What is the Scantic Valley Regional Health Trust?

The Scantic Valley Regional Health Trust was formed in the early 1990’s in an attempt to regionalize heath care coverage and reduce costs. The Trust is a consortium of 6 political entities, which include the towns of East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow and Wilbraham, the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District and the Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative. 

The Trust is able to offer a variety of health plans to their employees. Most of the plans are “self funded” by the trust. That is, the premium employees pay increases and decreases annually depending on the trust’s experience and the use of the system. The more the costs, the more the trust pays.  The SVRHT board considers the wellness program a way to reduce or contain costs.

The SVRHT offers a whole new level of wellness programs through our Regional Wellness Coordinator.  It is expected that our regional and self-funded approach to health care, coupled with this comprehensive wellness program will help to improve our general health and contain costs. The more employees who participate in the wellness programs, the more success we will achieve. Remember, our health care costs are directly related to the health of our employees.