CSU 52 has partnered with the Alberta Retired Teachers' Association (ARTA) to help you prepare for this exciting new chapter in your life. ARTA is a not-for-profit organization with the goal of supporting an engaged lifestyle after retirement through member-centered services, advocacy, communication, wellness, and leadership.
There are so many things to consider before you retire. Are your finances in order? Are you mentally prepared to start your retirement journey? Does your insurance plan cover the amount of travel you have planned? What is the best health benefits plan for you? With all those questions buzzing around in your head, retirement can seem like a daunting prospect. But if you take the time to prepare and make the right decisions for you and your family, retirement becomes a stressfree adventure where you can finally start doing all the things you never had time for while you were working.
There are several additional benefits of being an ARTA member that will help you transition to retirement. ARTA provides regular communications through our popular news&views magazine, which is distributed quarterly to all members. news&views supports ARTA's strategic goals, engages members, and promotes a healthy, active, and enhanced quality of life through relevant and informative articles. Members can keep up to date on all ARTA news through ARTAFacts, a monthly email newsletter. ARTA also offers a scholarship program for students who are related to ARTA members. These scholarships recognize academic achievement, community involvement, volunteer work, future goals, and personal accomplishments.
As an ARTA member you may participate in the Boom discount program. The Boom discount program allows you to save money by utilizing the many discounts on services like entertainment and recreation, travel and tour groups, hotels, car rentals, and many more. ARTA members can also receive special discounted rates from ARTA's home and auto insurance partner.
As an eligible retiree of CSU 52, you are part of a select group of organizations who are approved to become ARTA members. Becoming an ARTA member is more than a Retiree Benefit Plan. When you become an ARTA member you become part of an association that supports you in every aspect of retirement.
Welcome to the elite state of retirement!
If you qualify and want to learn more about how to become an ARTA member, please call 1-855-212-2400 or visit https://www.artabenefits.net/partners/csu-52
If you are 55 years of age or older and have been a CSU 52 member in good standing for two years, you are eligible to join ARTA as an Affiliate Member. Affiliate membership allows you to participate in ARTA's Retiree Benefit Plans, providing you with a few different options to suit your family's health and travel coverage needs.
If you apply for the ARTA Retiree Benefit Plan coverage within 60 days of losing employer-sponsored group health benefits, you can join the plan without needing to provide medical evidence of insurability. And the plan does not have a termination age - you may continue coverage for as long as you want to participate.
The ARTA Extended Health Care Plan has four options for Health Benefit Plans members under the age of 65. The comprehensive under-65 health plans include Emergency Travel insurance for trips lasting up to 92 days, with no preexisting conditions clause and no stability clause. Each of the health plans provide comprehensive coverage which include prescription drugs, dental coverage, medical supplies, paramedical services, vision care, hearing aids, private duty nursing, private or semiprivate hospital rooms, and home care.
ARTA also offers four plans for our members of any age, two of which offer our 92-day travel coverage. These plans offer the same coverage as the comprehensive plans, except for dental, as ARTA also offers three Dental Care options featuring preventative, minor, and major restorative services coverage.
In addition to the above plans, ARTA has recently opened Canada's first plan-owned pharmacy, ARTARx. Members living in Alberta can use ARTARx to access a host of pharmacy services. Members who commit to using ARTARx as their primary pharmacy can take advantage of further discounts through two unique extended health care plans.
When choosing a Retiree Benefit Plan, you need to look at what is right for you and your dependants. Each ARTA Extended Health Care and Dental Care Plan offers three levels of dependant coverage: single, couple, or family coverage. A spouse is an eligible dependant and can continue coverage is something were to happen to you as primary ARTA member. Dependant children may be covered up to age 21, or up to age 25 if attending a recognized post-secondary institution. A child who is physically or mentally infirm who is dependent on you may be covered without any age limitations.
Click here to visit the CSU 52 landing page on the ARTA website for more information including application forms.
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