Brothers and Sisters,

Hoosiers age 60 and over have been added to the list of individuals who are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination.

If you are eligible, please visit vaccine.coronavirus.in.gov/ to register and make an appointment.

Additional information is available at this Indiana Department of Health website.

To see the current status of various COVID-19 vaccine eligibilities, please click here.

Brothers and Sisters,

The NECA-IBEW Welfare Trust Fund has now instituted a procedure to allow direct transfer of funds from your HRA to make your retiree premium, or COBRA payments.  This will eliminate the process of sending payments to the Decatur office for these premiums.  Instead of waiting for reimbursement from your HRA for these payments, your HRA account can now be used to make these payments.  This has been in the works for a while and will definitely make paying your retiree or COBRA premiums easier.  In order to do this, you must fill out a Direct Transfer Authorization Form.  If you are currently retired, you will be receiving one of these forms in the mail shortly.  A Direct Transfer Authorizatioin Form will also be enclosed in any COBRA notices that go out in the future as well.  Again, you do not have to do this, but for the many members who have wanted this, it is finally here.  For any other questions, please call the fund office at 800-765-4239

In Solidarity,

Jim Clarida

Business Manager