Health Awareness Program
2011 Program Guidelines
To be eligible for Health Awareness Program reimbursement for 2011 activity, you must submit a Health Awareness Program Reimbursement Request Form within six months of completing an approved program, be a medically covered enrollee (or spouse or dependent child of enrollee) of LGC HealthTrust for the approved program’s duration, and have completed a 2011 Personal Health Analysis (PHA). Before submitting a request, please review the 2011 program guidelines below and submit your request using the linked form provided below.
The LGC HealthTrust 2011 Health Awareness Program reimburses 100 percent of the cost of many health and safety related educational seminars and classes plus activities like yoga, karate, kickboxing and Weight Watchers®. It also offers up to $300 in annual reimbursements for every LGC HealthTrust medically covered enrollee who completes the Get Healthy Personal Health Analysis (PHA).
What Else is Eligible for Reimbursement?
How to Get Reimbursed
Health Awareness Reimbursement Request Form
What Else is Eligible for Reimbursement?
Also eligible for Health Awareness reimbursement are the following:
- Fitness facility (including Curves®) memberships (You may qualify for additional discounts by showing your medical plan ID card; check with your selected facility.)
- Self-reported physical activity
- One-on-one classes or counseling for nutrition or personal training
- Over-the-counter tobacco cessation products (when used while attending a smoking cessation class that's also reimbursable).
*Medically covered children are ineligible for PHA participation but qualify for Health Awareness program reimbursements for healthy activities like sports programs, dance or martial arts classes (except for fitness facility memberships, self-reported physical activity, one-on-one classes or counseling and over-the-counter tobacco cessation products) provided the covered parent employed by a HealthTrust member completes a PHA.
How to Get Reimbursed
You must complete the 2011 PHA to be eligible for Health Awareness Program in calendar year 2011. When you complete the PHA determines your date of eligibility for Health Awareness, per the following chart:
Get Healthy PHA |
Health Awareness Program |
January, February, March |
January 1 |
April, May, June |
April 1 |
July, August, September |
July 1 |
October, November, December |
October 1 |
Please allow 4-6 weeks to process your claim.
For a health-related training or class:
- Before you enroll, verify the training/class is eligible for Health Awareness Program reimbursement contacting LGC's Enrollee Services Department at 800.527.5001 or enrolleeservices@nhlgc.org. Once verified, sign up and pay the course fee.
- Get a receipt of payment for submission with your reimbursement request.
- Attend at least 75 percent of the program’s sessions or classes.
- Have the program’s certified instructor sign a Health Awareness Program Reimbursement Request Form and follow its instructions for submission.
For fitness facility (including Curves®) memberships (reimbursable for LGC HealthTrust subscribers, retirees, spouses and dependents 18 years and over):
- Submit an attendance printout verifying minimum attendance of 8 dates per calendar month.
- Get a receipt indicating membership cost for submission with your reimbursement request.
- Complete LGC’s Health Awareness Program Reimbursement Request Form.
- Next, follow the form's instructions for submission.
For self-reported physical activity (reimbursable for LGC HealthTrust subscribers, retirees, spouses and dependents 18 years and over):
- Complete the Self-Reported Physical Activity Request Form portion of LGC’s Health Awareness Program Reimbursement Request Form verifying 30 minutes of physical activity on each of 8 dates per calendar month.
- Then follow the form’s instructions for submission to receive $25 for each month you meet self-reported physical activity requirements.
- You may submit your completed Self-Reported Physical Activity Request Form annually or several times a year (e.g., quarterly).