A PLANNING & REFERENCE GUIDE FOR CSEA MEMBERS

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A PLANNING & REFERENCE GUIDE FOR CSEA MEMBERS

Local 1000 AFSCME, AFL-CIO

143 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12210

Danny Donohue, President

? 2017 CSEA, Inc.

Table of Contents

President's Message............................................................................................................. 1

Retiree Division Membership Application...........................................................................2

New York State Pension Information.................................................................................. 5

Social Security.....................................................................................................................14

Health Insurance Benefits....................................................................................................15 New York State Employees............................................................................15 Local Government & School District Employees..........................................18 Medicare.........................................................................................................20 Medicare Supplemental Plans (Medigap).......................................................21 Medicaid.........................................................................................................21 Long Term Care..............................................................................................22 Tricare/VHA...................................................................................................22

Prescription Drug Coverage................................................................................................23

Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefits.............................................................................23-27

Pearl Carroll & Associates Insurance Plans..................................................................28-30

Legal Service Programs.......................................................................................................31 Taking Care of Business (Advanced Directives and Elder Law), CSEA Legal Services Plan, Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation & Social Security Disability, Veterans' Disability Benefits, AFSCME Union Plus Legal Services Program

The CSEA Retiree...............................................................................................................34

The Work Force Subscription Application..........................................................................36

PEOPLE Program Application............................................................................................38

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President's Message

The Retirement Guide is designed as a "roadmap" to help you make the right choices about your future. It recognizes that after years of hard work, you need to know what options you have to guarantee you have a secure and dignified retirement.

Likewise, CSEA/AFSCME is also an important component of that future because we are committed to protecting your rights and interests.

Putting it simply, CSEA/AFSCME looks out for you. We lobby in Washington, Albany and your community. Protecting your pension and health insurance is our top priority; meanwhile, at the national level, AFSCME protects your Social Security and Medicare. That's why you owe it to yourself to become a CSEA/AFSCME retiree member. On a personal level, membership has numerous benefits. It gives you an opportunity to socialize and maintain ties with former co-workers. It helps you stay up-do-date on current issues. It gives you access to a wide range of money-saving discounts and benefits available only to CSEA/AFSCME members. Start taking advantage of one of the best bargains around and fill out a membership application today. To learn even more, check us out at . In solidarity,

DANNY DONOHUE

President

CSEA RETIREMENT GUIDE

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CSEA Retiree Membership:

? Eligibility for membership is open to any person who, while

actively employed, was a member or an associate member of the Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. and who has retired from active employment OR anyone who receives a retirement allowance from the New York State and Local Retirement Systems or the New York Police and Fire Retirement Systems.

? Membership year runs October 1st through September 30th.

Effective Jan. 1, 2017 dues will be $36.00 a year, paid direct or through monthly deduction from New York State and Local Employees Retirement Systems' pension allowances.

? Members who choose to authorize dues deduction must fill

out the form below and sign under Authorization for Pension Deduction. Payment of first year dues must be received.

? The monthly deduction of $3.00 will appear under the

"miscellaneous" code on your pension stub after your first year of direct pay membership.

? Receipt of a retirement allowance is required to process

authorization.

? Membership becomes effective when the membership

application has been processed and actual payment of dues is received.

? Make checks payable to CSEA, Inc. in the amount of $36.00 for

first year dues.

? Questions about retiree membership, dues deduction or

requests for revocation cards should be directed to the CSEA Membership Department at 1-800-342-4146 Ext. 5926. Do not call the State Retirement System about dues deduction.

? If you wish to discontinue dues deduction, you must authorize

this revocation in writing, by completing a revocation card. This card may be obtained by contacting the CSEA Membership Department. To terminate dues deduction, the revocation card must be on file with the Retirement System before the first of the month in which you want the deduction to end.

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RetiRee MeMbeRship ApplicAtion

To the Administrator of Membership Records:

I am hereby applying for membership in the CSEA Retiree Division. I understand that annual membership dues are $36.00 of which $.50 is

appropriated for political action purposes.

This space for CSEA office use only

SIGNATURE: _____________________________ Date: __________________

(PLEASE PRINT)

_____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________

First Name

MI

Last Name

_____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________

MAILING ADDRESS

number and street

city

state

zip code

_______________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

COUNTY

( E-MAIL ADDRESS

) _____________________

Area Code

Cell Phone Number

( LAST 4 DIGITS OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:____________________________________

) _____________________

q OK TO RECEIVE TEXTS

(please check box)

Area Code

Home Phone Number

Before I retired, I was employed by ___________________________________________ and was ( ( (

DATE OF RETIREMENT _____________________________________ MALE/FEMALE _______

) a member of CSEA Local __________ ) not a CSEA member ) a member of ____________________

Dues, contributions or gifts to CSEA are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Dues paid to CSEA, however, may be deductible as ordinary and necessary business expenses.

pension DeDuction AuthoRizAtion

CSEA, Inc. / Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO 143 Washington Ave., Box 7125, Capitol Station, Albany, New York 12224

_____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Last Name

(PLEASE PRINT)

First Name

M.I.

_____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________

MAILING ADDRESS

number and street

city

state

zip code

( ) _________________________________________________________

Area Code

Telephone Number

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

LAST 4 DIGITS OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

RETIREMENT NUMBER (Required number printed on pension check)

Pursuant to Section 110-c of the Retirement and Social Security Law, I hereby authorize deductions to be made from my monthly allowance from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement Systems in the amount necessary to cover membership dues on my behalf to CSEA, Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO. Authorization is also given to make any changes the Union certifies to the Retirement System as necessary in the amount of such dues. I, the undersigned, do hereby authorize you to deduct from my monthly allowance the amount of $3.00 for payment of dues, or any amount as may be certified to you by the Union as my dues. I understand that CSEA, Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO is my agent and all requests to begin, modify, or revoke deductions must be submitted through the Union. This authorization shall remain in effect until revoked by me by written notice through the Union or until otherwise revoked pursuant to law.

_________________________________ Date

______________________________________________________________________________ Signature of Pensioner

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