{"id":4850,"date":"2024-04-03T09:11:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T13:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=4850"},"modified":"2024-05-03T09:01:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T13:01:53","slug":"pef-telephone-town-hall-april-9-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-42-no-4\/pef-telephone-town-hall-april-9-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"PEF Telephone Town Hall: April 9, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thank you to the thousands who listened in on the PEF Telephone Town Hall on April 9. If you missed it, a full audio recording is now available below.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here are some general time codes indicating what was discussed and when:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">01:30 to 8:40:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Higher Education Differential submission of proof deadline extended from March 29 to May 3, 2024. Answers on timing of degrees and licenses; when to expect payments if you submitted under original deadline; and review of the benefit basics.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">08:45 to 18:00<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Information on New York State\u2019s new dental contract with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, including a brief overview and history of PEF\u2019s advocacy; and information on implementation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">Note: The effective date will not be until September or October 2024.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18:00 to 18:40<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Update on dental stipend for 2024.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18:45 to 19:35<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Update on dental plan as it impacts retirees.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">20:20 to 27:15<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Contract money you should have gotten already and when to expect upcoming payments, including longevity, dental stipend, Higher Ed Differential, raises, and more.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">27:15 to 29:00:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Closing remarks by PEF President Wayne Spence, highlighting the need to follow through on Higher Ed Differential and PEF\u2019s pledge to stay on top of the dental contract changes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong><a title=\"PEF\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-164168896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PEF<\/a>\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"PEF Telephone Town Hall for All Members, April 9, 2024\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-164168896\/pef-telephone-town-hall-for-all-members-april-9-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click to listen to the PEF Telephone Town Hall for All Members recorded on April 9, 2024<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to the thousands who listened in on the PEF Telephone Town Hall on April 9. 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