Archives - July 2014
Archives - July 2014
August is National Immunization Awareness Month
August is National Immunization Awareness Month. Are you keeping yourself and your loved ones protected from diseases that can be avoided through immunization? If for any reason you aren’t, it may be time to do so! Immunizations are one of the key ways to staying healthy and preventing illness. This… read more...
NYCDCC Welfare Fund to Restore Dental Coverage, Reduce Retiree Premiums by Fifty Percent
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, the NYCDCC Welfare Fund is pleased to announce that a plan has been approved for the restoration of dental coverage, as well as a fifty percent reduction in retiree premiums. The reduction of retiree premiums will take effect September 1, 2014, while… read more...
NYCDCC Welfare Fund Switches Life Insurance Provider to Guardian
After undertaking a competitive bidding process that featured an in-depth financial analysis of offers from several companies, the NYCDCC Welfare Fund’s Board of Trustees recently approved a switch in the Fund’s life insurance provider from Metlife to The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian). As a result of this… read more...
Affordable Care Act Requires Certain Preventive Medications to be Covered at No Cost to Plan Participants
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), a health care law enacted by the federal government, imposes a number of insurance reforms and mandates upon medical and prescription drug plans. Included in these mandates is a requirement for certain preventive medications to be covered at no cost to plan participants. What this… read more...
Member Services Call Center to Extend Phone Line Availability Beginning 7/14
To better service our plan participants, the NYCDCC Benefit Funds Member Services Call Center will be extending our phone line availability beginning Monday, July 14th. Monday through Thursday, our Call Center hours will be extended from 5:00pm to 5:30pm. Our new hours of availability on these days will be 8:00am… read more...
