May 2024 Links

Valuable links from your May 2024 edition of Through the Wire: Page 2: Not All Hearts are the Same To learn about the risk factors for heart disease in women, go to https://www.ewtf.org/through-the-wire/your-health-care-plan/not-all-hearts-are-the-same/ Screen, Scan,...

Got Leave?

The EWTF provides a Pregnancy Leave Benefit to active participants (not spouses, daughters, or other dependents) should the participant be unable to work during any part of her last 13 weeks of pregnancy. This benefit is only payable if the participant is not...

Oh Baby!

Want to learn more about healthy pregnancy and save some money too? UHC, our medical network provider, offers a Maternity Management Program that provides prenatal education to all EWTF participants and spouses. The program focuses on promoting good health for mother...

Screen, Scan, and Survive

The EWTF offers comprehensive care for female participants, from well visits and screenings to maternity coverage. One routine pap smear, which screens for cervical cancer, is covered per year, as is a related office visit. One mammogram, to scan for breast cancer, is...

Money Matters

Men and women are not just anatomically different, they are financially different too! Thanks to the gender pay gap which shows women still earning less than their male counterparts, women tend to have less money in savings and retirement than men. Fortunately for...