Concession Poll

[TWAnr]

[P][SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma]The employee share of the medical costs is going up, but not by as much as you have indicated.[?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice /][o][/o][/SPAN][/P]
[P][SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma]For those enrolled in the Point of Service plans, the co-payment for an office visit with a preferred, or member, provider is going up by $2.00.[o][/o][/SPAN][/P]
[P][SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma]For prescriptions, a $50.00 annual deductible has been instituted; in addition, the cost of generic drugs is going up to $10.00 from $7.00 for a thirty days supply. A brand name prescription, where a generic alternative is not available, is going up from $15.00 to 30% of the cost of the prescription not to exceed $75.00. If a generic substitute is available, the brand name will cost $10.00 plus the difference in the retail cost between the generic and the brand name medication.[o][/o][/SPAN][/P]
[P][SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma]The cost of psychotherapeutic drugs is going down from the 50% co-payment to the regular co-payment which is applicable to other types of medication.[/SPAN][/P]

 

[mamacharlie2]

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On 11/2/2002 342 PM TWAnr wrote:


[SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"]The cost of psychotherapeutic drugs is going down from the 50% co-payment to the regular co-payment which is applicable to other types of medication.[/SPAN][/P]
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and all this time I've been wondering why you guys from TWA think the way you do....the cost of these drugs is creating havoc in your heads....