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NEA-Alaska Retired sent 33 delegates to represent us at DA. Stayed tuned for more information and photos.

Aetna has established a concierge line for health insurance and benefit questions. To take advantage of this program, please call 855-784-8646.

Do you know Mary?  We send out a big thank you to Mary for her note and donation.  At a lively 92 years young, she reads all of our mailings and says she appreciates them to “no end.”  She taught in Fairbanks and Dillingham with her last 10 years in Anchorage.  She mentions Gayle Harbo…

Educators, firefighters, police officers, librarians, nurses and other public employees already contribute up to ten percent of their salary towards their pensions, and many do not even get Social Security. Despite this, the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)  penalize people who have dedicated their lives to public education and other public service careers…

Effective July 1, 2014, the monthly premium rates for the optional AlaskaCare Dental, Vision and Audio (DVA) coverage will decrease 10% as follows:  Retiree Only               $63 Retiree & Spouse      $125 Retiree & Child(ren)  $113 Retiree & Family       $178 The rates are currently posted on our website, and more prominent postings will be added to…

  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.,…

Dear Members, Many thanks to NEA-Alaska/Retired members, and members of RPEA, who have contacted the Division of Retirement and Benefits regarding the Draft Retiree Health Plan booklet and the concerns we all have over the way it is written. The State has postponed the publication of the booklet and will continue taking comments until April…

The following answers to FAQs are provided to us from the Division of Retirement and Benefits. Please share your concerns with us in the comment section after this article. NOTE: Effective April 1, 2014, Aetna will resume coverage for compound medications. Such coverage will extend through at least December 31, 2014. Prior to April 1,…

These are answers to frequently asked questions about our Retiree Health Insurance Plan shared with us by Governor Sean Parnell and the Division of Retirement and Benefits. Please share your concerns with NEA-ALASKA/Retired by commenting at the end of this article. Q. Why update and re-publish the health plan booklet? A. It is standard practice…

  These Retiree Dental Plan FAQs have been shared with us from the Division of Retirement and Benefits. Your concerns and questions can be shared with NEA-ALASKA/Retired by commenting on this article. Q. How has the retiree dental plan changed? A. The Division of Retirement and Benefits has procured Moda Health/Delta Dental of Alaska to…