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What Is VEBA Advocacy Programs?
VEBA Advocacy Programs is a resources, education and support function offered by the
California Schools Voluntary Employees Benefits Association
(VEBA). The mission of VEBA Advocacy Programs is to provide resources and information that
empower you to make informed decisions about your health care and lifestyle choices, as well as assist you in
obtaining appropriate health care information and services when and where you need
it.
The office for VEBA Advocacy Programs allows you, a VEBA member, to receive “live” help — you are able to pick up information, attend seminars or call to speak to a representative.
VEBA Advocacy Programs resources can help you:
- Learn about the relationship between lifestyle and health, quality of life and cost of health care
- Take control of your health and medical treatment
- Experience fewer disruptions to work and personal life due to health issues
- Know what to expect in health care situations
- Make informed health care decisions.
Any information that you provide to VEBA Advocacy Programs will remain confidential.
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When Should You Call?
Call VEBA Advocacy Programs if you:
- Have questions about your rights as a patient
- Are interested in participating in a Health and Fitness Challenge
- Would like more information on the Best Doctors program
- Would like information on general wellness programs in the area
- Need help or more information to resolve a medical quality or access problem that you are not able to resolve through your provider or health care plan.
Questions about your benefits, health care claims or plan information should be directed to your health care provider (e.g., Kaiser or UnitedHealthcare) or your district benefits department.
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What Services Are Offered?
VEBA Advocacy Programs offers programs and services that focus on:
- Advocating for better access to comprehensive health resources, and
- Improving health status, access to care, and quality of care to result in reduction of health-related expenses for districts and members.
These resources can help you take responsibility for your personal well-being and help control health care costs:
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Best Doctors® : Provides free consultation with the world’s best medical expertise if you’re diagnosed with a serious, complex, or rare medical condition and you want advice from an internationally renowned specialist. Best Doctors will review your care, confirm your diagnosis, and recommend treatment. The program can also assist your treating physician with an accurate diagnosis or a treatment program.
- Health and Fitness Challenge: In order to help member school districts support and improve the health of its employees, the VEBA Advocacy Programs will help districts in developing their own customized wellness programs. Contact the VEBA Advocacy Programs office for more information. For information about past results for the original Weight Loss Challenge program, click here.
- If you are interested in any of the following healthy lifestyle services and would like more information, contact a health coach at healthcoach@vebaonline.com or call 619-466-4386. If there is something missing from this list, just ask and we will see if it is possible to provide!
- Health coaching
- On-site health screenings
- Wellness challenges
- Staff development workshops: disease management, injury prevention, stress management, nutrition, exercise/physical activity and more!
- Group exercise sessions
- Incentive programs
- Health risk assessments
- Other healthy living resources: Stop by the VEBA Advocacy Programs
office for information and resources on maintaining your health (e.g., how to incorporate a healthy diet into a busy lifestyle, local wellness-related events).
- Advocacy services: You may also call the VEBA Advocacy Programs office if you have questions about your rights as a patient, or if you need help or more information to address a medical quality or access issue that you cannot resolve through your provider or health care plan.
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What Free and Discounted Wellness Programs Are Offered?
As a VEBA member, in addition to comprehensive medical coverage through either Kaiser or UnitedHealthcare, you also have access to a variety of wellness resources, tools and discount services. The programs highlighted below are available through VEBA’s health plan carriers and are coordinated by the VEBA Advocacy Programs office.
Diet and Exercise
- Weight
Watchers: Both Kaiser and UnitedHealthcare offer members a discount. Contact your local Weight Watchers office for more information and mention that you are a VEBA member enrolled with either Kaiser or UnitedHealthcare.
- DietMate: A personalized diet and exercise program. Regular price $97.50, discounted price $77.95
- 10,000 Steps: Available to Kaiser members at a discount, this online walking program is easy to use.
Health Risk Assessment
An online questionnaire that creates a personalized report about your health status based on your answers and lists appropriate programs and resources that match your personal health concerns.
- UnitedHealthcare members log on
and click on “Health & Wellness,” then click on “Health Risk Assessment”.
- Kaiser members go online
and select your region. Click on “Healthy living top 10 tools,” select “Healthy lifestyle program” and click “get a personalized total health assessment.” You will then be prompted to log on.
Wellness
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Where Is It?
The VEBA Advocacy Programs office is located at:
8885 Rio San Diego Drive, Suite 327
San Diego, CA 92108
888-276-0250
info@vebaonline.com
Office hours are:
Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., except major holidays
Be sure to take advantage of all the tools, resources, education and support services that VEBA Advocacy Programs provides. For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact the VEBA Advocacy Programs office.
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