Attention Medicaid Employees of DHMH

Please take a few moments to fill out a survey about the current Medicaid Management Information System. Your union is seeking suggestions pertaining to how the MMIS can be improved from the employees who use the current system. Your colleagues and fellow union members are working to compile your suggestions as they continue discussions with the DHMH administration about protecting your job and improving the current system.

Please note: The survey deadline has been extended. Please disregard the previous deadline of December 12. We will continue collecting responses through the new year.

 

Complete the survey online at http://leadernet.aft.org/surveymaker/take/survey.cfm?id=0fd69146-5056-b94b-111a-d3bb2d816be9

Loritta Johnson Named Morgan Hill Woman of the Year

Congratulations to Loritta Johnson, former Nordstrom kindergarten teacher and MHFT Building Rep, and current MHFT Retiree Chapter leader, for being named Morgan Hill’s Woman of the Year!  If you don’t already know her, you can read about Loritta and her numerous accomplishments by clicking on the link above.

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Medical Insurance for Children Ages 23 to 26 Available for Children of Retirees

Public Act 08-147 requires group health plans to provide coverage for unmarried children up to the age of 26, regardless of the child’s student or dependent status. A Comptroller's  memorandum explains how the Public Act is implemented under the State of Connecticut Employee Health Plan. The effective date of implementation was January 1, 2009.

To download the Comptroller's Memorandum on this insurance use this link. To download the agreement SEBAC signed to get pharmacy added to the coverage (only medical was required by statute) use this link.

 Please read the Memorandum and rate chart carefully and completely. The Fair Market Value of the insurance for the child who is not a dependent under §152 of the Internal Revenue Code is taxable income to the retiree, and the retiree is required to include the Fair Market Value for this benefit in their taxable income. Retirees with questions as to the tax impact of the inclusion of the Fair Market Value of health benefits for non-qualified children are advised to consult their personal tax advisor.

 

President's Message

Hope you all enjoyed your holiday!

In my role as the Negotiations Chair, I will be updating you periodically as negotiations progress. We have met with the College and their attorney several times now, and we have also met as a team together with our union representative at least once a week to prepare for the sessions. The bargaining atmosphere at the table has been cordial, and productivity has been slow but steady.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the rest of the Negotiating Team for all of the time and effort they have put into this process and will continue to put in to secure a fair and equitable collective bargaining agreement. Even at the best of times, volunteering to be on this committee is an overwhelming and thankless job but especially so in this financial climate with all the obstacles we face in the public sector.

We look forward to a time when we can present a tentative agreement to the bargaining unit which we recommend for settlement. Until that time, we intend to update you as best as we can by way of this website and membership meetings.   Look for announcements for membership meetings – we will attempt to arrange for a meeting in December.
In the meantime, thank you for your patience and your support.
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