Health Benefits
Boilermakers National Health and Welfare Fund
We offer exceptional health benefits. Our networks comprise doctors, hospitals and providers who meet strict credentialing standards and deliver substantial savings for our participants.
Our health benefits currently cover a substantial part of the cost of medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs and hearing aids. We cover inpatient and outpatient hospital visits and have behavioral health/substance abuse and organ transplant programs. We also offer excellent long-term disability coverage. The combination of benefits helps to protect the health and livelihood of participants nationwide.
For a complete explanation of the health benefits available to you under the Boilermakers National Health and Welfare Fund, please refer to the Summary Plan Description (SPD) for your specific Plan. Currently available to you online is the Summary Plan Description (SPD) for the Active Plan G and Reduced Plan G for active participants. For now, if you need any other Plan SPD, please contact the Administrative Office. We intend to have the Retiree Plan SPD available online in the future.
We encourage all participants and their families to visit the For Participants section on our website for specific information about your benefits.
QUICK UPDATES
FEB. 22, 2010 - Autism Parent Education Series: This series of telephone seminars is free and open to any parent or caregiver interested in learning more about Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders. The first seminar will be on March 11, 20-10. View the entire 2010 Autism Parent Education Series Schedule.
JAN. 12, 2010 - The duration for the COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) premium reduction initiated under ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) had been extended from nine months to fifteen months. The COBRA premium reduction discounts the COBRA premium to 35% of the total premium for eligible individuals. For more information, please read the COBRA Premium Reduction Extension Article, and/or review our COBRA Premium Reduction Extension FAQs, and the Department of Labors FAQs.