctober 5th, 8am - 11am t this year s ealth air W staff provided: 415 lu shots 127 lood ressure hecks 154 lood ugar creenings 50 earing ests nd enjoyed over 300 free moothie amples! f you were unable to attend the ealth air please remember that you can just stop by the W edical enter eception esk (no appointment needed) and let them know you would like a flu shot. easonal flu shots are free to W embers and ctive etirees oliday chedule 149 arotid opplers 96 ipid anel (holesterol) 86 one ensity creenings 45 kin ancer creenings hanksgiving - hursday, ovember 22nd - losed ay after hanksgiving - riday. ovember 23rd - dministration and enefits losed hristmas ve - onday, ecember 24th - losed at oon hristmas ay - uesday, ecember 25th - losed ew Year s ve - onday, ecember 31st - losed at oon ew Year s ay - uesday, January 1st losed

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