City of Rowlett Wellness Accountability

Program

Amanda Mullaney, Wellness Program CoordinatorJohn Murray, Director of HR & Risk Management

Overview Rowlett considers its Wellness Accountability

Program (WAP) mission essential

All employees enrolled in the City’s medical program must meet WAP requirements

We employ a Full-Time Wellness Program Coordinator

We’re organized to ensure maximum participation from Departments

Our Organization Our WAP falls under HR

Synchronizes with medical benefits program

Aligns with program and policy administration

HR

Staffing Programs Records Wellness

Safety

Benefits

Training Employee Relations

Policy

Getting Here

October 2013 – We were pretty much selling the “Unwanted” to the “Non-Buying”

EmployeeBuy-In

LeadershipBuy-In

Any program can be made “mandatory”…but a Wellness Program relies on individual commitment

Gaining employee buy-in was difficult

Any program can be directed through policy—but it doesn’t make it easy to implement

Building a program that can be implemented across a City is difficult

Keys to Success

Different employee fitness levels

Different shifts

Physical requirements of jobs

The program had to evolve…and continue to evolve…to satisfy personal interests and schedules

Keys to Success

Maximum program election options

Ability to change elections mid-year

Balance fitness eventswith wellness events

Scheduled WAP events became City-wide morale & team-building events

While we designed our program to be very employee-friendly…we had to put teeth in it

City Program Management

20 point annual requirement

Impact on medical premium rates

No punitive actions

Employees required to meet election requirements

Annual Employee Health Fair

Flu Shot Clinic

Step into Summer Picnic in the Park

Annual Biometric Screening

Wellness Events

We keep program events actively publicized

This is a “City” Program

We tailor event dates / start times based on work schedules

We encourage team events

We keep our City Council actively informed on what we’re doing

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“Live Healthy Challenge”In 2011-2012, this was our “100-Day Challenge”

Year Teams Employees Pounds Lost Pounds Lost Per Employee

2011 22 142 692 4.8

2012 32 217 1,175 5.4

In 2013-2014, we affiliated with Live Healthy America for a 70-day challenge

Year Teams Employees Pounds Lost Pounds Lost Per Employee

2013 36 217 1,086 5.0

2014 31 128 412 3.2

Not all participants selected the “Weight Loss” option Many participants only tracked “Fitness/Activity” time

Employees have lost 3,365 pounds in only 4 years under this WAP option!

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

-15%

-10%

-5%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

3.2%

16.3%

-10.1%

16.0%

8.1% 6.9%

10.5%11.6% 10.6% 10.6% 10.4%11.7% 11.2%

10.4%

RowlettNation

Humana

Blue Cross/Blue Shield

United Healthcare

Aetna

City of RowlettPartial Self-Insurance

Plan

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9% this year

We Link WAP to Our Medical Plan

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FY2014 Monthly Medical Plan Expenditures To Date

Budgeted Actual

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1,000,0001,500,0002,000,0002,500,0003,000,000

FY2014 Total Medical Plan Expenditures To Date

Budgeted Actual

$266,179 / ~10.5% under projected claims

Results of Our WAP JourneyEmployee education & buy-in

Strong Wellness Program

Solid budget practices

Effective medical provider contracts

Enhanced Safety Culture

Stats like this make City Councils happy!

Questions?