Get Your Health Screening

Knowing your health numbers is an important step to staying well. That’s why Abbott offers you and your covered spouse/domestic partner a free, confidential health screening – designed to give you a picture of your health.

You have from January 8, 2024 to November 30, 2024 to complete a health screening to earn 250 Castlight points toward rewards.

YOUR HEALTH NUMBERS

Your personal health numbers include: blood glucose, blood pressure, triglycerides, HDL and LDL cholesterol, total cholesterol, weight and waist circumference. Since the Wellness Assessment asks for a few health numbers, it is encouraged to know your numbers. A Quest Health Screening is one way to know your numbers before completing the Wellness Assessment. If you have your health numbers from a different screening, like with your personal physician, you may use those to help you complete the Wellness Assessment.

BOOK AN APPOINTMENT

Use your Castlight account to book your Quest Health Screening at a local Patient Service Center. Sign into Castlight and select Benefits > Quest Diagnostics to make your selection. Don’t have Castlight? Create an account today!

HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR SCREENING

Make sure you’re prepared for your health screening so you can get the best results. Here are a few things to keep in mind:

• Bring your driver’s license to your appointment. Your ID will need to match the information in your Quest account in order to attend your appointment. You will not need to provide your insurance card.
• Appointments are required – no walk-ins will be allowed.
• Allow 15-20 minutes for your appointment.
• Your height, weight, waist measurement, blood pressure and a blood sample will be taken. The blood draw will be venipuncture.
• You must fast 9-12 hours prior to the screening.
• Take prescribed medications as you normally would.
• Drink plenty of water before your appointment as this helps with your blood draw, but do not have any other beverages (like black regular or decaf coffee, juice, or soda).

TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL VENIPUNCTURE BLOOD DRAW

• Make sure that you are well hydrated by drinking water prior to your collection.
• When possible, have your blood collected from your non-dominant arm.
• Do not open and close your fist while being collected.
• Once the needle is removed, use the fingers on the opposite hand to put pressure on the collection site. Do not bend your arm.
• Leave the bandage on for at least an hour, longer if you are on an anti-coagulant or tend to bleed for a longer period of time.
• Do not do any heavy lifting with that arm for several hours.
• Bruising is a possibility and is to be expected. You can use an ice pack or cold compress if there is swelling.
• Consult your physician if there is excessive bruising or pain and report it to Quest at 855-623-9355.

WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER YOUR SCREENING

Quest will send an email 3-5 days after your screening with an update on when your results will be ready to view in your Quest account and your Castlight account. You will also receive your results in the mail 3-4 weeks after your appointment.

IT’S FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL

There is no cost for you or your covered spouse/domestic partner to get the health screening. The screening is completely confidential and managed by Abbott’s wellness partners. Abbott never sees individual results.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE

All U.S. employees are eligible to create a Castlight account and earn rewards, regardless of enrollment in an Abbott medical plan. If your spouse/domestic partner is covered on an Abbott medical plan, they can create an account, too!

Newly hired U.S. employees and their spouses/domestic partners are eligible to complete the health screening to earn medical plan contribution savings in 2025, not 2024. However, you will need to first complete your 2024 New Hire Enrollment within your first 31 days of your date of hire. Castlight will receive your eligibility approximately 7-10 business days after submitting your elections.

If you will be covering your spouse/domestic partner under the Abbott medical plan for the first time in 2025, they can create a Castlight account after 2025 Open Enrollment ends in the fall.