While some chronic diseases are detected at a young age, others develop later in life. Each of us can make healthy choices to reduce the risk of developing one of these serious medical conditions.

Just as physical exercise strengthens your body, mental activity helps your mind stay sharp and resist effects of the cognitive aging process.

There are many ways to stay healthy. A great way to safeguard your health is to ensure you have a primary care doctor.

Our new OPTIONS Rider is designed to give you increased flexibility in your selection of outpatient services. It provides you and your family members the opportunity to receive selected outpatient services from any physician.

Temporary suspensions of certain participant deadlines, such as those for electing COBRA continuation coverage, making COBRA premium payments, requesting HIPAA special enrollment after a qualifying event such as birth, adoption, or loss of other group coverage, and for filing claims and appeals, will end on July 10, 2023, which is 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 National Emergency, unless your plan specifically provides otherwise.

California state laws add six months to the federal COVID-19 public health emergency requirements on health plans to continue covering COVID-19 tests, vaccines and therapeutic treatment from any licensed provider (in- or out- of-network) with no prior authorization or enrollee cost sharing. The public health emergency ends on May 11, 2023, and state laws extend these requirements for six months through Nov. 11, 2023.

A variety of mental health options, including telemedicine, is available to union members. The important thing to realize is you’re not alone. Help is available.

Even in our sun-blessed portion of the planet, as fall slips into winter and the days get shorter, suppers are eaten in the dark and people can slip into a bad funk.

A stroke is a medical emergency that occurs when a blood vessel carrying blood and nutrients to the brain is blocked or bursts, causing brain cells to die.

While you may have a short period after contracting COVID-19 during which you have a heightened natural immunity, it diminishes over time, leaving you susceptible to the virus again.

As part of your benefits, you have an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) which offers a wide range of no-cost support services and resources. Learn more!

When you’re looking for care in a hurry, you want to receive it safely and quickly. If it’s not a life-threatening emergency and your doctor isn’t available, you have other options.

“Surprise billing” is an unexpected balance bill. This can happen when you can’t control who is involved in your care—like when you have an emergency or when you schedule a visit at an in-network facility but are unexpectedly treated by an out-of-network provider.

As a participant of the Anthem Medical coverage provided by the Multi Security Trust Fund, you have online access to a board-certified doctor 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

New benefit enhancements are available to you at a reduced cost through Davis Vision.

Wearing masks, maintaining social distancing and washing hands also help reduce the virus’ spread, but we must also receive the vaccine in order to get the disease under control. Only through vaccinations can we develop widespread immunity and return to a long-awaited sense of normality.

Participants get a lot of value from their benefits, but it is important to use those benefits wisely. Here are some ways to save money while keeping the Multi Union Security Trust Fund strong for everyone.

Here are a few reasons to trust the effectiveness of the vaccines if you are still on the fence about receiving one.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, masks are an additional step to help slow the spread of COVID-19 when combined with everyday preventive actions such as frequent handwashing and social distancing.