Medical / Tobacco Cessation & Surcharge
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Medical / Tobacco Cessation & Surcharge
We’re committed to offering tools to help you make healthy choices. That’s why we provide free tobacco cessation support through Well onTarget. Get support and stop paying the tobacco surcharge when you complete the program. Well onTarget Tobacco Cessation Program includes a six-week-long digital self-management program. Access Well onTarget by calling 1-877-806-9380 or online using your BAM credentials at www.wellontarget.com.
You are required to certify that you and your covered spouse/domestic partner are tobacco free. If you do not, you will be required to pay an annual $600 surcharge for each of you (deducted in equal amounts each paycheck). If you enroll in the Well onTarget Tobacco Cessation Program and complete the coaching sessions, you can eliminate the tobacco surcharge.
Quit Now to Benefit Your Body and Your Wallet
Know the difference between quitting tobacco today and waiting until tomorrow:
- Save your life: According to the CDC, smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Learn more
- Save your money: If either you or your covered spouse/domestic partner use tobacco, you’ll pay a $600 surcharge on your Smiths Group medical coverage. The surcharge increases to $1,200 if you both use tobacco. And the costs don’t end there. The American Cancer Society calculated that for every pack you smoke, you incur an average of $35 in health-related costs. Learn more
- Save your friends: There is no safe level of exposure to second-hand smoke. In fact, the World Health Organization suggests that it causes more than 890,000 premature deaths per year. Learn more
Quit using tobacco with help from Well onTarget today!