Health & Wellness

Need benefit help?

Contact TouchCare
Your Personal Health Care Concierge
Call: 1-866-486-8242
Email: assist@touchcare.com
Website: TouchCare's website 

TouchCare assists with...

  • Benefit education
  • Enrollment assistance for new employees, life events, and open enrollment
  • Finding an in-network provider
  • Claims and billing issues or questions
  • Price comparisons for certain procedures (i.e. x-ray)
  • Locating lower cost prescription medications
  • And more

 

  Medical
Three plans offered by Premera
  • Premium medical
  • Basic medical
  • HDHP
  Pharmacy
Comprehensive prescription coverage through Premera. Combined with the medical plans.
  Dental
Two plans offered by Premera
  • Premium dental
  • Basic dental
  Vision
One plan offered by VSP
  Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Three plans offered by ASIFlex
  • Health Care FSA
  • Limited Purpose FSA
  • Dependent Care FSA
  Health Savings Account (HSA)
One plan offered by Bank of America in conjunction with the HDHP UA Choice Plan.
  UA Wellness Program
Complete activities to earn points and qualify for a $600 wellness rebate.
  Corestream
Additional insurances including accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, identify theft, legal assistance, and pet insurance.
  MASA Air and Ground Ambulance
Supplemental air and ground ambulance protection
  TouchCare
Need help on your benefits? TouchCare is your advocate for all things medical!
  Experiencing a Life Event?
Make changes to your benefits within 30 days of a life event.
  Joint Health Care Committee
An advisory body that provides recommendations on UA Choice Plans including plan design and cost.
Health & Wellness News

  • TouchCare - Your personal health concierge

    November 18, 2025

    All UA employees have access to TouchCare for all their benefit questions. TouchCare has two new items to highlight: a digital wallet card for access on the go and medicare consulting services.

  • Premera Updates

    November 13, 2025

    There are a few Premera updates that will take place at the start of the new calendar year including introducing 98point6 for virtual care and mailing new Premera ID cards.

  • Required Plan Documents

    November 04, 2025

    All of our FY26 required plan documents can be found on our main benefits webpage for easy access. If you have any questions on these documents, please reach out to ua-benefits@alaska.edu or (907) 450-8242 to discuss.

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