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UTU wins reductions in co-pay amounts
Members covered by the NRC/UTU Health and Welfare Plan and the Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan will soon have a significant health-insurance benefit improvement.

Effective Nov. 1, office visit co-pays required under the Managed Medical Care Program (MMCP) for in-network nurse practitioners, physicians assistants, physical therapists and chiropractors will be lowered from $35 to $20.

In addition, a new supplemental discount program will soon be applied to charges for out-of-network services and for charges under the comprehensive benefit that should result in considerable savings to participants.

Co-pays under the July 1, 2008, national rail agreement were set at $35 for specialists as one of several inseparable plan design changes that permitted the expansion of MMCP to almost all areas of the U.S..

As a result of the MMCP geographic expansion, almost all members covered by the national health and welfare agreements can now enjoy the lower out-of-pocket costs and unlimited lifetime cap of managed care as opposed to the 85/15 co-insurance arrangement of the comprehensive benefit with its $1-million lifetime cap and annual deductibles.

Notwithstanding the significant advantages of the MMCP expansion, the placement of co-pays for nurse practitioners, physicians assistants, physical therapists and chiropractors in the higher "specialist" provider category had substantial impact on some members and was a benefit change the UTU fought hard to avoid.

At that time, the UTU was unable to achieve the lower $20 co-pays it sought, and the agreement sent to members for ratification in 2008 reflected the $35 co-pays.

However, the UTU steadfastly pursued the matter with the carriers through its status as a joint policyholder -- and ultimaqtely achieved the reduction in co-payments.

The implementation of the new supplemental discount program was also the result of UTU initiated action and perseverance.

Benefits improvements between contracts are extremely rare, and UTU is excited to have achieved these important plan improvements on behalf of its members.

October 10, 2008


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It would be great if it wasn't such bullshit. We'd have better healthcare if they hadn't split off from the Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan, which you will notice is also getting reduced co-pays. I guess the UTU is entirely responsible for getting the co-pays reduced on the NRC/UTU Health and Welfare Plan because they are the only union covered by it. The other parties did the heavy lifting before they even signed. Stay tuned, I know it's unthinkable.

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Snippy wrote:

The other parties did the heavy lifting before they even signed. Stay tuned, I know it's unthinkable.






So, As I figured, utu cryed as they always do, at the top of thier lungs...MMMMEEEEEEEE TTTTTTTOOOOOOOOO!!!

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