Funding and Ways To Earn
Sandia’s contribution to your HSA (if you choose the Health Savings Plan) or HRA (if you choose the Total Health PPO Plan) — based on the activities you’ve completed through 2024 — will be deposited into your account in January 2025.
To earn the maximum funding, you need to:
- Complete your health assessment (your spouse, too, if enrolled in Sandia’s medical plan). The deadline is Dec. 1 to receive funding for the next calendar year.
- Complete a Health Action Plan. The deadline to enroll is Sept. 30 to receive funding for the next calendar year.
- Participate in Virgin Pulse activities each quarter (your spouse, too, if enrolled in Sandia’s medical plan). Quarterly deadlines to earn points to receive funding for next calendar year: March 31, June 30, Sept. 30, and Dec. 31.
Here’s the maximum contribution you can earn each year from Sandia.
| Coverage Level | Maximum Sandia Contribution |
|---|---|
| Employee only | $500 |
| Employee + child(ren) | $750 |
| Employee + spouse | $1,000 |
| Employee + spouse and child(ren) | $1,250 |
You earn incentives based on the healthy activities you complete during the year.
| Activity | Incentive |
|---|---|
| Complete Health Assessment | $100 |
| Complete Health Action Plan | $100 |
| Earn Virgin Pulse Points during Q1 (Achievement levels: 1,2, 3, and 4) Maximum dollars earned: $75 |
1: 1,000 points: $10 2: 3,000 points: $25 3: 6,000 points: $25 4: 10,000 points: $15 |
| Earn Virgin Pulse Points during Q2 (Achievement levels: 1,2, 3, and 4) Maximum dollars earned: $75 |
1: 1,000 points: $10 2: 3,000 points: $25 3: 6,000 points: $25 4: 10,000 points: $15 |
| Earn Virgin Pulse Points during Q3 (Achievement levels: 1,2, 3, and 4) Maximum dollars earned: $75 |
1: 1,000 points: $10 2: 3,000 points: $25 3: 6,000 points: $25 4: 10,000 points: $15 |
| Earn Virgin Pulse Points during Q4 (Achievement levels: 1,2, 3, and 4) Maximum dollars earned: $75 |
1: 1,000 points: $10 2: 3,000 points: $25 3: 6,000 points: $25 4: 10,000 points: $15 |
| Bonus Virgin Pulse Points for completing health assessment early in year (deadline Oct. 31) | Complete in Q1: 2,000 points Complete in Q2: 1,000 points Complete in Q3: 500 points Complete in Q4: N/A |
| Total Annual Incentive from Earning Virgin Pulse Points | $300 |
| Total possible incentive for employee | $500 |
| Total possible incentive for spouse (same activities) | $500 |
| Automatic annual incentive for child(ren) covered by medical plan | $250 |
What you need to know or complete
Knowing your health status is your critical starting point for living your healthiest life.
It allows you to make lifestyle changes that optimize your health and manage risks and chronic disease.
You will take three actions: know your numbers, complete a health assessment, and schedule a well check to discuss your results.
When you take these actions, you can earn money for your health reimbursement account (HRA) or health savings account (HSA). You can earn Virgin Pulse points too!
Step 1: Biometric Screenings
Get started by completing Sandia’s biometric preventive screening.
This screening helps determine your risk level for certain diseases and medical conditions. You may get a fasting or a non-fasting screening. Measurements include:
- Blood pressure
- Body mass index (BMI)
- Waist circumference
- Lipid and glucose levels*
*The non-fasting screening does not include all lipids and glucose.
You can complete your screening through one of Sandia’s Employee Health & Wellbeing clinics.
To schedule a screening in NM, call 505-284-4700.
To schedule a screening in CA, email saludca@sandia.gov.
If your health risks indicate the need for further screenings, we may contact you to schedule an appointment with one of our providers.
Step 2: Complete Your Health Assessment
Once you know your numbers, you can use them to complete your confidential, brief online health assessment.
By answering questions about your health and lifestyle habits, you’ll get an insightful report that pinpoints where you are doing well, areas that require some attention, and where your health might be at risk.
You can complete your Virgin Pulse health assessment online or through the Virgin Pulse mobile app (App Store and Google Play).
You and your Sandia-health-plan-covered spouse can each earn $100 for your HRA or HSA! You must complete your health assessment by Dec. 1, 2024 to receive funding for 2025.
Learn more about Virgin Pulse.
Step 3: Schedule a Well Check
Well checks empower you to take further ownership of your health. And, you can receive 3,000 Virgin Pulse points once you complete your well check each year.
After you complete your health assessment, schedule a well check to discuss your results with a Sandia Employee Health & Wellbeing health educator who can coordinate your needs with onsite preventive health programs.
Be sure to bring a copy of your health assessment to your appointment. During your appointment, your onsite Sandia provider will work with you to:
- Discuss your health concerns
- Consider lifestyle changes
- Create a personal treatment plan
- Obtain referrals to onsite and offsite providers to better manage your health risks
Get scheduling information below.
Incentives: HRA or HSA Funding and Virgin Pulse Points
When you complete your health assessment and well check, you become eligible to receive HRA or HSA funding and Virgin Pulse points. Go to the Incentives for Healthy Activities page for more details.
Contacts and Resources
Schedule Your Well Check Visit (New Mexico)
505-844-1840 (phone lines open at 7 a.m.)
MO307 (behind Buildings 831 and 832)
7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MT, Monday through Friday
Schedule Your Well Check Visit (California)
925-294-3500
Building 925 and MO32/Fitness Hub
7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday
Virgin Pulse Customer Service and Technical Support
866-852-6898
8 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday
support@virginpulse.com
Virgin Pulse Apps
Complete your health assessment
In less than 30 minutes you can receive an insightful report on your health status and potential health risks. Knowing your status is the first step in improving your health!
Quick Tip
Check in on you
You can monitor your blood pressure, weight, and body mass index (BMI) as frequently as you like through our Virgin Pulse Kiosks.
You earn Virgin Pulse points when:
- You use the kiosks quarterly
- Your numbers are either improved or remain optimal over time