YOUR HEALTH CARE BENEFITS
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The Board of Trustees of MCASF Local 725 Health & Welfare Trust Fund is pleased to welcome you to the Health Care website. Within this website, you have access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to commonly requested forms, useful highlighted links, and frequently asked questions regarding your benefit information.
About the Health Fund
The MCASF Local 725 Health & Welfare Trust Fund is a healthcare plan. The Plan most recently was amended and restated, effective July 1, 2021, and subsequently may be amended from time to time to make necessary and desirable changes.
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The Plan is managed by a Board of Trustees comprised of both Local Union 725 and MCASF representatives. This site provides Participants with online access to complete information about your Healthcare Plan.
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COMING INTO FOCUS!!
The Board of Trustees are pleased to announce that a
VISION BENEFIT
will be coming to the Health Plan!
Watch here for more detail as information on this
exciting benefit is rolled out
Getting Close to Retirement Age?
Benefit Services is developing a retirement guide to assist you in your transition to retirement including healthcare. Watch here for the guides that are coming soon!
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Medical Benefits
Your medical benefit network is provided by Florida Blue, to locate a participating primary care physician in the Blue Options network, please call 1-800-664-5295 or visit their website at www.floridablue.com
MCASF Local 725 Health Fund's
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Important Resource
on UTI's from our partners @ Better Health
In the midst of all the hustle and bustle, we can easily lose site of our own personal wellness. At Better You, we want to support your health all throughout the year.
UTI's are no fun and can lead to dangerous and even life-threatening concerns. Please take a moment to review this important resource.
MCASF Local 725 Health Fund's Prescriptions Coverage
Is Administered By
Sav-Rx
On May 1, 2024, Sav Rx became the Health Fund's prescription benefit manager. You should provide your pharmacy with the Sav Rx ID card you received in the mail. This is a prescription insurance card, not a discount card.
If you need a new card, please contact Sav Rx directly by clicking the call button below.
Loss of Time
Benefit
Did you know that if you become totally disabled due to non-occupational bodily injury or sickness while eligible for benefits, the Health Fund will pay you a Loss of Time (Short-Term Disability) benefit.
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Benefits will begin as of the first day of disability due to an accident or as of the 8th day of disability due to sickness and will continue for any one period of disability for a maximum of twenty-six (26) weeks. You do not have to be confined to your home to collect benefits, but must be under the care of a physician.
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For a Loss of Time benefit , you will receive a benefit based on your job classification.
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General Foreman, Foreman. R5, R1 & MESJ ~ $500.00 per week
R2 & Apprentice 5th Year ~ $ 360.00 per week
R3, R4, MES2, MES3, Apprentice 2nd year, 3rd year, 4th Year and MAT ~ $250.00 per week
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Learn more about the Loss of Time Benefit here
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Application is available on the Document tab or
by click on the button to the right
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Sav-Rx Mail Order Pharmacy
Benefits
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Cost-effective option for long-term maintenance & specialty medications
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All orders shipped directly to your door for no additional charge
How It Works
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Send in prescription
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Pay at time of order
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Orders shipped to you
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Convenient refills by phone, the Sav-Rx website, or the Sav-Rx App
How to Send in Prescriptions (3 Options)
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Ask your doctor to send the prescription electronically to Sav-Rx in Fremont, NE
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Ask you doctor to fax Sav-Rx the prescription at 402-753-2890
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Call Sav-Rx with your prescription drug name and your physician's contact information and Sav-Rx will do the rest!
MCASF Local 725 Health Fund's
Medical Coverage is Administered By:
Locations in South Florida
Accesible via Mobile Devices
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You can also use our Text-to-Mobile feature by creating a new text message* on your smartphone. Type 258311 in the "TO" or "Recipients" field, then type BLUE 1024 in the "Message" field and press send. (make sure you leave a space between the word BLUE and the number)
You will then receive a text message reply with a link you can click on to open your digital education kit.
*Standard text messaging rates apply based on your plan and your carrier.
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Florida Blue is an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
Copyright 2021 Florida Blue; All rights reserved
Helpful Healthcare Links
Your Link to Florida Blue
Your link to Florida Blue Dental
Your Link to Sav-Rx Prescription Services
Your Link to Medicare
Your link to the Center for Disease Control
Your link to the Florida Department of Health
Your link to the Department of Health & Human Services
Your link to Ulliance Life Advisor Member Assistance
Your link to the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
For More Information
We are here to help!
Should you have any questions regarding your health benefits or eligibility, give us a call at (754) 777-7735
Changes To The Health Plan ~ Effective May 1st
Where should I go when I need care?
COBRA PAYMENTS
ARE YOU CURRENTLY ON COBRA
CONTINUING COVERAGE?
SELF-PAY PAYMENTS
ARE YOU CURRENTLY ON SELF-PAY
CONTINUING COVERAGE?
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You can now make your monthly premium payment online through PayPal
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You can also make any repayment of LOT benefit you received in error.
MCASF Local 725 Health Fund
NOW ACCEPTS YOUR HEALTHCARE PAYMENTS THRU PayPal
Remit your healthcare payment by clicking
the button below.
You do not need a PayPal account to make your payment!
Transparency in Coverage
Your Health Fund's compliance with the CCA and The No Surprises Act and Transparency in Coverage.
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The Transparency in Coverage final rules require non-grandfathered group health plans such as our to disclose on a public website information regarding:
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In-network negotiated rates for covered items and services
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Out-of-Network allowed amount and billed charges for covered items and services
As of July 1, 2022, these machine-readable files (MRFs) must be made "publicly available and accessible to any person free of charge and without conditions, such as establishment of a user account, password or other credentials or PII to access the file" and must be updated on a monthly basis.
(These files are extremely large and download for an individual will be impacted by your hardware, browser and internet speed)​
You can access these read-able files & documents by clicking below:
