2024 Synod Assembly Report
PORTICO BENEFIT SERVICES | A Ministry of the ELCA
Benefits Making a Difference
At Portico we strive to offer benefits that make our plan members’ lives better, so that they can fulfill their mission of helping others live their best lives. Here is a visual recap of what our community of 45,000+ members experienced in 2023.
| 94 Marriages | 3,012 Medical Visits Via Text By ELCA-Primary health plan members using 98point6, our text-based primary care service |
142 Births & Adoptions |
| $152,000 Debt Paid Off By members via LSS of Minnesota Financial Counseling, with over $2.2 million paid off since 2008 |
60 Divorces | 2,354 Pounds Lost By ELCA Primary health plan members using the Omada prevention program, with 18,116 pounds lost since 2018 |
| 535 Changes of Call | 83% Very Satisfied With Portico’s award-winning Customer Care Center |
15.8% of Member Income Saved for retirement, on average, by members sponsored in the Traditional Benefits Program, thanks to employer and member contributions |
| 45 Beginning Disability Benefits | 605 Retirements and $212 Million in Annuity Payments Received by members in the ELCA Participating Annuity |
905 Age 65+ Members Participated each month, on average, in the SilverSneakers Fitness Program via ELCA Medicare-Primary health benefits |
Unless a specific benefit program is mentioned, these numbers and percentages were drawn from across Portico’s benefit programs.
Our mission is to serve those who serve — financially, emotionally, and physically. We do this by securing quality, cost-effective, and useful benefits that make a difference for our members and sponsoring organizations. With each new year we continue to grow our pool and affirm the value and importance of church together.
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4 April 2024
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