Here are the dates and locations of the next round of health insurance meetings announced by the Department of Administration:
June Town Hall Meetings:
- June 10, 2014: Juneau University of Alaska Southeast Egan Lecture Hall, Room 112
11120 Glacier Hwy., Juneau, AK 99801
- June 11, 2014: Fairbanks Carlson Center, Pioneer Room
2010 Second Ave., Fairbanks AK 99701
- June 12, 2014: Anchorage Denai’ina Civic and Convention Center, Tikahtnu Rooms C and F
600 W 7th Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501
The meeting agenda will be the same at each location:
10 a.m. – Noon: Medical panel
Noon – 1 p.m.: Lunch on your own / Individual meetings with Aetna representatives
1 p.m. – 2 p.m.: Dental panel
2 p.m. – 3 p.m.: Individual meetings with Moda/Delta Dental of Alaska representatives
Streaming media of the Juneau meeting will be available on the Division Web site for members unable to attend a meeting in person. Questions may be submitted in advance of the meeting at doa.drb.alaskacaretownhall@alaska.gov
NEA-Alaska/Retired 
My family doctor required a clinic visit to get a new prescription for a renewal of a prescription that had expired after 3 years. I have a seasonal allergy to birch pollen and have found that the meds prescribed by an allergy specialist allow me to function during the season. I start Singulair and fluticasone propionate prior to the start of the season and haven’t had my lungs shut down since starting this regime. As this visit was coded preventive, Aetna will not pay.
Should we have not gone to the doctor, but waited to become incapacitated instead?
I guess Aetna will pay for an emergency room visit but not “preventative” care. This is ridiculous. Isn’t it also illegal under the Affordable Care Act?
I am forwarding your questions/concerns to Rod McCoy, the chair of our medical concerns committee.