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  The Pension Planner is published four times each year as a service to participants in the New York State Nurses Association Pension Plan. The information in this newsletter is not intended to be complete plan information, and is not a substitute for the Summary Plan Description. Please address questions regarding this newsletter to communications@rnbenefits.org.

For Your Retirement Benefit is an annual publication that summarizes the health insurance alternatives available to retired participants. The newsletter outlines such options as Medicare, Medigap, Medicare HMOs, COBRA, and Direct Pay.

Click on the newsletter images below to view the most recent issue of The Pension Planner or For Your Retirement Benefit. To view past issues of The Pension Planner, click here.
 
  Fall 2009 Pension Planner
Live longer and enjoy it, too = Pension Protection Act brochure = Follow-up on long-term care insurance = Investing primer: Annuities = Lifetime exercise plan =  Pension 101: Deferred pension = Plan expands continuation of coverage policy = Five things for retirees to look out for in 2010 = Retirement checklist
     
  Summer 2009 Pension Planner
Long-term care insurance = Investing primer: Income replacement funds =  Keys to aging gracefully =  Pension 101: Covered employment = Keys to aging in place = New staff members = Retirement-home buying mistakes = Innovative senior housing idea
     
  Spring 2009 Pension Planner
Health insurance options at retirement = Investing primer: When to fire your financial planner =  Trim belly fat for summer =  Pension 101: Pre-retirement survivor benefit = How to rebuild wealth = Mimic the millionaire next door = Discounted medications
     
  Winter 2009 Pension Planner
Finding the financial planner who's right for you = Coping with the loss of a spouse = Investing primer: Growth, value, and blended stock funds = Enzymes and digestion = Pension 101: How retirement plans work = Readership survey results = New office space means more breathing room for pension analysts = Learn about Social Security pay back, emergency funds, market rebounds, retirement withdrawals
     
 

View past issues.
  For Your Retirement Benefit 
 Retiree health insurance options = Coverage for Medicare-eligible retirees = When to sign up for Medicare = Medicare costs = Medigap = Health coverage for early retirees = COBRA continuation coverage = Health Net Direct Pay coverage = COBRA and Health Net comparison = Medicare services and fees = Other health insurance coverage
     
 

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