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Dear Members, The public meetings to hear comments on the AlaskaCare Draft Retiree Health Plan Booklet will be held as published.  We did request an extension of the public meeting dates due to the short notification of the meetings.  Following the updated public notice is an emailed response from Retirement and Benefits, updating us on…

You should be receiving the AlaskaCare newsletter in a few days outlining the changes the State is making to our medical plans.  There are many changes, including additional treatments that will require pre-certification.   We encourage you to read this newsletter carefully and follow through with contacting your providers with this new information.  The information is…

Members will be voting on a  proposed bylaw change to bring the language into compliance with our current practice.  Ballot opens:  Monday, December 16, 2013, 8 a.m. Ballot closes:  Monday, January 20, 2014, 5 p.m. NEA-Alaska/Retired Bylaw Change. Below is proposed bylaw change to bring the language into compliance with our current practice.  If passed,…

NEA Click & Save, the online discount buying service for NEA members, highlights select retailers and merchants each month. Check out these featured “Buy-lights” for November! Cooking.com:                         Save $10 off purchases of $100 or more, plus free shipping on orders over $49 Fresh Produce:                     Get 20% off sale items PerfumeWorldwide.com:   Get 10% off eWatches.com:                     Save $30 off orders…

Dear Activist, With more and more Americans entering retirement without adequate personal savings, some lawmakers are stepping forward to ensure Social Security enables all Americans to retire without fear and that it rests on a sounder financial footing for future generations. U.S. Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA 38) introduced in the House last week the Strengthening…

  Aetna and Moda Health to Focus on High Quality, Best Value Care   June 7, 2013, Juneau, AK – The State of Alaska Department of Administration announced today that it has selected Aetna to administer the AlaskaCare health insurance plans for PERS, TRS, JRS, and EPORS retirees and certain state employees.  Moda Health, formerly…

NEA Member Benefits is pleased to announce the first issue of the new NEA Retirement E-newsletter.  The retirement e-newsletter is a subscription-only email that will be sent at the beginning of each month.  The purpose of the retirement newsletter is to:•    inform members of the latest Kiplinger Newsletter,•    provide our retirement articles and other content,…

ANNUAL MEETINGS NATIONAL Leadership (Spring), NEA Retired Annual Meeting (June), Retirement and Benefits Forum or Trustee Meetings – Reps elected or reps appointed by the NEA-AK President or the NEA-AK/R President will be reimbursed for transportation, hotel and per diem (at the NEA-AK rate for meals not covered by the meeting). Registration fees will also…

Actually we are needing to update our email list for retired and pre-retired members of NEA-Alaska/retired. Can you send us your current email address to NEA.ak.retired@gmail.com so we can be sure we have a way to share information with you? Please share this request with other retired NEA-Alaska retiree friends.

The recent presidential election brought the question of class size back before the public.  Governor Romney suggested that the number of students in a class has little or no impact on the academic results of the class.  President Obama did not go that far, nor did he refute Governor Romney’s assertion, though the President did…