TeamstersCare Benefit Improvements

Co-Chairman Sean O'Brien and the TeamstersCare Board of Trustees recently announced some improvements to many of your TeamstersCare benefits. A summary is listed below. Find the program in which you participate to review your benefit improvements.

Active, NCH, and Early Retiree Medical Program Participants:

Audiology:
In-house hearing aid related visits no longer require co-payments

Dental:
In-house dental filling visit co-payments are reduced to $5
In-house denture, root canal (on front six teeth, top and bottom only), and simple extraction visit co-payments are reduced to $10

Mental Health:
Visits to Preferred Providers with pre-treatment review by the TeamstersCare Mental Health Office are increased to 20 visits per year

Chantix:
A prescription medication used to treat smoking addiction is covered if certain requirements are met. Details and forms are available on our website, www.teamsterscare.com (click on the “TeamstersCare Forms” button on the left, then go to “New Smoking Cessation Form” link) or by contacting TeamstersCare Member Services

Retiree Prescription Drug Program Participants (Age 65 and over):

Dental:
In-house dental filling visit co-payments are reduced to $5
In-house denture, root canal (on front six teeth, top and bottom only), and simple extraction visit co-payments are reduced to $10

Chantix:
Prescription medication used to treat smoking addiction is covered if certain requirements are met. Details and forms are available by contacting TeamstersCare Member Services, or by visiting our website, www.teamsterscare.com (click on the “TeamstersCare Forms” button on the left, then go to “New Smoking Cessation Form” link)

“Grandfathered” Retiree Dental and Vision Services Only, and Dental and Vision Services Only Program Participants:

Dental:
In-house dental filling visit co-payments are reduced to $5
In-house denture, root canal (on front six teeth, top and bottom only), and simple extraction visit co-payments are reduced to $10

Please note:The co-payment for missed appointments for all programs remains $10.

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