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SchoolCare was founded in 1995 as the New Hampshire School Health Care Coalition by bringing together associations representing public entity management and labor groups in the state. The Coalition was formed in response to issues of providing employee health care, including quality, choice, cost control and service that public entities were facing. Today, over twenty-five years later, SchoolCare is still a well-regarded resource for public entities facing these same issues.
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SchoolCare has partnered with Cigna for many years to deliver comprehensive health care service and claims administration. Our health plans put you in control. We give you the tools to be an informed consumer and find the care options that work best for you.
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Dental
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SchoolCare has partnered with Cigna to bring you quality dental plans at affordable rates. SchoolCare's dental plans match your existing plan summary of benefits, so there's no compromising on coverage in the name of price. There are six standard coverage plans to choose from, offering a variety of costs and coverage options.
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Wellness
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Good For You! is SchoolCare and your employers' commitment to your health and wellness. SchoolCare has collaborated with Cigna to offer best practice, evidence-based, achievable, and fun wellness programs.
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Ancillary Benefits
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As your trusted expert in high quality, cost effective health benefits, SchoolCare knows that life can be uncertain. Ancillary benefits are now available to Members to provide savings, top rated coverage and the kind of high-quality service Members are used to.
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As your dedicated provider for health and well-being, SchoolCare recognizes that managing work and life can be difficult. Everyone experiences change and challenges from time to time that can lead to added stress. A large part of managing these life stressors is getting the support you need. SchoolCare has partnered with Cigna to offer the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a resource to help you live a well-balanced life.
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SchoolCare offers many value added resources and benefits for its Member Groups. Here you will find more information on those resources as well as helpful webinars, training and dates to remember. Also included in this section are plan documents and enrollment packets for Member Group use.
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Guided Navigation helps connect you to services that best fit your needs and budget
Published October 10, 2023
Good mental health is vitally important to our overall health and well-being, yet we often don’t give it the attention it needs. Whether you are having trouble finding a local provider accepting new patients for counseling, feel like you can’t find the time in your busy schedule or maybe you don’t even know where to start, your SchoolCare/Cigna health benefits offer a wide variety of mental health support.
From times when you may just be feeling a little off and want to add more mindfulness to your day to times when you or a loved one may need more one-on-one coaching or counseling, there are virtual options to help fit into your busy life.
You can easily get started by simply logging in to your myCigna portal for some guided assistance.
Cigna’s Guided Navigation for Behavioral Health Makes it Easy
When you log in to your myCigna portal (if you don’t have a login yet, create one here) and hover over the Wellness tab, there is a menu topic called “mental health support.”
This will take you to “Guided Navigation” that will help you find the best match for what you are looking for. Guided Navigation is free and confidential and will prompt you to take a very short assessment that asks how you are feeling today and what area you are looking for support in. Based on your answers, it will help identify resources that you have available to you through your Cigna medical plan.
Some of these resources are at no added cost to you, while others come with varying costs depending on your plan and whether you are paying a co-pay, coinsurance or deductible.
Resources include:
- Virtual therapy, psychiatry and coaching services
- Digital resources
- 24-hour virtual behavioral health care
- On-demand coaching
Get connected to a virtual counselor
If you are simply looking for options to get connected with a counselor, you can login to myCigna, click the “Talk to a Doctor” image, select counseling and choose your treatment area or click “Skip” to find a full list of virtual counseling options at your disposal. There are options for phone support, video chat and even texting.
As always, if you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health emergency, please contact your doctor, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org to reach a 24-hour crisis center, text MHA to 741741, call 911, or go to the nearest emergency room.
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SchoolCare partners with Cigna to offer high-quality medical, prescription drug and dental coverage to school districts, towns and other public entities at affordable rates. Together with Cigna, SchoolCare also offers the Good For You! Well-Being program to help participants engage in and achieve a healthy lifestyle.
