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Phone Visits Now Covered with 1199SEIU Providers
If you are a National Benefit Fund, Greater New York Benefit Fund or Home Care Benefit Fund member who receives health coverage through the Fund and you need medical attention, you can now access more providers by telephone and avoid transportation and waiting rooms by using any hospital or provider in our 1199SEIU Benefit Fund network. In addition to Teladoc, we are covering phone visits with 1199SEIU providers for all medical and mental health services, including COVID-19 coronavirus-related services.
Schedule Your Screenings for the Year
These screenings are also an excellent way to check how well you are managing an already diagnosed condition. To get screened, visit your doctor or go to an 1199SEIU health fair at your worksite.
Your Benefit Fund’s Chief Medical Officer recommends that you follow these screening guidelines.
Screenings | Beginning at age | How often? |
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Physical Exams | All ages | At least every year |
Eye Exams | Age 40+ | Every 2 to 4 years |
Blood Pressure Screening | Age 18+ | At least every year |
Cholesterol*
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Age 18+
If your initial test results were abnormal, or if you’re at higher risk of heart disease
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As directed per your doctor |
Glucose/Blood Sugar Screening for Diabetes*
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Age 45+ | With every annual checkup |
Bone Density (osteoporosis screening)
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Women: age 65+, as well as younger postmenopausal women who have risk factors or who have had a fracture as an adult
Men: 65+
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Women: Once, then as directed per your doctor
Men: Discuss with your doctor
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Cancer Screenings †
Age 45+ |
Colonoscopy every 10 years or Fecal occult blood test every year or Cologuard every 3 years
Ask your doctor which test is best for you.
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Cervical Cancer: PAP test |
Women age 21-65
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Every 3 years
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Cervical Cancer: HPV and PAP test | Women age 30-65 | Every 5 years, or just Pap test every 3 years (If an HPV test is positive, screenings should be annual)†† |
Breast Cancer: Clinical Breast Exam |
Women age 20+
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At your regular checkup |
Breast Cancer: Mammography | Women age 40+ | Every year |
Prostate Cancer | Men: Discuss with your doctor | Discuss with your doctor |
Lung Cancer | Current/former smokers within the past 15 years, age 50 to 80, who smoked 1 pack/day for 20 years or 2 packs/day for 10 years. | Annual |
* Talk to your doctor if you smoke; are overweight; have high blood pressure, diabetes or a history of gestational diabetes; have a family history of diabetes, heart disease or stroke; or are at risk for coronary artery disease.
Sources: American Academy of Family Physicians; American Cancer Society; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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1199SEIU National Benefit Fund
65+ Retirees
(with 10 Years of Service)
Medicare-eligible retirees access a large nationwide network of
physicians rated highly for quality and service.
62.5–64 Early Retirees
(with 25 Years of Service)
Early retirees between age 62.5 and 64 enjoy the same benefits as active members, with the exception of dental coverage.
55–64 Early Retirees
(with 10 Years of Service)
Retirees between age 55 and 64 may choose the Early Retiree Dental Plus Plan or the Early Retiree Prescription Plan.
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