CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Everything you need to know

Check out the fall issue of For Your Benefit to ensure you have the right benefits next year. Also find:

Is it time to declutter?

Japanese organizing consultant Marie Kondo gained international fame teaching people how to declutter their homes. Her litmus test: If you can’t decide whether to keep something, ask if it brings you joy. If not, let it go.

Possessions may hold more meaning than just their usefulness. They’re often linked to memories, making us emotionally bound to them. But over time, once useful and meaningful items can become less important, unnecessary, even burdensome.

As professional organizer Peter Walsh says, “Clutter isn’t just the stuff on the floor. It’s anything that gets between you and the life you want to live.”

Managing blood pressure? We can help

High blood pressure — or hypertension — is a serious medical condition that can take a toll on your brain, eyes, heart, kidneys and arteries. It progresses stealthily over time, often causing no symptoms until the damage is done.  

If you’ve been diagnosed with (or are in danger of developing) hypertension, partner with the MNPS Health Care Centers to keep it in check. Our providers can:

Did you miss the menopause webinar?

Lock in the lowest premiums in 2025

Take the Cigna health assessment by November 30 to qualify for the $800/year premium discount. If you don't take it, higher rates will begin with the first paycheck in February.*

* If you’re enrolling for the first time during Annual Enrollment, the November 30 deadline doesn't apply; you'll be able to take the health assessment during the month of January to keep the lowest premiums.