The information below pertains to the 2026 benefit year. The deadline for the 2025 benefit year has passed. We are currently earning the credit for the 2026 benefit year.
If you are covered by an MCPS-provided medical insurance plan through Cigna or Kaiser Permanente, you can learn more about your health and reduce your contributions to your health insurance with the Wellness Initiatives program. To take full advantage of these rate reductions, complete a biometric health screening and a health risk assessment yearly.
See below for detailed information about the Wellness Initiatives program. To learn more, be sure to read Wellness Initiatives Frequently Asked Questions.
Already completed your screening and/or assessment? Find out if you have received credit for your Wellness Initiatives participation.
Complete a biometric health screening of your blood pressure, blood sugar, body mass index, and cholesterol between October 7, 2024, and October 3, 2025. If you do, MCPS will pay 1 percent more of the total cost of your health insurance (medical, prescription, dental, and vision) in 2026—reducing your contribution by 1 percent.* You do not need to meet any medical standards to earn the incentive. Enrolled in a two-party or family medical plan? Only you—the medical-plan subscriber—need to complete a screening to earn the incentive. Maintain the rate reduction by completing a biometric health screening each year within the announced time frame.
In addition to a biometric health screening, you can save another 1 percent of the total cost of your health insurance by completing your medical insurance plan's online health risk assessment between October 7, 2024, and October 3, 2025—and again each year by the announced deadline.* For two-party and family plans, only the MCPS subscriber needs to complete an assessment to earn the incentive.
*If you are covered by a prescription, dental, and/or vision plan, but do not carry medical insurance through MCPS, you may complete a biometric health screening, but will NOT be eligible for the 1 percent reduction. You will NOT be able to complete a health risk assessment, however, since they are offered only through the medical plans.