Banner Blue News
AA publication of Wabash Memorial Hospital Association - Est 1884
Summer Edition June~ 2005
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Honor Your Loved Ones
The Wabash Hospital Association Foundation gratefully acknowledges the receipt of memorial gifts to date in 2005
on behalf of Mr. O. J. and Inez Acklin, Mr. R. Lee Kimmons, Mr. Orie Long and Mr. Donald Stare. Any thoughtful gift
honors the individual, the contributor and Wabash Association. Memorial gifts of $250 or more are acknowledged by placing
the Honoree's name permanently on our Memorial Plaque in the Wabash reception area. All gifts are acknowledged so you
can take advantage of our charitable status with a tax deduction.
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C l i p & K e e p
Through recent action of our Board , our new Member
Handbook has been revised. Please cut this notice out
and place it in the appropriate page in your handbook
for future reference. Page 75, Article (I) has been amended
to include the portion underlined and in bold print.
(I) All former dependents, spouses and widow(ers) (and
all of their dependents and spouses) of any individual who
is or was employed by any Railroad Company operating the
rail lines formerly operated by the Wabash Railroad Company.
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Reminder
All members with Wabash as primary insurer, remember
that all CT, MRI and PET scans need to be precertified.
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Get The Word Out
It was recently announced that Railroad retirees enrolled in GA-23111 Plan D
will soon lose their drug coverage and be reassigned to Plan F (same as D but
with no drugs). As an option, we encourage consideration of the following
information. NS retirees and their spouses are eligible to join Wabash for their
Medicare supplemental coverage and save money. Monthly costs are compared below.
Spouses may only join our Basic plan at $102 which also leaves them open to get
their meds through a Part D commercial plan.
United
Health Care
Wabash
Basic Medicare Supplemental
$155
$102
Medicare Supplemental (Retiree)
with $750 annual drugs
Not Available
$147
Wabash gives the Railroad Retiree the option of choosing our low cost Basic Plan
with no drugs or our upgraded plan which includes drugs. Those choosing the
Basic plan have the option of purchasing the Medicare Part D plan from others
for their pharmacy needs. Our upgrade Plan with drugs costs less than their Plan
without drugs. Our Basic Plan includes a free discount card for
prescription medication.
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Medicare
Member Handbooks
Waiting
for the CMS (HCFA) review of our new Medicare Member Handbook has created a
delay in its mailing. We appreciate your patience and encourage you to call your
Personal Claim Representative at 1-888-800-9161 with any questions on benefits
or coverage. Although unpredictable, we hope to be able to mail the new
Handbooks by early August.
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