As we head into fall and all-too-soon start preparing for the holiday season, you might be thinking about adding to your PATH points total and payout before the program year ends. One way to do that is by completing a 2023 biometric screening and preventive exams.

When you submit your screening results to PATH, you’ll earn 5,000 participation points, up to 1,500 outcome/improvement points — plus a $25 cash incentive! To be sure your screening counts for the 2023 PATH program, schedule it three-to-four weeks before Dec. 31 to allow time for processing.

Watch this video to learn more about what a biometric screening is and your options to complete one. Here are three easy ways to get it done…

September Is National Suicide Prevention Month

Did you know more than 700,000 people around the world take their own lives each year? In 2021, in the United States alone, that number was 48,183, up 36 percent from 2020. An additional 12.3 million American adults seriously thought about suicide, 3.5 million planned a suicide and 1.7 million attempted suicide, according to NAMI — the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that in 2021 in Illinois, the number of suicides was 1,454, up 8 percent from 2020...

Join PATH’s Fall into Fitness Challenge

If you relaxed and lazed around the pool a little too much this summer, fall temperatures might be just the encouragement you need to (re)start your wellness routine. And PATH’s Fall into Fitness Challenge couldn’t happen at a better time!

This step challenge has five stages — State Park Start, Picking the Pumpkin, Football Field Fun, On to the Orchard and Rocking the Shopping. You unlock each stage based on your team’s steps...

Get Ready for 2024 Open Enrollment

It’s almost time for Open Enrollment (OE) 2024, when you’ll choose your health benefit plan(s) for next year based on your and your dependents’ needs. OE runs Nov. 13 through Dec. 1 and is your opportunity to make changes to your health benefits that take effect Jan. 1, 2024.

Remember to consider life changes such as marriage or domestic partnership, births or adoptions and whether your dependents are eligible for coverage. You can also consider the plan options your agency offers to see if a different one might strain your budget a bit less…