Plan ComparisonARTA Health and DentalBlue Cross Plus-Plan C
Travel Out-of-Province/Country
$1,000,000 lifetime		Amb. Out-of-Province
$25,000/yr Total Limit
Drugs80% up to $1100/year Not Covered
Other Health Care:
Hospital
Acute Home Care
Nursing
Air Ambulance
Paramedical
Visions Care
Hearing Aids
Orthopaedic Shoes
Medical Aids		$10,000/yr In-Province
$100/day
10 days at $50/day
$1500/3 years
Out of Province/Country
9 listed
$175/2 years
$400/3 years
$500/year
Braces, supplies, rentals		$25,000/yr Total Limit
$1500/year
Not Covered
$200/year
Out of Province
3 listed
$200/3 years
Not Covered
Not Covered
Braces, supplies
Dental80% Basic (unlimited)
80% Minor ($750/year)
50% Major
($700 crowns)
($700 bridges/dentures)		65% Basic/Major
Maximum
$500 year 1
$1000 year 2
ABC Dental Schedule
AD&DNot Covered$20,000
Monthly rates (single)
Health (with Travel)
Health (without Travel)
Dental		Separate Health/Dental
$74.20
$56.23
$41.00		Combined Health*/Dental
Age 65-74 $47
Age 75-84 $48
Age 85+ $47
*excludes Travel/Drugs

 

Automatic Renewal
ARTA's Health and Dental Plans renew automatically each September 1. If you are a Plan member, watch for your July renewal package of new monthly premium rates and any changes in coverage. The plan comparison above is a brief summary. For more details, please review ARTA's booklet, the certificate of insurance, or call Johnson Inc. toll free 1-877-989-2600 to speak to a service supervisor.

Issue of the Unfunded Liability raised in Alberta Legislature, May 11, 2005
Richard Miller, Liberal MLA for Edmonton-Rutherford raised the question of the unfunded liability of the Teachers' Pension Fund with the Finance Minister, Shirley McClellan. He asked whether the government had plans "to reduce this financial burden [$6 billion] on Alberta's taxpayers." The minister responded that "we pay two-thirds of the cost of that unfunded liability and the teachers pay the remaining one-third." Miller asked that with that debt "why is this government continuing to tell Albertans that they are debt free?" The minister responded that "we do not in any way hide our liability on pensions. It's very clearly laid out in our financial statements . . . we do have a workout plan."

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