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Welcome to the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
Health & Welfare Fund Website. We hope you find this site informative
and useful. We welcome your comments and suggestions.
Button Definitions:
- Home: Takes you to the initial (this) page.
- Benefits-A: Takes you to lists, definitions and descriptions about services
active members
may be eligible for.
- Benefits-R: Takes you to lists, definitions and descriptions about services
retirees
may be eligible for.
- Dentist?: Lists participating dentists by specialty and by county.
- Education: Educational Issues department.
- Links: Links to web sites we think you should be interested in.
- Calendar: Calendar of upcoming events of PFT H&W interests.
- COBRA: Takes you to information on COBRA benefits
HOT FLASHES - WHAT'S NEW:
▪ UPDATED MONTHLY - The listings of participating
dentists by specialty and by county. Click on the DENTIST? button.
We now have listings for Dentists who have
joined since the last listing.
▪June 2010 Pennsylvania Health
Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) is an independent state agency
charged with addressing the cost and quality of health care in
Pennsylvania. Recent reports can be viewed by accessing the
following links:
PHC4 Reports 2010 June\Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
PHC4.pdf;
PHC4 Reports 2010 June\PHC4 Chronic Health Conditions in
Pennsylvania.pdf;
PHC4 Reports 2010 June\PHC4 Financial Analysis 2009.pdf;
PHC4 Reports 2010 June\PHC4 Hospital Performance Report 2008.pdf
Scenes from the 2010 Educational Conference are attached for your
enjoyment. Click the Links. _ELM2066.jpg,
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▪ACT 48- IMPORTANT INFORMATION
ABOUT
YOUR CERTIFICATE - click the link for details. ACT
48.pdf
▪A Message from Jack Steinberg,
Chief Trustee - LINK to Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
(PHC4) REPORT - The PHC4 provides evaluations of PA Hospitals and doctors
concerning Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) This link will take you to
the full report. The report covers 2006-2007.
http://www.phc4.org/reports/cabg/07/default.htm - Once you access the
above link click on Cardiac Surgery Report.
▪RETIREMENT PLANS:
Teachers
planning to retire at the end of June 2010 may retain their Personal
Choice or Keystone coverage through August 31, 2010 provided that the
Office of Retirement receives a “Notification of Retirement / Resignation”
form on or before April 15, 2010. Forms may be obtained on-line at
www.phila.k12.pa.us or by contacting the Retirement Office located at
The School District of Philadelphia, Department of Human Resources,
Retirement Office, 440 North Broad Street, Suite G-8, Philadelphia, PA
19103, Phone (215) 400-4680. To locate the forms on line at the School
District’s site, type
www.phila.k12.pa.us, then click on Employees column on the right hand
side – click on Retirement, 2nd paragraph click on the link to
“Notification of Retirement” form and download form. REMEMBER to
call the H&W Fund Retirement Office at 215-561-2722 to make an appointment
for questions and answers regarding your retirement options.
▪ATTENTION-GETTING
READY TO RETIRE?
The PFT Health and Welfare Fund wants to remind those members thinking about retirement to be aware of Act 43. Act 43 allows retirees to continue to purchase the basic
health care they had purchased during COBRA until they become eligible for
Medicare. To take advantage of Act 43 retirees must meet one
of the following requirements.
- Have been granted a disability retirement benefit by
PSERS, or
- Have retired with at least 30 years of credited service,
or
- Have retired under normal (not early) retirement
conditions.
When you receive a COBRA letter from the School District,
note carefully the time period offered. If you have any questions, please call
the Fund at 215-561-2722.
If you lose time from work while on workers'
compensation status, a retirement deduction will NOT be made.
Upon your return to work, you are eligible to purchase service credit.
You may contact the Retirement office at 215-400-4680 for further
information.
▪ MRSA
INFORMATION SHEET
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WHAT is MRSA and HOW does MRSA affect us?
Click the link to answers theses questions and more.
MRSA INFORMATION SHEET.pdf
The Trustees of the Philadelphia
Federation of Teachers Health and Welfare Fund have adopted a motion which
states:Participants who elect to participate in a Medicare Part D Plan
(either through “Medicare Advantage Plan” with a prescription benefit or a
stand alone “Prescription Drug Plan”) are not eligible for the benefits from
the “Fund”.
If the
Medicare Part D Plan benefits cease to be available (either nationally or in
the Participant’s geographic area), the Participant shall be permitted to
resume coverage under the “Health and Welfare Fund” upon submitting a written
proof of their enrollment in the Medicare Part D Plan which has ceased to be
available.
Unemployment
Compensation; How, Where and When to file
Long Term Care:
Kistler Tiffany changes its phone number
HIPAA
the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
Personal Choice and Keystone members
should check the
Benefits Comparison Chart. (Effective September 1, 2010 all new employees
shall be enrolled in Keystone for a period of four (4) years from the date of
appointment. Premium charge will be 5%. Those hired before
9/1/2010 that change plans before or after 9/1/2010 will be charged the
original 3%.)
Contact Information for PFT H&W
email: contact@pfthw.org
Telephone -
215-561-2722, FAX - 215-561-8345
- Postal address:
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1816 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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