Case retirees review options
"I don't know what to do," one man said as he walked the length of the hallway between the hotel's banquet room and the door.
Since the
"I started there in 1963, and including the 16 years of retirement, I've got 56 years that I've had insurance with them, and it's been nothing but good benefits," said
Jacobson is an eligible Medicare recipient, but his wife won't be for another several years. She had been putting off having knee surgery until winter, but faced with losing her longtime coverage at the end of next month, she was able to schedule the surgery for
Case has made available another insurance plan to those people, but the
"That's not giving them much room," said
The chairs in the hotel banquet room filled quickly, and many people were left standing along the wall in the back as the meeting started.
The meeting, put on by the local UAW chapter with help from a
"I'm just doing the best that I can at giving them as much information ... to help make the right decision," Blaine said. "My heart hurts for them."
Many retirees are eligible for Medicare, and SHIIP volunteers were on hand to offer consulting services on Medicare plans based on their health care needs. Others are not yet eligible for Medicare. The insurance plan offered through Case costs
"They didn't pay anything before, and now all of a sudden some of them are going to pay over
One man, who declined to give his name, told The Hawk Eye he gets
The cost isn't the only change people who enroll in the new CNH plan must contend with.
"They have deductibles now. They have premiums. They've never had that before," Blaine said. "They have to re-enroll every year. They've never had that before. They've never had to fill this paperwork out, so that's why they don't understand what's going on."
Jacobson said the plan itself isn't as good as the plan he's had for years.
"There are so many restrictions, co-pays, they did away with our death benefits, so now we have no funeral expenses. It's just crazy," he said.
CNH retirees have the option to convert a maximum of
Jacobson is concerned the
"I can guarantee, when other company's take a look at this
He pointed to
The
"I still don't understand that
Those with questions about their CNH benefits should call (800) 561-0877. To schedule an appointment with SHIIP, call the
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