UFCW Local 1496
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  • Contact Your Rep
  • Member Resources
    • Welcome New Members
    • Member Benefits
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Your Rights
    • Active Ballot Club
  • Organizing
    • Unionizing with UFCW
    • Start a Union!
  • Meeting Schedule
  • About Us
    • Meet Our Staff
    • Executive Board
    • Shop Stewards

Healthcare with UFCW

Network Providers
Pay less by using your plan's network providers. Click here and select "Aetna Choice POS II (open access) to find your network provider.
Preferred Hospitals in Anchorage and the Mat-Su Borough
  • AK Regional Hospital
  • Surgery Center of Anchorage
  • Mat-Su Regional Medical Center 
  • Transcarent (formerly Bridgehealth)

Preferred Preventive Care
Coalition Health Center

Preferred Dentists
Affordable Dental Care

Eligibility

Initial Eligibility
To establish your initial eligibility, you must work and have contributions made on your behalf for at least 90 hours per month for three (3) consecutive calendar months. Coverage begins on the first day of the second month following the month you meet this requirement

Continuing Eligibility
Once you have established your initial eligibility, coverage continues for the second month following the month you had at least 90 reportable hours and the required contributions were made on your behalf.

Eligibility Ends
Your eligibility ends on the earlier of:
• The last day of the calendar month following the calendar month in which you did not work at least 90 hours for which contributions were made.
• The last day of the calendar month in which your employment terminates or your employer stops contributing to the Trust.
Note: Your employment is not considered terminated if you are on an authorized leave (including FMLA and USERRA leaves), participating in a work stoppage, or have been laid off.

Reinstating Eligibility
If you lose eligibility for any reason, and then work at least 90 hours in a calendar month within the next 12 months, you will again become eligible for coverage, starting on the first day of the second month following the month you again work 90 hours. 
However, if you do not work at least 90 hours in any month for a consecutive 12-month period you must reestablish your initial eligibility as described above.
Want to check your eligibility?
Click here to register or log in to Zenith' s Participant Edge Portal
Coverage
Your months of eligibility determine which benefits are available to you and your eligible dependents. A month of eligibility, as used in this section, means your initial eligibility month and any months thereafter in which you worked at least 90 hours and the required contribution was paid.
​You and your enrolled dependents’ eligibility for benefits is as follows: 
Months of Eligibility
Benefits
Who is Covered
1-24
(1-2 years)
Medical and Prescription Drug
  • Employee
  • Enrolled Dependent Children
25-48
​(3-4 years)
Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, and Vision
  • Employee
  • Enrolled Dependent Children
  • Spouses
49+
(4+ years)
Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, and Vision, Life, and AD&D
  • Employee
  • Enrolled Dependent Children
  • Spouses
Important Questions
Answers
Why This Matters
What is the overall deductible?
250 individual / $500 family
You must pay all of the costs from provider up to the deductible amount before this plan begins to pay. If you have other family members on the plan, each family member must meet their own individual deductible until the total amount of deductible expenses paid by all family member meets the overall family deductible
Are there other deductibles for specific services?
Yes. $25 individual / $50 family for dental services (waived for preventive care)
You must pay all costs for these services up to the specific deductible amount before this plan begins to pay for these services
Are there services covered before you meet your deductible?
Yes. Preventive care, Coalition Health Center visits, prescription drugs and preventive dental care are covered when services are provided by a preferred provider before you meet your deductible
This plan covers some items and services even if you haven't yet met the deductible amount. But a copayment or coinsurance may apply. 
What is the out-of-pocket limit for this plan?
Medical: For preferred provider $4,500 individual / $9,000 family. For Non-preferred provider $12,000 individual / $24,000 family
The out-of-pocket limit is the most you could pay in a year for covered services. If you have other family members in this plan, they have to meet their own out-of-pocket limits until the overall family out-of-pocket limit has been met.
Additional Resources and Documents
AK UFCW Health & Welfare Plan Booklet
​Still have questions? 
Call Zenith American Solutions
1-833-942-2315
or 
Our Alaska Representative for Zenith American Solutions 
​Kimberly
907-258-1467
 UFCW1496
501 W. Northern Lights Suite 200
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
907-258-1496
1-800-478-1496