Fall 2015 Newsletter
- New Health Plan Eligibility Rules — You May Qualify for Coverage Sooner
- The Fund’s Annual Open Enrollment is coming in November
- Speak to a real doctor anytime, anywhere — beginning February 1 — through telemedicine
- Coverage for gender transition treatments became available Sept. 1
- You can now use manufacturer coupons for brand-name maintenance medications
- New 401(k) investment options: 2060 Target Date Fund and Fossil-Fuel Free Parnassus Endeavor ESG Fund
- Open Enrollment for the ACA Health Care Marketplaces begins Nov.1
- Getting your annual physical can be critical
Summer 2015 Newsletter
Summer 2015 12 pages, PDF 640k
- Your pension benefits are going up!
- Health Plan improves
- Premium payments now accepted via debit card and ACH transfer
- John Hancock (formerly New York Life) became record keeper for 401(k) Fund
- A new default beneficiary designation for former spouses
- Quality Cost Incentive Plan (QCIP)
- Health Premium Deadline reminder
- The benefits of “going electronic”
- Health Plan Summary Annual Report
Fall 2014 Newsletter
- Annual Health Fund Open Enrollment Period Occurs During November
- Continued Improvements In Our Self-Service Modules
- Reminder Regarding the Affordable Care Act
- Retirement Benefit Book Update
- Summary Annual Report for 401(K) Plan
- Reminder That The Equity-League Benefit Funds and Actors’ Equity IT Systems Are Separate
- Your Right To Request A Pension Benefit Statement
- The Women’s Health And Cancer Rights Act
- HIPPA Privacy Notice
Summer 2014 Newsletter
- Now You Can Do Your Own Pension Estimates, Health Eligibility Checks and More—Online, Anytime, Anywhere!
- The New “Retirement Benefit Book” of the Pension and 401(k) Funds
- Our Updated Health Fund SPD . The Quality and Cost Incentive Program (QCIP) Is Enhanced Once Again
- Changes in the Health Fund’s Self-Pay Program After COBRA
- Changes in CIGNA’s Drug ID Cards
Fall 2013 Newsletter
- Enhanced New Health Plan Eligibility Rules
- How the New Eligibility Rules Will Speed up the Opportunity to Obtain Health Coverage
- Applying Split Weeks Under the New Monthly Accumulation Period . Optional Monthly Electronic Health Billing and Eligibility Notification Via E-Mail —Available January 1, 2014
- New Website Access for Checking Your Health Benefit, Eligibility, Health Payment Status and Contact Information Online
- Annual Health Open Enrollment Period for the Equity-League Health Plan begins November 1, 2013 and Ends November 30 (December 31 With a Penalty Payment)
- Special Announcement Regarding Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Spouses
- Important Reminder About the Woman’s Health and Cancer Right’s Act. HIPAA Privacy Notice
- Affordable Care Act (ACA) Update — What Happens January 1, 2014?
- Equity-League Health Plan Employee and Dependent Health Coverage Under the ACA
- Self-Pay Coverage Compared to Options Available Under the ACA
- Health Care Quality and Cost Incentive Pilot Plan (QCIP) Update
- Changes in CIGNA Lab and Prescription Drug Provider Networks
- Recent News Pertaining to a Meningitis Threat
- Health Summary Annual Report
- Important Reminder About Your Right to Request a Pension Benefit Statement
- Pension Annual Funding Notice
- 401(k) Fee Disclosure
Summer/Fall 2012 Newsletter
Summer/Fall 2012 24 pages, PDF 491k
- Helping the Funds to “Go Green” Can Begin With this Newsletter
- More Flexible Deadlines for Open Enrollment and Split Week Decisions
- What Your Health Coverage Really Costs (It’s More Than 20 Weeks of Employer
- Contributions Per Year)
- Important Reminder About Your Right to Request a Pension Benefit Statement
- We’ve Found More Than 300 Missing Pensioners — Please Help Us Find the Rest
- Gold Envelopes Are for Premiums Only
- How Medical Checklists Can Help to Keep You Safe
- Medical Costs Often Have No Correlation with Quality
- Important Reminder About the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act
- CIGNA’s New “Super” Networks
- HIPAA Privacy Notice
- ChoosingWisely.org Can Help You Avoid Unnecessary Medical Procedures
- New Benefit Administration System — Coming Soon to Your Fund Office
- Health Fund Summary Annual Report (SAR)
- 401(k) Fee Disclosure
- Annual Funding Notice for Equity-League Pension Trust Fund
Fall 2011 Newsletter
- A Brief History of the Pension and Health Funds
- Jeanna Belkin announces her retirement as an Equity-League Trustee for the Pension and Health Funds
- November is Open Enrollment Month for the Health Fund
- The Health Fund’s successful Mandatory Generic Drug Program is being expanded to include three new kinds of drugs
- Health Fund Due Dates are Critical — But They Don’t Pertain Only to Paying Premiums
- Security of Your Personal Information is a Priority for us and should be for you
- “But I Didn’t Get a Bill” — Which Health Fund premiums are billed for and which are not?
- ARRA COBRA Program Goes Away — But the NY State COBRA Subsidy Program is Re-affirmed— with a bonus
- New Investment Options Available Under the 401(k) Fund — and an old one goes away
- New Health Summary Plan Description (SPD) to be released before year’s end
- Important reminder about the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act
- HIPAA Privacy Notice
- Your right to request a Pension Benefit Statement
- Contacting the Fund Office — so many ways!
Spring 2011 Newsletter
Spring 2011 16 pages, PDF 268k
- Taking the Annual Dollar Limits Off Chiropractic Care, Physical Therapy and Nutritional Formulas
- “I Want and Have a Right to Appeal!”
- Dramatically Improved Flexibility in Timing Your 401(k) Distributions
- The Penalty for Permitting Dental Coverage to Lapse
- Elimination of the Set-Aside Fund
- A Reminder About Critical Premium Due Dates – Don’t Lose your Health Coverage
- Help Us Remind You that Your Premium is Due, Have the Credit Union Pay Automatically for You, or Pay in Advance to Avoid Losing Coverage
- Reminder – Health Premiums are Not Refundable Once Coverage Commences
- Equity-League Funds and Actors’ Equity Are Separate Entities
- CIGNA Health Status Tool
- Is Tai Chi for You?