Valuable links from your August 2026 edition of Through the Wire:
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Back to School To-Dos for a Healthy New Year
Back to school is a great reminder to get annual immunizations, such as MMR, DTaP, and annual screenings and exams such as hearing tests and eye exams. And don’t forget dental check-ups which should happen twice a year!
Immunization and well-visit information as well as mental health care coverage can be found in the Health Plan’s Summary Plan description at www.ewtf.org/health-care-plan/plan-overview/.
Revive is also at the ready, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to help our members and their dependents work through mental health concerns. Our EWTF Health Plan also allows for counseling session and in-patient and out-patient mental health treatment. Additional mental health resources can be obtained by registering for the Revive program by calling 800-327-2251 or via https://member.myrevive.health/selfsignup?code=IBEW. Use code IBEW. You can also download the Revive app for your smartphone or tablet to explore all that the program can offer you.
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Brand-Name vs. Generic: Are They Really the Same?
Generic medications contain the same active ingredient—the actual medication itself—and are formulated to work in the same exact way as the brand-name versions. The difference between the two can sometimes lie in the inactive ingredients, such as fillers, dyes, and preservatives. Sometimes these inactive ingredients can affect people with allergies, which is when the difference between generic and brand name matters.
Our pharmacy benefit manager, CVS Caremark, can answer the questions you may have by calling 1-800-626-3046.
To learn more about your benefit coverage through CVS Caremark, go to https://www.caremark.com or visit www.ewtf.org/health-benefits-spd/prescription-drug-benefits/ to review your summary plan description.
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Know Before You Fill
Go to the Prescription Benefit Chart at https://www.ewtf.org/health-benefits-spd/schedule-of-benefits/#Prescription-Drug-Benefits-Chart
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Got 5 Minutes?
In just five minutes, you can learn important information about emergency savings, investing for a goal, retirement savings, leasing vs. buying a car, student debt and more. Fidelity has short five-minute videos available to our members through its “How You Money” series.