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Summer 2025—Volume 33, Number 2
  • Paid Parental Leave Benefit Becomes Effective July 1, 2025
  • Cash Prices for GLP-1s for Weight Loss Result in Same or Lower Cost to Participants
  • Employer Pension Contributions Increased from 8.5% to 8.75% of Compensation, with the Additional 0.25% Allocated to the Basic Plan Effective July 1, 2025
  • CVS Updates Its List of Covered Medications, Effective July 1, 2025
  • New in myPHP: Track Your Progress Toward Your Annual Deductible, Out-of-Pocket Limits and More
  • Have New Contact Information? Tell Us
  • Be.Well. Do You Know These Six Things About Sunscreen?
Spring 2025—Volume 33, Number 1
  • Avoid Out-of-Pocket Costs for Labs and Tests
  • Your Annual Physical Exam: What You Should Do Before, During and After
  • Remember These Vital Documents and Keep Them Updated as Needed (especially as your life changes)
  • Be.Well. Do You Have High Blood Pressure? The Next Time You Visit the Doctor, Know What the Numbers Mean
  • CyberSmart(er): Add a myPHP Shortcut to Your Device for Easier, Faster, Secure Login
  • Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Notice
  • Deadline for Requesting a Partial Distribution from the Supplemental Plan has Changed
Winter 2024—Volume 32, Number 4
  • Health Plan Announces Changes Effective January 1, 2025 to Address Ongoing Headwinds and Ensure Long-Term Financial Stability
    • Minimum Earnings Threshold for Health Plan Choice Coverage Increasing to $39,820 for Earning Periods Beginning in 2025
    • Regular Carry-Over Earnings Threshold Increasing to $160,000
    • Retiree Carry-Over Credit Eligibility Modified Effective January 1, 2025
    • Non-Network Out-of-Pocket Limit Increases Effective January 1, 2025
  • [INSERT] Notice of Change to Earnings Required for Credited Service Month Effective January 1, 2025
  • All-Inclusive Out-of-Pocket Limit Decreases Effective January 1, 2025
  • Delta Dental DMO Plan Eliminated Effective January 1, 2025
  • CVS Updates Its List of Covered Medications, Effective January 1, 2025
  • FDA Warns GLP-1 Patients of Aspiration Risks While Under Anesthesia
  • Stop Leaving Money on the Pharmacy Counter. Try These Tools to See How Much You Can Save (…even compared with insurance)
  • Be.Well. Get an In-Depth Look at Your Calorie Burn with the TDEE Calculator
  • [INSERT] The 2023 Summary Annual Report
Fall 2024—Volume 32, Number 3
  • Flu, COVID and RSV Vaccinations Are Free When Obtained In-Network. What Other Preventive Care Could You Be Getting at No Cost?
  • CDC Simplifies COVID-19 Vaccination Recommendations for Those 65+ and/or Immunocompromised
  • How to Get Your Benefits Cards
  • Are You Receiving Outpatient Mental Health, Substance Abuse or Physical Therapy Treatments? Learn How the Health Plan Covers These Treatments
  • What is Medical Necessity, and How Does it Impact Coverage?
  • Be.Well. When Feeling S.A.D. Becomes Cause for Concern
Summer 2024—Volume 32, Number 2
  • Board of Trustees Approves Two Additional Three-Month Extensions of Free Major Medical Plus Plan Coverage for Eligible Participants, Beginning July 1, 2024 and October 1, 2024
  • CVS Caremark Updates List of Covered Medications, Effective July 1, 2024
  • Health Plan Announces Changes to the Non-Network Claims Process and Payments
  • Working After Retirement? Be Sure You Know the Basic Plan’s Suspension of Benefit Rules
  • Weight Loss Prescription Coverage Requires Enrollment in the Health Plan’s New Weight Management Benefits Provider, Flyte Medical, Effective July 1, 2024
  • Weight Loss Medications Will Be Reclassified as Lifestyle Drugs Effective October 1, 2024
  • Be.Well. How to Better Advocate for Yourself When Visiting the Doctor
  • Health Fairs and Flu Shot Clinics This Fall in LA & NYC

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Spring 2024—Volume 32, Number 1
  • Board of Trustees Unanimously Approves Additional Three-Month Extension through June 2024 to the Free Major Medical Plus Plan Coverage Under the Health Plan for Eligible Participants, Beginning April 1, 2024.
  • New Health Plan Amendment Allows Surviving Dependent Children to Inherit Accrued Earned and Carry-Over Coverage
  • Have You Received Your Pension Plans Annual Statement?
  • My Child is Behaving Differently. The School Recommends We See Somone. What Should I Do Next? And Will It Be Covered?
  • CyberSmart(er) Series: How to Stay Safe and Social Online
  • Be. Well. Getting Back Into Fitness After a Break
  • The 2023 Annual Funding Notice

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Winter 2023—Volume 31, Number 4
  • Health Plan Partners with Green Light Cost Management to Obtain Lower Payments for Non-Network Claims for You and the Health Plan
  • New Prescription Drug Benefit Enhancement Lowers Out-of-Pocket Costs on Non-Specialty Generic Medications
  • CVS Updates Its List of Covered Medications, Effective January 1, 2024
  • All-Inclusive Network Out-of-Pocket Limit Increases Effective January 1, 2024 as Established Under the Affordable Care Act
  • Board of Trustees Extends the Availability of Temporary Loans from Your Supplemental Pension Plan Account Balance Through March 31, 2024
  • Health Plan’s Infertility Benefit: Obtaining a Diagnosis – What Is and Is Not Covered
  • Be.Well. Don’t Confuse the Common Cold with RSV
  • CyberSmart(er): Simple Hacks to Keep Your New Devices Safe
  • Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Notice

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Fall 2023—Volume 31, Number 3
  • Board of Trustees Announces Three-Month Extension of the Free Major Medical Plus Plan for Eligible Participants Impacted by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes
  • What Do You Mean My Prescription’s Not Covered?!
  • Be. Well: Easy Ways to Follow and Benefit from the Mediterranean Diet
  • Your Business Manager Has Limited Powers: They Can Only Receive Your Plans-Related Information, Not Change It
  • Compounded and Counterfeit Semaglutide Can Pose Significant Health Risks
  • Cybersmart(er): How to Stay Cybersafe This Holiday Season
  • 2022 Summary Annual Report

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Summer 2023—Volume 31, Number 2
  • Board of Trustees Approves Temporary Loans from Your Supplemental Pension Plan Account Balance-Available Now Through December 31, 2023
  • Board of Trustees Unanimously Approves Free Major Medical Coverage for Qualifying Participants, Beginning October 1, 2023
  • COVID-19 Update: Simplified vaccine guidance and changes to Health Plan coverage of COVID-19 testing and vaccinations
  • Pricing Tools Help Take the Mystery Out of Your Medical Costs
  • Should You Be Getting Your Prescriptions Filled Through CVS Maintenance Choice?
  • Cybersmart(er): AI Scams
  • CVS Caremark Updates List of Covered Medications, Effective July 1, 2023
  • Save the Date
Spring 2023—Volume 31, Number 1
  • Is an Inpatient Stay Required for Your Treatment? Know When and How the Health Plan Covers It.
  • The New Weight Loss Drugs: What You Need to Know
  • CyberSmart(er) Series: Phishing Scams Are Getting More Sophisticated. Here’s How to Outsmart Them.
  • The Age You Must Begin Taking Withdrawals from the Basic and Supplemental Pension Plans Increases to 73
  • ATTENTION: the RxSavingsPlus Card From CVS Caremark Can Help You Save on Prescription Drug Costs Regardless of Your Current Health Plan Enrollment Status
  • Think You Are Missing Contributions? They Might Not Be Due Yet.
  • End of National and Public Health Emergencies Means End of Pandemic-Era Relief Measures
  • HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
  • The 2022 Annual Funding Notice
Winter 2022—Volume 30, Number 4
  • Introducing Palliative Care Benefits Effective October 1, 2022
  • Pension and Health Plans Changes
  • Covid, Flu, RSV and the Common Cold: What are They, and What Can You Do?
  • 2021 Summary Annual Report
Fall 2022—Volume 30, Number 3
  • Board of Trustees Acts to Expand Coverage of Abortion Services to Dependent Children and Abortion-Related Travel Costs
  • What is Medical Necessity, and How Does it Impact Coverage?
  • Making Sure Your Private and Sensitive Personal Information Remains Secure is Our Priority
  • Three Ways to Ensure that Your Physical Therapy Costs are Medically Necessary and Covered by the Health Plan
  • Avoid Out-of-Pocket Costs for Labs and Tests
  • Pay Health Premiums More Easily with Automatic Pension Deduction
  • Health Fairs this Fall in LA & NYC

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Summer 2022—Volume 30, Number 2
  • Board of Trustees Announces New Infertility Benefit Beginning July 1, 2022
  • More Coverage of Non-Routine Eye Care Services Now Included With Vision Benefits
  • Expired or Unused Medication? Your Guide to Safe Disposal.
  • The Plans’ Office Has Reopened to Visitors
Spring 2022 – Volume 30, Number 1
  • What is an Annual Funding Notice? (…and why it’s good news)
  • New DocuSign Feature in myPHP
  • Get Answers to Your Prescription Drug Questions on Caremark.com and the CVS Caremark Mobile Apps
  • Tips to Ensure Continuity of Health Plan Coverage
  • Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Notice
  • 2021 Annual Funding Notice
Winter 2021 – Volume 29, Number 5
  • Board of Trustees Continues Its Efforts to Ensure Basic Plan’s Financial Strength by Adjusting Its Target Rate of Return for Investments from 7.15% to 6.9%, Effective January 1, 2022
  • COVID-19 Update: Vaccine/Booster Eligibility and the New Omicron Variant
  • New Anthem Blue Cross Health Plan ID Cards Coming Soon
  • Carry-over Threshold and Maximum Carry-over Bank Amount Increasing
  • Track Your Future Health Eligibility Status. Now Available in myPHP
  • 2020 Summary Annual Report
Fall 2021—Volume 29, Number 4
  • No Surprises Act: New Law Protects You From Certain Surprise Medical Bills and Improves Price Transparency
  • Minimum Earnings Threshold for Coverage in the Health Plan’s Choice and Premier Choice Plans Adjusted for Earning Periods Beginning on or after January 1, 2022
  • All-Inclusive Out-of-Pocket Limits Increase, Effective January 1, 2022 As Established Under the Affordable Care Act
  • Contribution Rate and Allocation Formula Changes, Effective July 1, 2019 for Employers Not Subject To Master Agreements
  • Enroll in Direct Deposit to Ensure Same-Day Benefit Payments
  • The Return to Normal: Make time for the routine care you might have missed
  • Flu Season is Approaching. Schedule your Annual Vaccination.
Summer 2021—Volume 29, Number 3
  • Welcome, CVS Caremark!
  • New Prescription Drug Benefits Coming September 1
  • Don’t Wait to Submit Your Non-Network Claims to Anthem
  • Requesting a Predetermination from the Health Plan Before Your Surgery Can Help You Avoid Unexpected Costs
  • Do You Know Who Your Beneficiaries Are? (Are You Sure?)
  • #1 Reason for Denied Claims: No Current Coordination of Benefits Form
  • Working After Retirement? Be Sure You Know the Basic Plan’s Suspension of Benefits Rules
May 2021—Special CVS Caremark Transition Edition
  • Health Plan is Pleased to Announce Transition to CVS Caremark
  • Six Important Changes to Expect Under CVS Caremark
  • What to Watch for in May and June
  • How to Contact CVS Caremark
  • Transferring Your Prescriptions. Action May Be Required
  • Managing Your CVS Caremark Prescriptions with CVS Caremark’s Digital Tools
  • How To Fill Prescriptions If You Are Covered By Both WGA and DGA Health Plans
  • New Prescription Drug Benefits Available September 1, 2021

 

Cover of Spring 2021 Spotlight on Benefits newsletter Spring 2021 – Volume 29, Number 1
  • Board of Trustees Approves 13th Check for Basic Plan Retirees and Beneficiaries in Pay Status as of December 2020
  • Pension Plans’ Investments Perform Well in 2020 Despite Market Turmoil
  • CVS Caremark to Replace Express Scripts as Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Effective July 1, 2021
  • Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Notice
  • UPDATE: COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout and Distribution
  • Employer Pension Contributions Increase from 8.0% to 8.5% of Compensation, with the Additional 0.5% Allocated to the Basic Plan Effective July 1, 2021
  • New Federal Law Provides 100% COBRA Premium Subsidy to Eligible Individuals, Beginning April 1, 2021
  • How to Read Your Explanation of Benefits
  • 2020 Annual Funding Notice

 

Winter 2020 — Volume 28, Number 3
  • New Premium-Free Benefit Created for Eligible Participants. For those who Lost Earned Active Coverage on June 30th, September 30th or December 31st, 2020, the Board of Trustees has created the Bronze Plus Plan as an Alternative to COBRA Continuation Coverage.
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Availability and Distribution: What We Know So Far. 
  • Incremental Increases to Earnings Threshold for Pension Plans’ Credited Service Months (CSMs).
  • Express Scripts’ Changes to List of Covered Medications Taking Effect January 1, 2021. The complete 2021 list of excluded medications along with preferred alternatives is available here.
  • Home Testing Kits Grow in Popularity But May Not Be Covered By the Health Plan.
  • Sleep Apnea and Its Effects On Your Health…What You Can Do.
  • All-Inclusive Out-of-Pocket Limits Increase, Effective January 1, 2021 as Established Under the Affordable Care Act.
  • 204(h) Notice of Changes to the Basic Pension Plan.
  • 2019 Summary Annual Report.

 

Fall 2020 — Volume 28, Number 2
  • Getting Your Flu Shot is More Important Than Ever This Year
  • Board of Trustees Approves Three Months of Premium-Free COBRA Coverage for Health Plan Participants with Earned Active Coverage Terminating September 30, 2020
  • Period of Premium-Free COBRA Coverage for Health Plan Participants with Earned Active Coverage That Terminated June 30, 2020 Extended Through December 31, 2020
  • Board of Trustees Increases Loan Limits from Your Supplemental Plan Account Through December 31, 2020
  • New Collective Bargaining Agreement Brings Increase in Employer Pension Contributions from 7% to 8% of Reportable Compensation, with the Additional 1% Allocated to the Basic Plan Effective July 1, 2020
  • Board of Trustees Approves Updates to the 2020 Pension and Health Plans Summary Plan Descriptions
  • Express Scripts’ Mid-Year Changes to List of Covered Medications Take Effect July 1
  • Want to Know the Plans? Get to Know Our Website
  • Combat Digital Eye Strain
May 2020 — Special Edition
  • Board Continues to Closely Monitor Impact of COVID-19 Crisis
  • Three Months of Premium-Free COBRA Coverage Available to Health Plan Participants with Earned Active Coverage Terminating June 30, 2020
  • Deferral Period for April 1 Dependent Premium Payments Until July 1, 2020
  • Temporary Loans from Supplemental Plan Account Available from May 1 to July 31, 2020
  • Enroll in Direct Deposit to Ensure Uninterrupted Benefit Payments
  • Required Minimum Distributions from the Supplemental Plan Waived for the Remainder of 2020
  • Board of Trustees approves temporary Health Plan coverage changes in response to COVID-19
  • Government Extends Deadlines Related to Claims and Appeals, Special Enrollment and COBRA
  • Where to Find Information and Assistance During the COVID-19 Crisis
Spring 2020—Volume 28, Number 1
  • Board of Trustees Approves Temporary Health Plan Coverage Changes in Response to COVID-19
  • Updated Pension and Health Summary Plan Descriptions Now Available Online and on myPHP
  • Health Plan Summary Plan Description Corrections
  • IMPORTANT: How Health Plan Eligibility Works
  • Non-Network Claims Can Now Be Submitted Online at Anthem.com
  • If Orthopedic Surgery Is Your First Course of Treatment, Request a Predetermination of Medical Necessity to Avoid Unexpected Costs
  • Important Considerations While Reviewing Your Pension Plans Annual Statement
  • 2019 Annual Funding Notice

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Created as a result of the Directors Guild of America's collective bargaining agreements with producer associations representing the motion picture, television and commercial production industries, the DGA-Producer Pension and Health Plans provide excellent benefits to participants.

The DGA-Producer Pension and Health Plans are separate entities from the DGA and are administered by a Board of Trustees made up of DGA representatives and Producers' representatives.

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