A blog on the latest news and events for ACU faculty and staff
Have you downloaded the HealthComp mobile app yet? The HealthComp mobile app allows you to check claim status, access your eligibility information, view and email your id card, review your account summary and benefits, and check your deductible amount. To download the app, search for “myCareHC” from your phone’s app store.
***IMPORTANT INFORMATION RELATED TO THE 2024 WELLNESS PROGRAM***
ACU is bringing eHealth Screenings back on campus for your convenience! Complete your complimentary biometric screening to help earn points toward your 2025 wellness credit. All employees and spouses enrolled in ACU’s medical plan for 2024 must complete a biometric screening & annual physical with their physician by 7/31/24 to avoid the wellness premium surcharge in 2025. As a reminder, since the deadline date has changed, those who had a biometric screening from August 1, 2023 – September 30, 2023 will not need to complete another screening prior to July 31, 2024. Onsite Screening Dates and Times: ACU (Abilene) – Hunter Welcome Center March 20th, 21st & 22nd : 7:30-11:00am As a reminder, we will no longer be using Mobile Health. You must visit the link for eHealth in the flier provided to register for your screening. REMEMBER: You must fast (no food) for 9 hours before your appointment. Please drink plenty of water. Black coffee is permitted. Continue to take any prescription medications. If you are diabetic, please consult your physician before fasting. If you are not able to attend one of the onsite screenings, whether you are a remote employee or due to a schedule conflict, there is a form on the eHealth website to download for you to complete your screening with your physician. Follow the steps to schedule a screening to access the form. Please see the attached flyer for additional information related to registering for the mobile app. You can also contact humanresources@acu.edu with any questions.
A consultant from TIAA will be offering individual counseling sessions on campus to discuss your personal financial situation and retirement investments on February 27 and 28 in the Brown Library Idea Room 3. You can register for an appointment online. Appointments fill up fast and are reserved on a first come, first served basis. Register here.
You and your covered dependents have access to The Standard’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP). This confidential service offers free over-the-phone counseling any time, day or night, to help you with a variety of personal situations. The EAP also provides up to 3 counseling sessions for both you and your covered dependents, either in person or over the phone. Counselors can help with concerns such as emotional well-being and health, relationships, parenting and addiction. To contact the EAP, call 888-293-6948, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to talk to a professional counselor. To register online, you will go www.healthadvocate.com/standard3.
ACU’s block tuition model promotes students graduating on time and more affordably. We have been committed to not increasing tuition at the rate of inflation, and for the 2024-2025 academic year, tuition will only increase by 4%, and block tuition will be adjusted from 36 hours to 33 hours in a full academic year. Each hour a student goes over the 33 hour block rate will be charged a reduced flat rate of $750 per hour. Adjusting block tuition and moving to a reduced flat rate over block is financially beneficial to most students and allows students who maximize a 33-hour block to save $9,000 over four years and graduate early or on time! Faculty staff dependents qualify for 100% tuition coverage until the calendar year in which a dependent turns 24 or marries; at that point, they are no longer eligible to receive any tuition discount.
If you have remaining funds in your flexible spending account from 2023, you have until 3/15/2024 to use your Discovery Benefits debit card to pay for 2023 claims. After that time, you will only have access to your funds by filling out a manual claim form through 3/31/2024. On 4/1/2024, the 2023 plan year will close and any funds remaining will be inaccessible. Please also be sure that you have substantiated any prior claims that you used your FSA funds to pay for by this time as well. Failure to substantiate your claims could result in you having to repay those funds to Discovery Benefits.
If you elected to receive your IRS Form W-2 electronically, it is now available. Follow the instructions below to retrieve your form.
1) Log in to myACU
2) Click on the “Banner” link within the left-side menu
3) Click on the “Employee” tab
4) Click on “Employee Dashboard”
4) Under Pay Information, click on “Taxes”
5) Click on “W-2 Wage and Tax Statement”
6) Select the tax year 2023 and select the “Display” button
To print the W-2, click on the “Printable W-2” button at the bottom left of the page.
A consultant from TIAA will be offering individual counseling sessions virtually to discuss your personal financial situation and retirement investments on January 17 and 18 via Zoom. You can register for an appointment online. Appointments fill up fast and are reserved on a first come, first served basis. Register here.
You will not need a dental ID card to receive dental services. When you visit the dentist, give the provider your SSN and The Standard name and the dentist will verify your eligibility.
All employees covered under ACU’s medical plan were mailed new medical ID cards in December. You must show your new card to all providers, including the pharmacy, in 2024. If you can not locate your new cards, please contact your ACU Benefits Analyst, Elsa Dunson, at edunson@holmesmurphy.com or 800.325.1174. You can also access your information through the HealthComp website.
