Happy New Year!  Hopefully, you are off to a good start in 2007.  Just a couple things to report in this months issue.  I have noted changes below concerning health care for non-protected retiree’s.

 

Monthly Premium – Single                  $  10

Monthly Premium – 2+People                        $  22

 

Deductible – Single                             $155

Deductible – Family                            $309

 

                                                            In Network                Out of Network

Coinsurance                                            10%                              30%

Maximum Out of Pocket – Single       $258                            $  515

Maximum Out of Pocket – Family      $515                            $1030

 

HMO Plans, such as Priority Health, have no deductible or coinsurance, and the $10 office visit co-pay still applies.

 

Prescription Drug Co-pays for Traditional, PPO, and HMO Plans

                                                            Retail (30 Day)           Mail Order (90 Day)

Generic                                                $5                                $10

Brand                                                   $10                              $15

ED                                                      $15                              $19

 

Under the VEBA Plan, your dental benefits will have a new name and group number beginning January 1, 2007.  Please inform your dentist office the next time you have services.  Claims should be mailed to the same Delta address as before.

 

Delta Traditional/PPO (Point of Service) Plan                 1(800) 524-0149

Retiree Group Number:                       5470-0999

Surviving Spouse Group Number:       5470-0998

COBRA Group Number:                    5470-9999

 

DeltaCare (DHMO) Plan                                                    1(800) 870-9988

Retiree Group Number:                       8146-0999

Surviving Spouse Group Number:       8146-0998

COBRA Group Number:                    8146-9999

 

Retiree’s should be receiving 1099R statements for federal income tax.  You should also receive a W2 statement that notes the Imputed Income cost of the UAW/GM Legal Services Plan.  This service is available for all of us to use, and so the cost is shared by all of us equally whether or not we actually used their services during the 2006 plan year.

 

Some of you also have Imputed Income for Life Insurance or Educational Benefits noted on your W2.  If you need a duplicate statement, contact the GM Benefit and Services Center at 1(800) 489-4646.  The Pension Unit provides duplicate 1099R statements and the Health and Life Unit provides duplicate W2’s.

 

As I am retiring January 1, this is my last report.  I was appointed by the UAW as an alternate Benefit Rep in 1984 and became a full time Rep in 1989.  It has been my privilege and great fortune to have had the opportunity to serve you.  Although many people were responsible for my education and training, I would like to acknowledge Stu Wilson in particular for the role he played in my development.  I have worked with a lot of terrific people and will miss seeing them on a regular basis.  It is one of my goals in retirement to not let those friendships slip away.  I am confident my brother and sister Benefit Reps will continue to take very good care of us, even as the job becomes more and more challenging.  I look forward to seeing you at retiree gatherings. 

 

Be well and God Bless! 

Jerry Reid