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Medical Providers and contact information

Take Charge! Live Well! is a health and wellness program brought to you by the labor management Joint Health Care Committee.

The program is designed to improve the overall health of employees and their families… and to help manage the cost of healthcare benefits.

The first step toward a healthier lifestyle begins by logging onto the Take Charge! Live Well! website of your provider or by calling one of the toll free numbers listed below.

Aetna Aetna www.aetna.com/stateohioemployee 800-520-4785

Ohio Med, Paramount, The Health Plan APS Healthcare stateofohio.apshealthcare.com 866-272-5507

United Healthcare UnitedHealthcare www.myuhc.com 866-868-5484

Take Charge! Live Well! provides you with online access to valuable tools, information and services to assist you in making healthy lifestyle choices. 

Information submitted to your Take Charge! Live Well! provider is protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a federal privacy law. Your individual health information is confidential and will not be shared.

The program is available at no cost to State of Ohio employees and their spouses, ages 18 and older, enrolled in a State of Ohio Health Plan. 

For more information on Take Charge! Live Well!, contact your health care provider listed above or visit Ohio.gov/EmployeeBenefits.

More information on the program will be sent to members' homes, too.

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State Resources

Website of DAS Benefits Administration - Take Charge! Live Well! program

Play Video Introduction to TCLW program

Incentive Brochure (PDF)

Your Guide to TCLW (PDF)