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- Welcome to AFTRA Health and Retirement Funds
- Health Premiums Continue Unchanged Through March 2009
- Attention Former Individual Account Plan (IAP) Participants:
- 2007 Earnings Statements
Health Fund
- IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE AND MEDICARE
- Description of the Individual and Family Health Plans
- Minimum Earning Requirements
- Duration of Coverage
- When Coverage Ends
- Extended Coverage During Disability
- Extended Coverage in the Event of Your Death
- Continuation of Coverage Durning Leave Under FMLA
- Continuation of Coverage Under USERRA
- Converting to Limited Medical Coverage When COBRA Ends
- Certificates of Creditable Coverage
- When Eligibility Begins
- Schedule of Effective Dates for Coverage
- Special Rule for Covered Roster Artists
- Special Rule for Staff and Related Employees
- When Coverage Begins
- Continuation of Coverage Through COBRA
- The AFTRA Health Plans
- General Exclusions and Limitations
- Other Important Information
- Your Rights Under ERISA
- Plan Administration
- Hospital Program
- What the Hospital Program Pays
- Lifetime Maximum
- Hospital Pre-Certification is Mandatory
- Expenses Covered by the Hospital Program
- Expenses Not Covered by the Hospital Program
- Case Management
- How to Submit Hospital Claims
- Major Medical Program
- Overview
- How the Major Medical Program Works
- Comparison of Typical Out-of-Pocket Costs
- Lifetime Maximum
- Expenses Covered by the Major Medical Program
- Expenses Covered by the Major Medical Program (continued)
- Expenses Covered by the Major Medical Program (continued)
- Expenses Covered by the Major Medical Program on a Limited Basis
- Expenses Not Covered by the Major Medical Program
- Case Management
- How to Submit Major Medical Claims
- The Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Program
- Overview
- Treatment Covered by the Mental Health Program
- How the Chemical Dependency Program Works
- Treatments Covered by the Chemical Dependency Program
- Treatments Not Covered by the Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Programs
- Prescription Drug Program
- How The Prescription Drug Program Works
- Calendar Year Deductible
- Using a Participating Pharmacy
- Using a Non-Participating Pharmacy
- Using the Mail Order Service
- Out-of-Pocket Maximum
- Medications Not Covered
- Wellness Program
- Overview
- It's Your Choice: Network vs. Non-Network Providers
- Immunization for Newborns
- How to File Wellness Claims
- The Dental Program
- Overview
- Maximum Benefit/Dental Fee Limits
- Finding and Using a Participating Dentist
- How to Submit Dental Claims
- Coordination with Benefits from Other Dental Programs/Continuation of Coverage
- List of Covered Dental Services
- Dental Expenses Not Covered
- Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, Loss of Voice Benefit
- Senior Citizen Health Program
- Overview
- Eligibility for the Senior Citizen Program
- Required Premiums under the Senior Citizen Program
- Required Premiums under the Senior Citizen Program (continued)
- How This Program Works with Medicare
- Death Benefit
- Early Retiree Coverage
- Coordination of Benefits
- Claims and Appeals Procedures
- Hospital, Major Medical, Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Programs
- Procedures for Deciding Claims
- Prescription Drug Benefits
- Dental Benefits
- Notice of Decision
- Your Right to Appeal a Claim
- Appeals Procedures/Pre-Service Claims
- Appeals Procedures/Post-Service Claims
- Notice of the Determination of your Appeal
- Designated Authorized Representative
- Information to Provide the Fund
- Permitted Uses and Disclosures Part 1
- Permitted Uses and Disclosures Part 2
- Permitted Uses and Disclosures Part 3
- Your Rights
- Complaints/For Questions or Requests
- Introduction
Summary Plan Description
Eligibility Requirements
Your Health Benefits Explained
Buy-Up Rates
Your Right to Appeal
Information to Provide the Fund
Network Provider Contact List
Print Health Forms
Notice of Privacy Practices
Links to Outside Sites
Retirement Fund
- AFTRA Retirement Plan
- Eligibility and Participation
- Earning Credit Toward a Pension
- Vesting Service
- Amount of the Regular Annuity
- How to Figure Your Regular Annutity
- Reduction for Payments Before Age 65 (Early Retirement)
- Increase for Payments After Normal Retirement Age
- Adjustment for Form of Payment
- MINIMUM PENSION AMOUNT
- MAXIMUM ANNUAL BENEFIT
- Retiree Health Benefits
- When You Can Receive an Annuity
- Retirement Accounts
- Your Rights Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)
- Optional Forms
- After Commencing Your Regular Annuity
- Pension Guarantees
- How to Apply for Pension Benefits
- Retirement Fund Update in Progress
- Introduction
- Introduction
- Optional Forms
- Introduction
- Life Benefit Only
- Five Year Certain and Life Annuity
- 50% Joint and Survivor Annuity
- 100% Joint and Survivor Annuity
- Level Income Option
- Coordination of a Joint and Survivor Annuity and the Level Income Option
- Pop Up Option
- Payment Option Examples
- Forms of Benefit Payments
- Standard Forms of Annuity
- Five Year Certain and Life Annuity
- The Husband and Wife Annuity
- Introduction
- Disability Pension
- Eligibility for Disability Pension
- Amount of Disability Pension
- Applying for Benefits While Waiting for Social Security
- Death Benefits
- Payment of Benefit
- Pre-Retirement Surviving Spouse Pension
- Pre-Retirement Death Benefit
- Pre-Retirement Death Benefit
- After the Effective Date of Your Pension
- Form of Payment of Death Benefits
- Beneficiary
- Introduction
- After Commencing Your Regular Annuity
- After Receipt of Your Retirement Account
- Other Information
- Plan Interpretation
- Your Right to Appeal a Decision Denying Benefits
- Non-Assignment of Benefits
- Taxation of Benefits
- Benefit Limitations
- Top-Heavy Provisions
- Plan Continuation, Amendment and Termination
- Forwarding Address
- Using Pension Payments to Pay for Your Health Premiums
- Incompetence or Incapacity
- Information and Proof
- Not a Contract of Employment
- Plan Administration
Summary Plan Description
Eligibility and Participation
Your Retirement Benefits Explained
Retirement Forms
Links to Outside Sites
Forms
Other
FAQs
Glossary
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