{"253801":{"#nid":"253801","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Focus on Benefits: Why Good Habits Pay Off","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe University System of Georgia is continuing to recognize the good, healthy habits of employees. Individuals enrolled in a medical plan who are not tobacco users can avoid a $50\/month tobacco surcharge. During open enrollment, simply certify that you are not a tobacco user, and the $50 monthly surcharge will not be added to your premium.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow is a great time to think about quitting if you do use tobacco. Georgia Tech partners with a number of groups such as the American Cancer Society (1-800-ACS-2345 or \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cancer.org\/\u0022\u003Ecancer.org\u003C\/a\u003E) and the Georgia Tobacco Quitline (1-877-270-STOP) to help individuals stop using tobacco.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOpen enrollment ends on Nov. 22. For more information about the 2014 benefit plans, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ohr.gatech.edu\/openenrollment\u0022\u003Ewww.ohr.gatech.edu\/openenrollment\u003C\/a\u003E. You may also call 404-894-GTHR (4847) to speak to a representative about any open enrollment questions.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIndividuals enrolled in a medical plan who are not tobacco users can avoid a $50\/month tobacco surcharge.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Individuals enrolled in a medical plan who are not tobacco users can avoid a $50\/month tobacco surcharge."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2013-11-12 09:25:18","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:22","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-11-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-11-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ohr.gatech.edu\/openenrollment","title":"2012 Open Enrollment"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4288","name":"benefits"},{"id":"6963","name":"Open Enrollment"},{"id":"79701","name":"tobacco surcharge"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}