Calm Health for Consumer Driven Option Members

(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)

Life can be chaotic, and being a postal worker can be stressful! We often have to manage heavy workloads, especially during peak seasons like holidays Partnered with your personal life, like picking up your children from school, getting dinner on the table, attending church and other community events, it can sometimes be difficult to find the time we need to calm down and take a moment for ourselves.

Here at APWU Health Plan, we get it. And that is why we are excited to present Calm Health, a widely recognized mental well-being online application with resources for sleep, meditation, and mindfulness. Calm Health is a new well-being app that provides Consumer Driven Option members with access to content from Calm, in addition to new features and benefits, including mental health screenings, self-guided learning modules, evidence-based content, and referrals.

Calm Health provides access to mental wellbeing support

On-demand, integrated support with no out-of-pocket member costs:

24/7 access to digital content for sleep, stress, and mindfulness – enhanced with evidence-based modules created by psychologists.

Topics include:

• Mental health conditions like anxiety and depression;
• Physical conditions like diabetes and cancer;
• Lifestyle issues like sleep and stress.

Industry-recognized screenings help users track symptoms over time and results inform personalized recommendations.

Referrals and navigation to additional support, including coaching or therapy, based on individual screening responses.

Calm Health is available to Consumer Driven Option members and their dependents (16 years or older) at no additional cost to them.

To access Calm Health, members will be directed from myuhc.com® to a Calm Health landing page in their web browser where they will register for a Calm Health account. Their member information will automatically pass through from myuhc.com. Once registered, members can continue using the website or download the Calm Health app and sign in.

Virtual Behavioral Healthcare:

To help you feel better and more in control of your emotional well-being, virtual behavioral healthcare can be a viable option for our members. Receive caring support from a licensed therapist via your mobile device or computer. Visit www.member.uhc.com/myuhc (if you are a Consumer Driven Option member).

Virtual visits let you connect with a doctor without leaving your home. Therapists can treat a wide range of behavioral health conditions. Consumer Driven Option members have access to Amwell, Teladoc, and Doctor on Demand. These options are a good way to help start a treatment plan, obtain referrals and/ or seek immediate care. Virtual visits through these platforms are also less than the cost of an in-person office visit, trips to an urgent care facility, and an emergency room.