!!! PSEW HEALTH PLAN BENEFIT CHANGES !!!

For those of you who are participants in the PSEW H&W Plans 1, 2 and Retiree Plans, you should have received a notice in early July from the Trust regarding benefit changes, effective August 1, 2011.

PSEW H&W Trust will be enacting many beneficial changes to our plans because of the federal Affordable Care Act. Please read the information you received in the mail carefully in order to know how these important changes affect you.

Here are some of the changes that will be available starting on August 1, 2011.

• Eligible dependent children will now be covered up to age 26, regardless of whether they are full time students or not. YOU MUST FILL OUT THE FORM INCLUDED IN THE MAILING TO ENROLL A DEPENDENT CHILD AND MAIL IT BACK TO PSEW TRUST BY JULY 31, 2011 TO GET COVERAGE STARTING ON AUGUST 1, 2011.

• The Lifetime Coverage Limit of $1,000,000 dollars for Plan 1 and 2 Actives and non-Medicare Retirees has been eliminated. It is replaced with a $1,000,000 million dollar coverage limit PER YEAR. If you or a dependent lost coverage due to the Lifetime Limit, you must complete a new enrollment form to become re-eligible. Call PSEW to get an enrollment form. (1-866-314-4239, Option1).

• The Lifetime Coverage Limit of $100,000 for Medicare Retirees is eliminated and replaced with a $750,000 PER YEAR coverage limit. If you or a dependent lost coverage due to the Lifetime Limit, you must complete an enrollment form to become re-eligible. Call PSEW to get an enrollment form. (1-866-314-4239, Option1 or call Local 46 for an enrollment form).

• The Lifetime Limits for other specified essential benefits have been eliminated and replaced with either annual dollar limits or annual per visit limits. Please refer to the letter you received from PSEW for more details on changes to other benefits.

If you have additional questions, you can also call
H&W Labor Trustee Janet Lewis at 253-395-6519.

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