Regular meetings will be on the second Fridays of each month As of 2007 there will be a newsletter printed every other month. Members will have to retain their newsletters for two months so they will know what the agenda and menu will be for both months. Board meetings are open to all members and at present are held at Charlie Dunnet's house. Please drop by and share your ideas for the good of the chapter.
					For questions about your benefits, pay, or death reporting procedures, contact Service Officer Bob Mandelstam 537-8724 Email: bobmandel@psualum.com
	Medicare Part D. Do I need it? Despite repeated coverage in the NARFE magazine and this Hotline members are still asking "do I need to sign up for Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage if I have FEHBP?" Your prescription drug benefits under FEHBP are better than the prescription drug benefits under Medicare. You do NOT need to sign up for Medicare Part D. Your FEHBP plan will send you a letter telling you that your FEHBP prescription drug benefit is superior to Medicare's. You will need to KEEP this letter. If you later decide to sign up for Medicare Part D, the letter from your plan will excuse you from any Medicare Part D late enrollment penalty.
	HOW NARFE CAME IN TO BEING 1883 - The U.S. Congress established the Federal Civil Service with the "Pendleton Act." 1920 - The Civil Service Retirement Act was passed by Congress to provide a maximum retirement annuity of $720 per year! 1921 - The National Association of Retired Civil Employees, (renamed the National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) in 1971), was organized by 14 federal workers to seek improved retirement benefits. 1926 - Congress increased annuities to a maximum of $1,000 per year. 1942 - Congress established age and years-of-service requirements allowing employees with 30 years of service to retire at the age of 55. 1943 to 1961 - Retirement eligibility requirements and benefits were liberalized, and Congress approved periodic increases in annuities. > 1959 - Congress enacted the FEHBP to provide health insurance for federal  workers and their families. > 1962 - Automatic cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) based on the Consumer  Price Index went into effect. 1963 to Present--Continuing to preserve the benefits that we worked for. More especially our COLA's and our Health Care benefits.
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