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Welcome to the Local 4 Funds Office Wellbeing Hub.
We’re glad you’re here!

“The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.”

 – Abraham Maslow

Karen Larsen

Social Worker and Care Coordinator

Annual 5K Reminder and TrestleTree Incentive Program

The Annual Health & Welfare Plan 5K is coming up on Sunday, June 8 at Bellingham High School Track and Field. We are hoping to see many members and their families there. It’s a great opportunity to get out with your fellow members, get some exercise, and meet with our health care partners. Additional information is posted on the home page of the Funds Office website.

To help prepare for the event, our health coaching partner TrestleTree is offering a “5K Your Way” program for eligible members and their covered dependents. Even if you can’t participate in the 5K, you can still take part in the “5K Your Way” program, or health coaching.  As an added bonus, the Funds Office is offering a $100 gift card incentive for the first 20 members or covered dependents who enroll in TrestleTree from now through June 30, 2025, AND attend at least 5 coaching sessions with TrestleTree by December 31, 2025. TrestleTree health coaching is for chronic conditions, like diabetes and asthma, as well as for lifestyle issues such as nutrition, exercise, stress management and tobacco cessation. Click here for a video explaining both TrestleTree and the “5K Your Way” program.

For more information, view the 5K Your Way flyer here, call TrestleTree at 866-523-8185, or contact me at 508-533-1400 x127.

This Month’s Featured Partner

Designed for You and Your Family: Meet Progyny

IUOE Local 4 Health and Welfare Fund has partnered with Progyny, your fertility and family building benefit. Progyny provides an inclusive family building benefit for both men and women, offering support for every unique path to parenthood. Your Progyny benefit has been specifically designed to give you the best chance of fulfilling your dreams of family, removing barriers to care so you and your doctor can create the customized treatment plan that is best for you.

The Progyny benefit is available to members enrolled in an eligible plan. Your benefit includes:

  • Trying to conceive support including personalized education and digital tools to understand your reproductive health
  • Unlimited concierge support from a dedicated Progyny Patient Care Advocate (PCA)
  • Comprehensive fertility treatment coverage leveraging the latest technologies
  • Convenient access to a network of top fertility specialists across the U.S.
  • Access to a network of reproductive urologists, experts in reproductive health for people who produce sperm
  • Curated education for family building milestones and transitions
If you are interested in getting started, here are some next steps you can take:
  • Contact Progyny to verify your eligibility and activate your benefit
  • Meet your PCA, fertility experts trained to help support all paths to parenthood, to discuss your personal journey and understand next steps
  • Identify a Progyny in-network provider to support your family building needs
  • Access benefit details and educational resources via the member portal
To get started and speak with a dedicated Patient Care Advocate (PCA), call 866.606.9789.

To learn more about your benefit, visit Progyny Overview – IUOE Local 4 Health & Welfare Fund.

From preconception to parenthood, Progyny is here to help. Check out some of our resources:

Wellness Updates

April is Alcohol Awareness Month

This month is a good time to become knowledgeable about alcohol use disorder, alcohol’s effects on health, and how to seek treatment for yourself or a loved one. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), almost 29 million Americans have an alcohol use disorder (AUD). Alcohol use disorder is a medical condition where the person who uses alcohol cannot stop or control their drinking despite negative consequences in their work life, social life, or health. If alcohol is impacting your friendships, marriage, health, or job, it’s a good time to think about addressing your relationship with alcohol.

Talk to children and teens about alcohol use. Alcohol isn’t only a problem for adults, more than 750,000 adolescents have an alcohol use disorder. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has resources to help you talk to your children about alcohol. “Talk. They Hear You.” Parent & Caregiver Resources | SAMHSA

Alcohol is linked to a variety of health conditions, including cancers, liver disease, sleep disorders, depression, stroke, and heart disease. The good news is that there are many treatments for AUD, including medication treatment, self-help groups, and behavior therapies. Our employee assistance program, Lyra Health, offers treatment for alcohol use disorder and other substance use disorders. See this flyer regarding the Lyra Renew program. members and dependents covered under the Health and Welfare Plan are eligible for 8 free sessions of coaching and therapy per plan year at no cost; after that a $15 copayment applies. Contact Lyra at 844-926-2482 or click on Lyra Health. You can also obtain outpatient substance use services through Blue Cross Blue Shield in-network providers with a $15 copayment. Click here for information about in-network substance use outpatient programs.For more information, contact Blue Cross Blue Shield at 888-389-7764 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous is one of the best-known groups based on mutual support for people who think they have a drinking problem. AA is free, meetings are held locally and virtually, you can sit and listen to learn more about recovery, or you can share, it is up to you. For more information, see this link: Have a problem with alcohol? There is a solution. | Alcoholics Anonymous.

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2024 Form 1095-B

In accordance with guidance from the Internal Revenue Service, the IUOE Local 4 Health & Welfare Fund will not be distributing Form 1095-B to individuals documenting coverage for the tax year 2024. You will continue to receive a Form 1099-HC from Blue Cross Blue Shield.  Individuals who wish to receive a copy of their 1095-B may send a request to [email protected] or to the following address:
 
IUOE Local 4 Funds
Re: Form 1095-B Inquiry
P.O. Box 680
Medway, MA 02053-0680