Did you remember to set your tobacco-use status as “tobacco-free” during annual enrollment this year? Updating your tobacco-use status is an annual requirement to continue receiving the $660 annual medical discount for the 2022-2023 plan year. If you are tobacco-free but don’t change your status by June 30, you will be charged the standard medical rate starting July 1.

A tobacco user is anyone who has used cigarettes, cigars, pipes, hookah, e-cigarettes, vape, clove cigarettes or any form of smokeless tobacco, including chewing tobacco, dip or snuff, in the last six months.

To update your status, log on to UPoint at www.hiibenefits.com. For more information, contact the HII Benefits Center at 1-877-216-3222.