LOCAL 2911, UAW                Retiree Bulletin

DIPLOMAT PLAZA, P.O. BOX 6056

FORT WAYNE, IN  46896-0056                      August, 2006

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

   Local 305 Officers:                                                   Local 2911 Officers:

Jeanette Gaffer                       Chairperson                   Dan Alter

Barb Parrott                            Vice Chairperson            Sandra Poling

Hazel Sitko                             Recording Sec.               Barb Gibson

Carol Davis                             Financial Sec.                Steve Bell

Dorothy Ward                         Sgt. of Arms                  Don Steffen

                                                                        Insurance                      Dan Alter 461-1383 and/or 918-4094 (Ft. Wayne #)

 

Chapter Meetings:

Chapter 305         1st Thursday of the month @ 1:00 PM at the Local 2357 office on Pontiac Street.

Chapter 2911        2nd Thursday of the month @ 5:00PM at the Local 2357 Rec. Hall on Horman road.

 

 

Greetings Retiree’s and Spouses:

 

Upcoming Events and Activities:

 

Monday Sept 4, 2006

 

Annual Labor Day Picnic @ UAW Recreation Center on Horman Rd.

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Wednesday, September 13 2006,

 

UAW Area 4 Retiree Picnic

@ UAW Recreation Center on Horman Rd.

Catered Meal by Chorushi’s

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Monday, October 16th thru Thursday, October 19th.

 

Trip to Branson, Missouri for UAW Retirees, Family and Friends:

Includes:

Transportation via bus

4 days, 3 nights lodging @ the Grand Victorian  Hotel

3 Breakfasts

2 Dinners

6 Shows

         Tuesday          10:00AM        Jim Owens Morning Show

                                               3:00PM         Shoji Tabuchi

                                               5:45PM         Dinner @ Golden Corral

                                               8:00PM         Baldknobbers Jamboree Show

Wednesday     10:00AM        Broadway the Star Spangled Banner

                                               4:00 PM        Branson Belle Showboat &  Dinner

                                                8:00PM        Mo Bandy Live Living Country

Cost $475.00 per person

The bus leaves @ 7:00AM Monday morning from UAW Recreation Center on Horman Rd.

The bus returns approximately 8:00PM on Thursday

If interested call Dick Merren @ 422-0873

 

Mark your calendars!!!!!!

 

Chapters 305 and 2911 Retiree Luncheon

Wednesday October 5.  Details to follow

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Annual Health Fair for Retirees

Friday, October 20th @ Turnstone. Details to follow

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Insurance:

Colonoscopy

For  those on Medicare

How often is it covered?

  • Fecal Occult Blood Test - Once every 12 months
  • Flexible Sigmoidoscopy - Once every 48 months
  • Screening Colonoscopy - Once every 24 months (if you're at high risk); once every 10 years, but not within 48 months of a screening sigmoidoscopy (if you're not at high risk)
  • Barium Enema - Your doctor can decide to use this test instead of a flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. This test is covered every 24 months if you are at high risk for colorectal cancer and every 48 months if you aren't at high risk.

For whom?

All people with Medicare age 50 and older, except there is no minimum age for having a screening colonoscopy.

Your costs in the Original Medicare Plan?

You pay nothing for the fecal occult blood test. For all other tests, you pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount after the yearly Part B deductible. If the flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy is done in a hospital outpatient department, you pay 25% of the Medicare-approved amount after the yearly Part B deductible.

In some cases Aetna/ Navistar has been denying the 20% co-pay because it is coded as routine exam.

If you have a denial from Aetna, give us a call. In my opinion we should appeal these to the Retiree Health Committee.

For those not yet on Medicare the colonoscopy needs to be coded other than routine for payment to be made. You need to have some symptoms or problems to report to the doctor.

 

           

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