State employees enrolled in the Consumer-driven Health Plan can also put their wellness program cash incentives into their health savings accounts. State employees can make this choice during Annual Enrollment.
Note: Any wellness incentives deposited into the HSA will count toward the overall HSA IRS annual maximum. This means you need to take the 2024 IRS limit and subtract the $500 or $1,000 seed funds from the state and subtract how much you think you will earn in wellness program incentives in 2024 to determine how much money you want to contribute to your account pretax.
State employees can use Edison employee self service to adjust their HSA contribution at any time.
To track your incentive payment, your incentive will show in the Hours and Earnings section on the ESS paycheck with the description “Well Ince”, and you will also see the same amount in the Before-Tax Deductions section listed with the description “Health Savings Accnt Wellnss”.
To view your HSA contributions on the Optum Bank website, you can view your contributions in the blue box and see your recent contributions at the bottom.
Note, there is no filter specific to wellness contributions.
Sample ESS paycheck