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What you spend out-of-pocket on Medicare
Medical providers & supplies: $712 (22 percent)
A recent study
by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that Medicare beneficiaries spent an average of $5,460 out-of-pocket on health care costs in 2016 (the most recent year statistics were available), including $2,294 on premiums (42 percent of $5,460) and $3,166 on health services (58 percent of $5,460). Long term care costs accounted for nearly $1 of every $3 spent. Here’s a breakdown of
the cost of health
services.
Prescription drugs: $651 (21 percent)
Dental services: $449 (14 percent)
Skilled nursing/home health: $157 (5 percent)
Outpatient hospital: $135 (4 percent)
Inpatient hospital: $48 (2 percent)
Long-term care facility: $1,014 (32 percent)
Update your contact, beneficiary information
Now more than ever, it’s important for our union to be able to communicate. Please help us make sure we have your most current information. Update us by emailing infoupdate@cseainc.org (please include your full name), or by logging into or creating your online member account at https://cseany.org/register. Once logged in, select “MY CSEA ACCOUNT” in the application dropdown box. You will need your CSEA Member ID Number, which can look up on the home page of our website at https://cseany.org.
It’s also important to keep your beneficiary information updated:
Upcoming Events
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of these meeting dates may be tentative. Please note that if a previously announced upcoming meeting is not listed, it may have been canceled. For the latest information, please contact your local officers or visit our CSEA-NY Retirees Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/cseanyretirees.
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Pension: New York State & Local Retirement System. website: https://www.osc.state.ny.us/retire/ Toll-free: 1-866- 805-0990.
Health Insurance Providers: NYSHIP: 1-800-833-4344. All others: check your card for number
Employee Benefit Fund: Members with vision and dental contractual benefits. Website: cseaebf.com; Phone: 1-800-323- 2732
Pearl Insurance: 877-847-2732
Local 905 Ithaca Area. Sept. 9 and Nov. 11. All meetings are at the Clarion Inn, 2310 N. Triphammer Rd., Ithaca. Meetings start at 12:15 p.m. Reservations can be made by contacting secretary, Terry Smith at 607- 869-5719 or 1st V-P Sue Randall at 607-873- 3611.The meeting dates are tentative due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You will be notified if the meetings are postponed.
Local 909 Dutchess-Putnam. Sept. 15 and Oct. 20 at the CSEA Southern Region 3 Office, 568 Route 52, Beacon; Nov. 17 Holiday Luncheon at the CSEA Southern Region 3 Office, 568 Route 52, Beacon (pay for Christmas Party); Dec. 15 at Coppola’s Hyde Park. All meetings start at noon. A light lunch will be served at all meetings
at the CSEA region office. To RSVP or for more information, please refer to your 2020 meeting postcard.
Local 910 New York Sept. 15 and Nov. 17, 2020 at the Metropolitan Region office, 125 Maiden Lane, 5th floor, Manhattan. Executive Board meeting at 10 a.m.; General Membership Meeting at 1 p.m.
Local 912 Rochester. Oct. 15 at the Burgundy Basin Inn, 1361 Marsh Road, Pittsford. Social hour/registration: 11 a.m. – noon; buffet luncheon and general membership meeting: noon – 2 p.m.
Local 917 Orange-Ulster-Sullivan. Aug. 11, Sept. 8, Nov. 10 and Dec. 8 at 12:30 p.m., Orange County Local 836 office, Middletown. A light lunch will be served.
Local 918 Rockland Sept. 9 (RSVP no later than Aug. 26 and Dec. 9 (RSVP no later than Nov. 25). All membership meetings begin at noon, Lynch’s, Route 9W, Stony Point. For all meetings, RSVP to Ron at (845) 406- 3724 and leave a message.
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