Introducing the 2025 PEHT “Smart Living” newsletter — newly updated and packed with tips to help you make the most of your health plan. Your well-being is our top priority, so join us each issue for a quick look at the powerful resources and support available to you.
Plan questions? EBMS is your expert health plan administrator. They can provide benefits information, help you find providers and offer billing support. Call EBMS at the member number on your Benefits ID card (866-247-1443).
With the start of the new calendar year, the amount of money you paid toward your plan’s out-of-pocket expenses resets. These expenses are called accumulators.
Accumulators can include:
It’s important to track your healthcare spending throughout the year. Your miBenefits portal – miBenefits.EBMS.com – makes it easy to view amounts applied to your individual and family accumulators.
Preventive care is important for people of all ages. Some preventive screenings and tests can find conditions early when they may be easier to treat. Other preventive services, such as vaccines, can help protect you from certain illnesses or diseases.
Examples of preventive care include:
Ask your primary care provider what preventive care you may need based on your age, gender and health history. Your health plan offers a range of these services at no cost to you.
Questions about your coverage? Call the member number on your Benefits ID card (866-247-1443).
As part of your health plan, you have access to quality care close to home at Providence Alaska Medical Center (PAMC). When you visit a preferred PEHT provider like PAMC, you’ll pay lower out-of-pocket costs compared to non-preferred providers.
PAMC is Alaska’s largest hospital and a nationally recognized adult and pediatric trauma center. They provide full-service, comprehensive and specialty care, ranging from a stroke program, cancer center and heart care, to spine care, orthopedics, behavioral health and more.
PAMC is also home to Providence Alaska Children's Hospital, the only children's hospital in Alaska. The hospital houses a newborn intensive care unit, pediatric intensive care unit and maternity center.
Scan here for a look at all the PAMC care resources.
In addition to your health plan’s preferred AETNA Signature providers, you have access to PEHT’s growing list of direct contract providers that work well with your plan.
Scan here to log in to your miBenefit.EBMS.com account. Then visit the “Helpful Information” section at the bottom of the page to access the most recent direct contract providers list.
The EBMS miBenefits portal connects you to the tools and resources you need to make informed healthcare decisions.
Need to sign up? Visit miBenefits.EBMS.com and select “Register Now.” Or download the free “miBenefits” app.
Offered at no cost to you through your health plan, Vitality is an interactive and personalized wellness program that makes it easy to make healthy choices.
When you choose from a wide variety of healthy activities – online education, physical activity, preventive care and more – you’ll earn Vitality Points. The points equate to Vitality Bucks you can redeem for gift cards or fitness devices.
Start the new year off right:
Sign up or log in to Vitality at powerofvitality.com. Or scan here:
