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A Certified Financial Planner from Stacey Braun Associates will be holding free personal confidential finial planning consultations at the schools on the following days: 
The attorneys retained by the MTA Benefit Fund will be giving FREE consultations in each of the buildings throughout the school year. Members may meet with one of the attorneys at any of the schools. Members should call Mirkin & Gordon ahead of time for an appointment & then meet with the lawyer at the designated building at a time that is convenient for both the member & the lawyer. The lawyers will only come if you call ahead of time. To make an appointment with an attorney call the offices of Mirkin and Gordon at 914-997-1576 Find out more about your LEGAL OPTIONS   It is your responsibility to inform the MTABF in writing of a CHANGE OF ADDRESS or CHANGE OF STATUS (birth, death, divorce, legal separation, a child losing dependent status, retirement, etc.) within 60 days of the date of the event. You can Update your MTABF information by filling out a CHANGE OF STATUS FORM. For additional information on eligibility & enrollment, visit the MTABF website.  The Variable Benefit Plan was implemented to further minimize out-of-pocket expenses to you and your family. The Variable Benefit Plan provides a monetary reimbursement per plan year (July 1 through June 30) per family for eligible expenses incurred in any combination of the above benefits. Claims must be filed no later than July 31st of the covered year (July 1 through June 30). Get all the info... https://www.mtabenefitfund.org/variable-benefit.html
 If your adding dependents to your dental plan & are paying via the payment plan, Payment #2 is due this month.  An adviser from Stacey Braun Assoc. will be at Fulmar Road Elementary School on Tuesday, March 26th. If you are interested in free and unbiased financial advice, please call the office to schedule an appointment. (888)949-1925 Future Dates:
 After twelve years of keeping our family dental rates at the same level, the board of trustees has made the difficult decision to raise our rates. For some time we have been paying out more money than we collect for the coverage of our dependents. To cover this shortfall the board has set new rates and structured them in a tiered format to reduce the burden to our membership. The cost for dental during the plan year that runs July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 will be as follows:  Enrolling a dependent can only be done during the enrollment period of March 1 – 31. Dependents will be covered from July 1 - December 31st. If you don’t re-enroll each year, you are electing to drop coverage for your dependent Your dependent must then wait 3 years to re-enter the dental plan. Eligible dependent children are covered from birth to their 26th birthday if not eligible for dental coverage under another plan. Please note that you use your variable benefit for the same year as the dental coverage is in effect, so it will be next year’s variable for next year’s dental coverage. A Variable Benefit Claim Form must be submitted w/ your dental enrollment. If you are planning on retiring, you are NOT eligible to do this and may need to pay the premium with your retirement plan premium at the time of renewal. Questions about your benefits should be directed to your building trustee. Download a DENTAL ENROLLMENT FORM  The PREFERRED GROUP now offers you the ability to file your claims via their website PG BLUE. This site includes the ability to utilize a secure email called ZixMAIL. To make use of PG BLUE & ZixMail:
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