Overview Of Health Care Provisions

The Steamfitters’ Industry Welfare Fund provides several types of health care benefits:

• Hospital and Medical Benefits
• Dental Care Benefits
• Prescription Drug Benefits
• Vision Care Benefits
• Hearing Aid Benefits

The above benefits are administered by either the Welfare Fund or by outside organizations designated by the Trustees.

Hospital And Medical Benefits

Hospital and Medical Benefits are provided by Empire HealthChoice, Inc. under the Deluxe PPO product. A full and complete description of the hospital and medical benefits available are contained in the Empire PPO Guide in the Welfare Fund SPD which you can download in PDF format above.