Vaccine Information

Visit the State of California COVID -19 Vaccine Information and Resources webpage to learn when you are eligible and where you can schedule an appointment.

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Anthem Blue Cross Members
Prepare Your Family for COVID-19

Sign up for LiveHealth Online so you can visit with a board-certified doctor from the comfort of your home minimizing the risk of exposure to yourself and your family.

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Answers to Vaccine Questions

Kaiser Permanente Members

How to protect yourself and get care for Coronavirus and COVID-19

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California Labor & Workforce
Development Agency

Centralized COVID-19 Resources for Employers and Workers

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Virtual Appointments

Although walk-in customer service is currently closed to safeguard the health and safety of our members and Fund Office employees, members can schedule a one-on-one meeting with a Trust Fund representative by Zoom or telephone.

Click below to schedule your appointment.

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No Surprises Act – Balance Billing Disclosure

Effective January 1, 2022, when you get emergency care or get treated by an out-of-network provider at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, you are protected from surprise billing or balance billing.

Review your rights and protections against surprise medical bills.

Review your Rights

What’s New

Medicare Eligible Retirees

Effective March 1, 2023, the Indemnity Medical Plan is being replaced with the

Anthem Medicare Preferred PPO with Senior Rx Plus (MAPD) Plan

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Labor First Retiree Member Advocacy

Retiree Advocate Team FAQ

Welcome to CarelonRx

Effective January 1, 2023, our new pharmacy benefit manager is Ingenio/CarelonRx.

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We’re Changing Our Prescription Drug Provider

Effective January 1, 2023, our new pharmacy benefit manager will switch from WellDyne to Ingenio/CarelonRx.

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Compare Your Plan Options

Healthcare benefits vary by plan. Compare the benefits each plan offers.

Smart Choices Program

Smart Choices/Healthy Rewards is a health promotion program designed to bring high quality care to Participants and, at the same time, make care more affordable for everyone. All employees and their spouse and domestic partner are eligible to sign up for the Smart Choices Healthy Rewards program. The program includes a commitment, a pledge that you adopt in order to participate in the program.

When you make the Smart Choices Promise, you commit to take certain actions to learn about and improve your health. When you do, you become eligible to earn Healthy Rewards, including an increased hour bank for Bargained Employees and the ability to earn additional funding for health care expenses.

For complete details regarding the Smart Choices wellness program, refer to Smart Choices/Healthy Rewards Program in the District Council 16 Northern California Health and Welfare Trust Fund Summary Plan Description (SPD)/Plan Document and contact the Trust Fund Office if you have questions.

Free Language Assistance and Notice of Nondiscrimination

The District Council 16 Health and Welfare Trust Fund’s health care plan complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age disability, or sex. The Plan does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. The Trust Fund provides free language assistance services to people whose primary language is not English, such as qualified interpreters and information in other languages.

Please see the Notice of Nondiscrimination for more information about your rights, as well as the phone numbers to call for language assistance.