Welcome to the PSC-CUNY
Welfare Fund Website 

Ask the Staff a Question:  Got a question about your Welfare Fund benefits?  First go to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section of the website.  You can also send a question to the Welfare Fund staff by clicking here. We’ll answer via e-mail. All personal information will remain confidential.

Your Benefits at a Glance:  In a big fat hurry and just want a quick list of what the Fund offers participants? Here you go!

Fund News and Notes

An Important Change in Health Coverage is scheduled for the beginning of 2010. On January 1, 2010, the Blue Cross program for city employees and retirees will be a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO). After that date, all active employees and non-Medicare retirees enrolled in GHI-CBP/Blue Cross must receive all inpatient and outpatient hospital care at participating facilities or be subject to payment penalties. More here.

New COBRA Rules: Period Extensions and Premium Subsidies. Click on the items below for more details: 

Relief on COBRA premiums for some employees who lost or will lose employment between September 1, 2008 and March 31, 2010.

Basic Health COBRA Benefits Period Extends from 18 to 36 months

New York State COBRA-like Law Extends Dependent Coverage to 29

$400 Million “Health Benefits Reductions” Agreement Between NYC and Labor Unions? Get the details here.

Welfare Fund Benefits Survey Completed: The Welfare Fund random sample survey wrapped up on December 1. Thank you to all members who participated. Look for information on the results on this website in the near future.

Announcing "The Envelope" -- Your Personal Survivor Info Document. Check it out!

Wondering when to start receiving retirement benefits? You can learn about the many factors to consider when deciding the right time to retire and start collecting Social Security benefits here.

Retirees! Learn about MyMedicare.gov, a very useful service for getting your personal Medicare information, here.

Go here for more news on the important issues below:

• Full-time EOC Employees Join New York City Payroll

• New Hires Guaranteed Acceptance Window for Voluntary Long-Term Care Insurance

• Medicare Part B Premium Increases

• Welfare Fund Replaces GHI with ASO, Inc.

• Insurance Carriers' Financial Status

What Is the PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund?

Your Welfare Fund is a Supplemental Fund supported by contributions from the City University of New York in accordance with the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. 

The Supplemental aspect refers to the nature of the benefits, principally dental, prescription drug, extended medical, disability, death benefits, optical and a variety of smaller benefits. These are all offered through the Welfare Fund. 

Basic health benefits are provided directly through carriers such as GHI, HIP, Blue Cross and others. These are not part of the Welfare Fund. This website will allow you to access more information on those programs here.  

This website is a work in progress that Fund staff are updating and amending on a regular basis. We are providing the best information on our current benefits and changes that are coming into effect. 

We hope you will be able to use this site to answer many of your questions and concerns and also use it to enhance your communications with the Fund Office.

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