CSA LI RETIREES WELCOMES YOU
"Retirement is a New Chapter"
The Long Island Regional Unit of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators (CSA) Retiree Chapter is a flourishing organization with close to 500 members.
Our Unit provides up-to-date information, social opportunities, and educational trips for its members several times each year.
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DON'T MISS LONG ISLAND RETIREE UNIT'S EVENTS OR THE RETIREE CHAPTER EVENTS!
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For Current Updates on the New Medicare Advantage Plan
FREE COVID HOME TESTS - Click on this link: https://special.usps.com/testkits


OFFICERS
Dr. Candice Scott, Unit Leader
Renee Shulman, Assistant Unit Leader
Alan Lichtenstein, Treasurer
Ellen Mandel, Secretary
Meetings are held at the Plainview Old Bethpage Library, 999 Old Country Road
Plainview, NY 11803
2022-2023
Executive Board Meetings @ 12:30 pm:
September 9 - On Zoom
October 14 - Library
November 4 - Library
December 9 - On Zoom
January 13 - On Zoom
February 10 - On Zoom
March 10 - Library
April 14 - Library
May 12 - TBD
June 16 - Library
2022-2023
General Membership Meetings: @ 1:00 pm
October 20 - On Zoom
May 18 - Library
Webmaster
Joyce E. Bush, Email: jbushcsa@gmail.com
INFORMATIONAL UPDATES & NEWSLETTERS
Vaccinations
Click here for general information on the city’s vaccination program, and click here to find vaccine sites in NYC. Please be aware, there have been technical difficulties with the registration process, the city will be addressing these issues. FREE COVID HOME TESTS - Click on this link: https://special.usps.com/testkits
Nassau County Vaccine Info - Click on this link: https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/vaccine
Suffolk County Vaccine Info - Click on this link https://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/vaccine
Vote By Mail – In New York State
In order to vote by mail, voters must still fill out and submit an application to receive an absentee ballot.
To request an absentee ballot, you may fill out an absentee ballot application and check “temporary illness or physical disability” as the reason you are requesting an absentee ballot. You may request an absentee ballot as follows:
Applications for Absentee Ballots are available at your county board of elections. You may also download a PDF version of the New York State Absentee Ballot Application Form. Upon completion, applications must be mailed, emailed or faxed to your county board no later than the seventh day before the election or delivered in person no later than the day before the election
NYS UPDATED VOTING & KEY DATES - Click on the link https://ag.ny.gov/election-protection
MEDICAL CARDS FROM EMBLEM HEALTH/GHI -- Effective July 1, 2020
Emblem Health at 212-501-4444, Blue Cross at 800-433-9592 and Express Scripts(Prescription Card) at 800-585-5786.
Health Insurance Transfer period (Open Enrollment) during the month of November effective January 1, 2021
Retirees can make changes to your health benefits once every two years. For changes to be made at other times of the year, a qualifying event must occur, such as a marriage, birth, adoption, etc., or once in a lifetime. During this window, retirees may make changes to your existing health care benefits, such as transfer into any city health plan for which you are eligible, add or drop the Optional Rider, or add or drop dependent(s).
2023 Social Security Letter and IRMAA
If you collect social security or if you are eligible for Medicare, you should have received a letter from Social Security the last week of November. SAVE THIS LETTER. You are going to need it when you request your 2023 IRMAA reimbursement in 2024.
Medicare Part B Premium: Your Medicare Part B premium is divided into 2 parts: the standard amount & IRMAA (Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amounts). Everyone who is Medicare-eligible pays the same standard amount. For 2023, the standard amount is $164.90.per month, down $5.20 from $170.10 in 2022. The Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amounts (IRMAA) is a monthly surcharge that is deducted ONLY from those Medicare-eligible members whose taxable income (based on your 2021 income tax return) surpasses a certain threshold.
Payment of Medicare Part B Premium – Most Medicare members have their Part B premium electronically deducted from their Social Security Check. However, if you are NOT collecting Social Security (you may be waiting until you are old enough to receive full payment) you will receive a bill called “Notice of Medicare Premium Payment Due” (CMS-500). (From Norm Sherman)
Proposed Changes to Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Benefits www.csawf.org.
CSA Welfare Fund – Member Update – LEGAL SERVICES
The law firm Feldman Kramer & Monaco (FKM), which is free of charge to fund participants, offers several free services as well as reduced fees for common transactions such as closing on a house. A summary of the benefits provided by the plan is located here. These documents are also available on our website www.csawf.org Please call FKM at (800) 832-5182 for more information or to schedule a consultation.

EVENTS
CSA LONG ISLAND RETIREE UNIT'S ACTIVITIES 2023
CHAIR YOGA WILL RESUME WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8th @ 10:00 A.M.
SAVE THE DATES FOR ZOOM PRESENTATIONS
The link will be emailed to all members of the Long Island Retiree Unit
January 19th @ 1pm - Events That Changed New York
February 16th @ 1pm - Harlem & Black History
March 22nd @ 1pm - Women of New York
THE CURRENT EVENTS GROUP IS ONGOING
Please email Morton Kugal at Mortonkugal@yahoo.com if you are interested in joining
OUR WALKING CLUB BEGINS, MONDAY - MARCH 27, 2023
EISENHOWER PARK - LOT 2 @ 9:00 AM
Group Leaders: M. Korman & J. Barnett
February & March 2023 CSA Retiree Chapter Cultural and Educational Program
Click here for the program. Please send your check(s) payable to CSA Retiree Chapter. Include your name, email address, and cell number. Make out separate checks for each trip and classes. One check for presentations. Mail to CSA Retiree Chapter – ECC, 40 Rector Street, 12 Floor, New York, N.Y. 10006. To pay by credit card, call (212) 823-2081. There will be a 4% surcharge.
TRS WORKSHOPS
(Click on the highlighted blue wording below to register)
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Retiree Website Tour (11:00am to 12:30pm)
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Death Benefits Before and After Retirement (3:00pm to 5:00pm)
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
After-Retirement Earnings (3:00pm to 5:00pm)

"Live Life to the Fullest"
CSA
COUNCIL OF SCHOOL SUPERVISORS AND ADMINISTRATORS
Mark Cannizzaro – President Henry Rubio – Executive Vice President Rosemarie Sinclair – First Vice President
Retiree Chapter Officers
Gayle Lockett, Retiree Chapter Chair
Joseph Rosenberg, Executive Vice Chair
John Oricchio, Second Vice Chair
Stanley Wilson, Treasurer
Janice Imundi, Secretary

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