Announcements
Flu Season Is Here – Get Vaccinated Today!
The Health Plan Is Here to Help The season is upon us to consider getting your annual vaccines — especially with flu season right around the corner. Vaccines help your immune system fight infections faster and more effectively. When you get a vaccine, it sparks your...
2023 1095-B Tax Form
For the 2023 tax year, Federal Law does not require individuals to provide proof of health insurance coverage via a 1095-B form. Therefore, the Equity-League Health Fund will no longer be automatically mailing plan participants copies of that form. However, if you had...
Improvements Made to the Equity-League Health Fund – Effective January 1, 2024
The Trustees are pleased to announce significant improvements to the Health Fund Plan! With the industry’s continuing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, we are now able to return to a simpler plan design and offer coverage options with more choice and flexibility...
401(k) distribution option now available for the birth or adoption of a child
The Equity-League 401(k) Plan (“Plan”) now allows participants to receive a distribution from the Plan within one year of the birth or adoption of a child if certain criteria are met. The criteria for such distribution option is described below and are governed by...
COVID-19 Public Health and National Emergency has expired
COVID-19 Testing Changes: Coverage of Over-the-Counter (OTC) Tests Ended on May 12, 2023 During the Public Health Emergency, laboratory-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and over the counter (OTC) antigen tests were required to be covered without cost-sharing. The...
Your rights and protections from Surprise Medical Bills
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.When you see a doctor or other health care provider, you may owe certain...