Pelago

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Pelago, formerly known as Quit Genius, provides personalized support to cut back, stop, or otherwise manage your tobacco, alcohol and opioid use, all at no cost to you.

Why choose Pelago?

  • Convenient and personalized care: Progress at your own pace with our virtual program and easy-to-use smartphone app.
  • Your privacy matters: Rest assured, Pelago takes confidentiality seriously. Although Corning covers the costs, your information remains completely private. Only you and your dedicated Pelago care team will be aware that you’ve joined.
  • Tailored to you: Whether you’re aiming to cut back or quit entirely, Pelago meets you where you are and supports you in creating sustainable change. Your goals, your pace.
  • Wallet-friendly wellness: Embrace a program that not only helps you succeed but also saves you money. Cut back on substance spending and receive top notch care. Whether you’re looking to cut back or stop entirely, our program is free to you and covered by your benefit provider.
  • It works: 80% of Pelago members reduced their substance-use frequency by 30% or more within the first 30 days.

Contact:

Visit pelago.health/corning

Eligibility:

All full-time U.S. employees, pre-65 retirees and their dependents (ages 15 and older for the alcohol and tobacco programs and 16 and older for the opioid program) enrolled in a Corning medical plan are eligible for the Pelago program.

Don’t forget! Employees enrolled in a Corning medical plan, administered by UnitedHealthcare or Kaiser, will pay a $1,430 tobacco use surcharge each year on an after-tax basis if they and/or any of their Covered Adult Dependents are Tobacco Users. Employees can avoid paying the surcharge if they either (a) certify themselves and their Covered Adult Dependents as being Tobacco-Free or (b) agree that any Tobacco Users will participate and complete the Pelago tobacco cessation program by June 30 of the subsequent plan year. View the Tobacco Surcharge Policy HERE for more details.