HRA NEWS

A BETTER WAY TO UTILIZE YOUR HRA DEBIT CARD

Lumber, raw materials, car prices and the cost of a lot of other items are spiraling out of control. What’s a person to do? In crazy times, we must all be smarter and thoughtful in our actions and/or listen to our gut in order to get the best deal we can.

S.U.B. FUND UPDATE

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY RAMINIFICATIONS OF COVID AND HOW IT EFFECTS YOUR ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE A S.U.B. FUND BENEFITS

The Good News: Both mortality rates and infections are steadily dropping across the vaccinated population in the U.S.

The Bad News: COVID and its several variants remain as deadly as ever.

RETIREE REMINDER

Medicare eligible retirees should be carrying three insurance cards on their person. Specifically, these cards are:

The UHC (United HealthCare) medical identification card.
The MagnaCare medical identification card. And,
The SavRx pharmacy identification card.

BENEFIT FUND NEWS

Pamela Huff, our associate, friend, and Benefit Fund employee of 22 years has decided to retire this July.

You all know Pam. She is the first voice you hear when calling in as well as the first person you see when you drop by the office. Over her tenure, Pam has helped the preponderance of the participants through both the happy or sad events in their lives and assisted the membership through Fund transitions and benefit changes.

CONGRATULATIONS RYAN REITHEL AND JOREE RICHARDS

As you are already aware, Ryan Reithel has been plucked from his Business Manager position of the I.B.E.W. Local 697 to become the newest member of the leadership team of the sixth district. I think this is bitter-sweet news for most of us. Certainly, we believe that the International could not have made a better choice and that Ryan will do the same stellar job in his new position as he did as Business Manager.