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Enrolling and updating
Learn how to enroll in the UFT Welfare Fund or update your coverage as your family changes.
Eligibility for in-service members
In general, subject to the requirements pertaining to the definition of “covered employees,” members in covered categories are eligible for benefits as long as they are considered in-service.
Eligibility
You are eligible to be covered by the UFT Welfare Fund Benefits Plan for Retirees if all of the following criteria are met...
Cost Care Program
The Cost Care Program allows members and their dependents to obtain medication in a cost-effective manner, while maximizing the resources available to the Fund.
Retail pharmacy program
In order for you to obtain prescription drugs at a participating pharmacy, simply present the prescription and your UFT Welfare Fund/ESI Prescription Drug Identification (ID) Card to the pharmacist.
Mandatory maintenance drug program
Maintenance medications (those taken regularly over an extended period) cannot be filled in monthly quantities after they have been filled three (3) times (original prescription plus two (2) refills), regardless of the number of refills indicated on...