My apologies, as retirees, our welfare fund benefits do Not include medications.
That’s one reason the UFT pushes the optional rider.
The rider, while ostensibly an option is nearly a necessity we need to pay for and the cost, the deduction from our pensions are increasing at over 30 times the inflation rate.
And the reimbursement check doesn’t reimburse all of those costs and increases.
Free premium health care doesn’t include medications for uft members in retirement. Why not?
It's a very good question. It wasn't only Mulgrew, though he heavily influenced the MLC to get to this place. MLC will likely take the blame, which means the price, whatever it may be, could be shared by all city employees.
This is misleading. We do NOT pay premiums to the union for our pharmacy insurance. Our premiums are paid to a private insurance company that provides our pharmacy benefits. In other unions, retirees pharmacy benefits are paid by their welfare funds, the way our dental benefits are. So, it would be more honest and accurate, although less inflammatory, to ask that our pharmacy benefits come from our Welfare Fund. Too bad you'd rather be inflammatory than accurate
In our petition, we specifically requested that our pharmacy benefits come from our Welfare Fund, It is the choice of our leadership to have us pay the private insurance company rather than have the Welfare Fund make the payments. Too bad you'd rather read minds than words.
Shocking, it appears you’re advocating for current Retirees to continue to pay for a drug plan that could be provided by your union welfare fund at no cost.
I don’t know if it’s arrogance, pompousness, or what? The Uft could provide a drug plan for Retirees like most other unions do, premium free. Yours chooses not to and forces you to pay $180 a month to the city of New York for a private drug plan. Without even educating you upfront that you could purchase a drug plan for less on the marketplace that is either free or on average $35 a month. But regardless, they could’ve provided you on premium free to begin with!
The Uft even refused to work with Retirees to compel The City to provide transparency in the formulary of the plan and the pricing of the plan. They didn’t see it as an issue. And yes, I even wrote to your union president. They had no issue that their members couldn’t ascertain the costs of their drug drugs. And today you have a mess with this new drug plan that every different portal provides you with a different cost.
So much for solidarity, Marian.
Not sure why you couldn’t support the premise of your former union covering Retirees drug plan premium. It’s really a simple as that Marian. Are you able to do that? I just don’t understand why some of you make this harder than it is and look for a fight when there isn’t one. It’s very disappointing.
Just on the topic of those drug portals--they are inaccurate. I take a generic prescription that CVS charges about $236 for a 90 day supply. The portal says they charge over 400. I alerted Express Scripts, which actually wanted over 400, months ago, and they did nothing. Prime Therapeutics has the same inaccurate numbers, and also charges what ES does. Amazon wants even more.
My apologies, as retirees, our welfare fund benefits do Not include medications.
That’s one reason the UFT pushes the optional rider.
The rider, while ostensibly an option is nearly a necessity we need to pay for and the cost, the deduction from our pensions are increasing at over 30 times the inflation rate.
And the reimbursement check doesn’t reimburse all of those costs and increases.
Free premium health care doesn’t include medications for uft members in retirement. Why not?
Unity!
Couldn't agree more.
Signed, thank you for sharing
Thank you for signing!
I signed it and forwarded it to others, Arthur. Thank you for all you do.
Thanks for your support!
We are being screwed!
That's about the size of it.
Signed and shared, we are all retirees in waiting !
We are indeed. Marianne says we're retirees in training. I've almost completed the training, but keep going in regardless.
Signed, of course.
Thank you! Please tell your friends.
Thank you, Arthur. Signed and shared.
Thanks Patricia!
Signed, sealed delivered!
Thank you Kathy!
TRUTH!!!!
8 “likes” —and there should be over 80,000 at very least !
I’ve never posted a CHANGE.org petition—but if ever a union-related cause needs to be promoted on/in that legit venue, this is one ...
Thanks for all you are doing, Arthur G.!
Thank you. We didn't use change.org. I was going to, but we went another way.
Change.org may still be a worthy option—in teaching very large populations—and other school union members nationally.
Thx again.
Reaching**
AI “correction-inserts” after transmit are everywhere.
Some are embarrassing typos like te one in my reply message to you.
And this one : te~~> the (!!)
Don't feel bad. I make typos all the time. I often make errors while editing. No matter how many times I read my own work, a few slip by me.
Used both Safari & Google still can't sign.
Request failed with status code 400
mea :(
I'm told our source is having a minor slowdown today. That's temporary and should be resolved soon. Don't give up!
Hard for me to understand. I signed on Chrome with no issue. Have you tried using another device?
How was Mulgrew's raid of the Stabilzation Fund even legal? Will he and the U.F.T. ever pay a price for this?
It's a very good question. It wasn't only Mulgrew, though he heavily influenced the MLC to get to this place. MLC will likely take the blame, which means the price, whatever it may be, could be shared by all city employees.
Signed, thanks for all your work!
Thank you Steve!
This is misleading. We do NOT pay premiums to the union for our pharmacy insurance. Our premiums are paid to a private insurance company that provides our pharmacy benefits. In other unions, retirees pharmacy benefits are paid by their welfare funds, the way our dental benefits are. So, it would be more honest and accurate, although less inflammatory, to ask that our pharmacy benefits come from our Welfare Fund. Too bad you'd rather be inflammatory than accurate
In our petition, we specifically requested that our pharmacy benefits come from our Welfare Fund, It is the choice of our leadership to have us pay the private insurance company rather than have the Welfare Fund make the payments. Too bad you'd rather read minds than words.
Shocking, it appears you’re advocating for current Retirees to continue to pay for a drug plan that could be provided by your union welfare fund at no cost.
I don’t know if it’s arrogance, pompousness, or what? The Uft could provide a drug plan for Retirees like most other unions do, premium free. Yours chooses not to and forces you to pay $180 a month to the city of New York for a private drug plan. Without even educating you upfront that you could purchase a drug plan for less on the marketplace that is either free or on average $35 a month. But regardless, they could’ve provided you on premium free to begin with!
The Uft even refused to work with Retirees to compel The City to provide transparency in the formulary of the plan and the pricing of the plan. They didn’t see it as an issue. And yes, I even wrote to your union president. They had no issue that their members couldn’t ascertain the costs of their drug drugs. And today you have a mess with this new drug plan that every different portal provides you with a different cost.
So much for solidarity, Marian.
Not sure why you couldn’t support the premise of your former union covering Retirees drug plan premium. It’s really a simple as that Marian. Are you able to do that? I just don’t understand why some of you make this harder than it is and look for a fight when there isn’t one. It’s very disappointing.
Just on the topic of those drug portals--they are inaccurate. I take a generic prescription that CVS charges about $236 for a 90 day supply. The portal says they charge over 400. I alerted Express Scripts, which actually wanted over 400, months ago, and they did nothing. Prime Therapeutics has the same inaccurate numbers, and also charges what ES does. Amazon wants even more.
I was unable to sign. Error 400, but I am with you. Another note is that SHIP no longer reimburses any prescription expenses.
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FYI I tried to sign petition but got an error multiple times code 404
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