IMPORTANT HEALTH COVERAGE TAX DOCUMENTS NOTICE OF RIGHT TO REQUEST TAX NOTIFICATION FORM
1095-B
This notice is intended to
provide you with information related to obtaining a copy of your IRS Form
1095-B (health coverage) from the Central Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters
Welfare Fund (CMRCC Fund). As a reminder, the IKORCC Welfare Fund merged into
the Ohio Carpenters Health Fund as of 1/1/2025 and the Ohio Health Fund was
renamed the CMRCC Fund. Form 1095-B provides you with information about
your healthcare coverage, including who was covered, and when the coverage was
in effect.
You do not need to file a Form
1095-B with your federal tax return, but some Participants may need the form to
comply with state reporting requirements.
If you have not received Form
1095-B via U.S. mail, you may request another copy from the CMRCC Fund by
email, phone, or written request. The Fund will mail you the form
within 30 days of receiving your request. The contact information to
submit a request for Form 1095-B is as follows:
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Email: 1095Bhelp@benesys.com
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Phone: (800) 700-6756 between 7:00 AM and
4:30 PM EST
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Mail:
BeneSys, Inc.
700 Tower Drive, Suite 300
Troy, MI 48098-2808
ATTN: 1095-B Requests
You MUST include the following
information in your request: (1) Name of the Fund; (2) your name; (3) your name
if you are not the primary participant; (4) the address you would like the 1095-B
Form sent to; and (5) the phone number we can call if we have any questions.
Please call (800) 700-6756 with any questions about Form 1095-B.
Get a Second Opinion from a Cleveland Clinic Specialist without Leaving Home
With Virtual Second Opinions by Cleveland Clinic.
The Ohio Carpenters’ Health Fund (Fund) is now offering Second Opinions through the Cleveland Clinic. With Virtual Second Opinion Services, you can have your diagnosis and treatment plan, or that of a family member, reviewed by a Cleveland Clinic Specialist without travel or red tape. It’s easy, 100% confidential, and available at no cost to you. All you need is a phone, tablet, laptop or desktop system.
GET STARTED BY FOLLOWING THE LINK BELOW:
https://ohcarpenters.virtual2ndopinionbycc.io/landing
HOW IT WORKS
Use the link above and follow the prompts. You will explain your medical diagnosis, treatment plan, etc., to a Nurse Care Manager who will match you to the right expert specialist. The Cleveland Clinic will collect your medical records, including lab samples, scans and more. In about two weeks, you will receive a detailed report with your specialist’s opinion and chat live with him or her to ask questions and learn more.
This Convenient, No-Cost Benefit Can Help if You Are:
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Become more informed about your diagnosis and treatment plan, and more certain about your care!
CORONAVIRUS
ANTIBODY TESTING FOR ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS
We are pleased to offer
coronavirus antibody testing for you and your eligible dependents (age 5 or
older) as part of the Building Trades Welfare Foundation-Mayo Clinic
Laboratories COVID-19 Resilience Project (Project). The goals of this Project are:
To provide participants the greatest amount of
information possible to make determinations about their own health and safety
in a COVID-19 environment.
To determine how many individuals have
protective antibodies, how long those antibodies last and, therefore, the
presumed protection against the virus.
The goal is to test 50,000 individuals of
all ages. This is an enormous and
ambitious undertaking, but you and your brothers and sisters are in a unique
position to partner with these top researchers due to the very nature of
organized labor. This is a unique opportunity to obtain important health
information for yourself and to play a part in the solution to this global
pandemic.
WHY IS THIS RELEVANT? With the development and distribution of vaccines, this Project very
well-timed. The long-term effectiveness of the vaccines is still unknown and
large portions of the population have indicated they are unwilling to be vaccinated.
It is likely a combination of vaccination and direct COVID-19 exposure will be
required to achieve population (“herd”) immunity. Thus, a study focusing on whether
antibodies last and grow stronger in the general population is of vital
importance. More details are
provided in the enclosed Brief Project Description and FAQs. We encourage you to read this carefully.
TESTING: The
test will involve a finger prick (Blood Test Spot) that will be administered
with the assistance of phlebotomists. If this test is positive, you will be
asked to test again at four-month intervals to check if you are still positive,
and thus still presumably have protective antibodies. In addition to providing you important
information about your antibody status, this follow-up is key to the study so
please be prepared to commit to this follow-up if you are antibody positive.
NO COST: The cost of the test will
be covered 100% by the Fund for eligible participants and covered family
members.
TESTING DATES AND
SITES: Testing
dates and sites, and information as to how to register, will be posted on the
IKORCC website at https://www.ikorcc.com/antibody/. Please
check frequently for testing dates in your area.
Due to the coordination of this Project with the Mayo Clinic, NO WALK-INS WILL
BE ALLOWED. You must register.
Please do not come to the event if you are
sick, displaying symptoms of COVID-19, or have had close contact with someone
with COVID-19 in the prior 14 days.
Benefits during the COVID-19 Crisis
- All COVID-19 testing will be covered at 100% in-network
- Plan will provide
eligibility credits to a participant, subject to a physician ordered
quarantine due to symptoms consistent with Coronavirus for any individual
in the participant’s household. This will be for a one month maximum and is only effective through 06.30.2020
- The one week waiting period for short term disability benefits is waived through 06.30.2020
- Short term disability payments has been increased to $500 per week through 06.30.2020
Register today! Quickly and securely register using our improved website registration process! Have your personal information at your fingertips 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Click on “Create an Account” above to get started. You will need to know your name, date of birth, SSN or Alternate ID, and zip code as they are recorded in the Trust Office. Problems? Click on Contact Us.
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