The 2025 Health Premium Credit Program is live! By participating in the Health Premium Credit Program, active employee plan members receive up to a 5% discount on their individual health insurance premium starting with the 1st paycheck issued in July, 2025. The deadline to meet the 2025 program requirements is 11:59 PM on April 30th, 2025.

The 2025 Health Premium Credit Program requirements can be completed on the WellStarME Platform, and are as followed:

  1. Log in or create an account at https://www.wellstarme.org/ 
  2. Complete the wellness questionnaire
  3. Complete one of the following "My Health" options:
  • Get your numbers from your Primary Care Provider (PCP) OR from a free-standing lab. Please note: your PCP must send a lab order to your preferred lab.
  • OR Receive a Flu Shot
  • OR Have a Well-Being Visit
  • OR Have an Annual Physical Exam

"My Health" options may be completed between May 1st, 2024, and April 30th, 2025, at 11:59 PM. 

To be eligible for the health premium credit, the requirements above must be met for both the primary subscriber (e.g., State of Maine employee) and the covered spouse/domestic partner.

To be eligible for the health premium credit, the requirements above must be met for both the primary subscriber (e.g., State of Maine employee) and the covered spouse/domestic partner.

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To learn more, please feel free to reach out to The Office of Employee Health and Wellness at info.benefits@maine.gov or WellStarME at wellstar@mcd.org