November 2014 - The Reporter
October 10, 2024
9 ways to reduce your health care costs in 2025
Nationwide, costs continue to rise, and UAB is working to balance the impact of these costs on its employees and the organization. Here are some things you can do to reduce your out-of-pocket expenses.
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Benefits & Policies
October 09, 2024
Healthy Children, Adolescents, and Teens Aged 2-17 Years Old Needed for a Catch-Up Pneumonia Vaccine Study
This study is looking for healthy children and adolescents, ages 2 to 17 years old that are interested in getting a pneumonia vaccine. Most children get a pneumonia vaccine in the first year of life. This research study will be testing a new version of the pneumonia vaccine that is designed to protect your child against additional strains of pneumonia. This means your child will receive one dose of the updated version of the vaccine, PCV21, or your child will receive PCV20, the currently administered pneumonia vaccine in the U.S. You will be expected to accompany your child for 2 clinic visits that will include your child’s vaccine injection and 2 blood draws. You must complete two telephone visits as well. The study duration is 6 months. Your child may qualify for enrollment if they are healthy and are ages 7 months to 23 months, but have never had a pneumonia vaccine. Compensation will be provided. If you are interested in enrollment or need more information, please contact Alexis, Misty, or Sama at 205-638-2629. Email as well at mlpurser@uabmc.edu
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Clinical Trials
October 07, 2024
Premium rates for health, dental and vision available for 2025
For UAB to remain competitive in the market, stay in line with national benchmarks and keep costs down as much as possible for all employees, there will be medical plan design changes for 2025.
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Benefits & Policies
Human Resources’ AWARE Disability Management Program is providing opportunities for employees to learn to recognize and engage with individuals with disabilities at UAB.
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Learning & Development
October 07, 2024
New Mental Health Fellow Facilitator track open to employees
Completing mental health training is a great way for staff, faculty and students at UAB and UAB Medicine to share a culture of care and thriving. The UAB Enterprise Mental Health Advocate Program, recently introduced a new learning track to its lineup.
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Be Healthy
Eligible participants must be healthy adults (BMI less than 45 kg/m2) and have no history of diabetes, heart problems, or kidney problems. The study involves consuming prepared meals, performing exercise on a treadmill, undergoing a glucose test, and collecting blood, urine samples, and collection of genetic information. Participants will be compensated $300 for completing all the visits and meals will be provided at no cost. Please e-mail us at genesis@uabmc.edu or call us at (205) 975-3956 if you are interested.
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Clinical Trials
October 03, 2024
Vision coverage from VSP available during open enrollment
UAB offers vision benefits, and eligible employees of UAB, UAB Hospital and UAB Hospital Management LLC will have the option to choose or decline that coverage during the open enrollment for benefits Oct. 18-Nov. 4.
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Benefits & Policies
October 03, 2024
Learn more about your mental health at Oct. 10 resource fair
The fair will feature popsicles, a Hand in Paw service dog, giveaways and opportunities to meet with mental health providers and human service agencies from UAB and the Birmingham area.
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Be Healthy
October 02, 2024
Professor’s new textbook challenges myths about Nazi Germany
In “Nazi Germany: Society, Culture and Politics,” Jonathan Wiesen, Ph.D., professor in the Department of History, highlights the current understanding, which has been slow to appear in textbooks, of the “tension between coercion and consensus” in the Nazi period, he said.
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Publications
September 30, 2024
Dental coverage from BCBS is available during open enrollment
UAB will offer dental insurance during the annual open enrollment for benefits, and eligible employees must choose or decline that coverage between 7 a.m. Oct. 18 and 5 p.m. Nov. 4
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Benefits & Policies
