Welcome to the thirteenth edition of Your Benefits! The Winter 2022/2023 includes the following articles:  Wellness is more than a hashtag;  Travelling over the holidays?  Providers say “use it or lose it” – we say use it well!

Effective September 1, 2022, plan members who are responsible for paying benefit premiums (**plan members with optional or supplemental life and/or part-time members with health and dental coverage) will now have premium deductions done by pre-authorized deductions (PAD) instead of via payroll deduction.  Those plan members** that have still not provided bank information to OTIP by November 30, 2022 will have applicable benefits terminated on December 1, 2022.

The ETFO ELHT Benefits Plan renews effective September 1 of each year. September 1, 2022 is the fifth renewal of our benefits plan.  A renewal notice was emailed to plan members on May 18, 2022. Information includes new renewal rates for health and dental coverage, administrative plan/administrative changes (including proton pump inhibitors/PPI, biosimilar switch, direct withdrawals) to the plans, and notice about the September 22, 2022 Annual Plan Member Meeting.