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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.
 
  Spring 2010 Pension Planner
Women's road to retirement = Plan's funded status is critical = Travel groups = Trust funds for pets = Investing primer: How to find a good mutual fund = Guide to better eating =  Does it matter if I retire in the middle of the year? = Don't retire poor = Saving for retirement and college = Pension portability = Plan welcomes new Trustee
     
  Winter 2010 Pension Planner
Avoid scams = Investing primer: Converting to a Roth IRA =  How to pick the best executor =  Food pyramid for older adults = Creating and sticking to a budget = Can I borrow money from my pension? = Special needs trust for a disabled child
     
 

View past issues.
  For Your Retirement Benefit 
 Retiree health insurance options = Coverage for Medicare-eligible retirees = When to sign up for Medicare = What Medicare doesn't cover = Medigap supplemental insurance = Which plan is right for you = Enrollment deadlines = 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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