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How will it affect Actives?

Medicare Part D plans are available to every person who is eligible for Medicare.  All such plans will provide at least a standard level of coverage set by Medicare and some plans may offer more coverage for a higher monthly premium.  Note that the Medicare Part D prescription drug program is NOT a benefit provided through the Southern California Pipe Trades Health & Welfare Fund.  It is provided through Medicare and is marketed by various Medicare-approved “Prescription Drug Providers” (PDPs).  If you are eligible for Medicare, you will have a chance to enroll in a Medicare-approved Part D plan from November 15th through December 31st of each year.

This notice is to inform you that your current prescription drug benefit program through the Southern California Pipe Trades Health & Welfare Fund provides “creditable coverage,” as defined below.  It also includes answers to questions you may have regarding your current prescription drug program and how it relates to Medicare Part D coverage.

2007 CERTIFICATE OF CREDITABLE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE

The Southern California Pipe Trades Health & Welfare Fund hereby certifies that the prescription drug coverage it provides to Medicare-eligibles in the Active Plan is expected to pay out, on average for all such participants, at least as much as the standard Part D coverage would pay in calendar year 2007.  It is therefore designated as providing 2007 “creditable coverage,” meaning that any participant who later enrolls in a Part D plan will not be charged a late enrollment penalty for 2007.
 

Your notice of creditable coverage was previously mailed to you. Be sure to read it carefully and keep it in a safe place where you can find it.  If you lose this notice and need another copy, please call the Fund’s Administrator at (800) 595-7473, or request a copy in writing from Southern California Pipe Trades Administrative Corporation, 501 Shatto Place, 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90020.  Updated versions of this notice will be sent annually and you will be informed if the Active Plan ever loses its creditable coverage status.

Be sure to keep your notice.  If you enroll in one of the plans approved by Medicare which offer prescription drug coverage, you may need to give a copy of this notice when you join to show that you are not required to pay a higher premium.
 

 

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