Commissioners approve Cigna wellness amendment to allow midyear spouse eligibility

The Broadband County Board of Commissioners approved Aug. 7 an amendment to the county’s Cigna Well-being Solutions program that the senior director of human resources recommended. The change, effective Aug. 15, 2025, allows employees and covered spouses who join the plan midyear to qualify for wellness rewards instead of waiting until the next plan year.

Human-resources staff explained the administrative change shifts reward management from internal handling to Cigna, including distribution of wellness cards. The amendment also changes how spouses are enrolled: staff said Cigna’s administration means spouses will be automatically enrolled for the wellness program and that employees will continue to earn the employer-administered components as before.

Why it matters: the change expands eligibility for wellness rewards to newly enrolled spouses and employees midyear and moves administrative responsibilities to Cigna’s platform, which HR said will streamline distribution and reduce in-house administrative burden.

Next steps: the senior director of human resources was authorized to sign any documents necessary to implement the amendment and to coordinate communications with employees about the effective date and enrollment details.

Ending: Commissioners voted in favor of the amendment; HR will notify employees and covered spouses of the change and work with Cigna on implementation.