AFSCME 3357-HOF'S BLOG

Restrictions on Medical and Dental Care in
GM/UAW Agreement

Even though the Union hosted 30 minute presentations and published a 22 page summary of its new tentative agreement with General Motors, apparently there wasn't sufficient time/space to fess up to significant (but not earthshaking) reductions in health and dental coverage. According to the Detroit Free Press at freep.com, PPO and HMO plans will be sharply limited. Under the new default plan, union members and their family will now have a $25.00 co-pay per doctor appointment, with five appointments per year per family. The article mensions that dental HMOs will be eliminated, but it does not state that dental coverage in general is eliminated.