Association of Ameritech/SBC Retirees
Association of Ameritech/SBC Retirees Blue Bulletin - Vol. 2, No. 13     Posted 8/13/2007

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Vol. 2, No. 13.
(August 12, 2007)
 
Proudly representing retirees of the AT&T Midwest Region, SBC Midwest Region, Ameritech, and predecessor/successor Bell Companies of the New AT&T, located throughout the United States
 
NEW AT&T Summary of Material Modifications (SMM)
 
Some of us received the following in an e-mail from AT&T:
 
“A new summary of material modifications (SMM) for the AT&T CarePlus – A Supplemental Medical Plan - is now available in the Benefits section of HROneStop and access.att.com.

You can access the SMM on HROneStop (from work) or access.att.com (from home). Go to the Benefits home page and view the SMM in the Latest Benefits Information section.

You may also request a free printed copy. Go online to the Summary Plan Descriptions (SPD) section of the Benefits section of access.att.com, and select the Order a Printed Copy link for the SMM. Or you may call the AT&T Health Benefits Enrollment Center toll-free at 1-877-722-0020 to request a copy.”
 
Some of us didn’t.
 
If you are one who didn’t, click on the access.att.com link .  If you don’t have a password, you can get one now – click on Retiree Registration.  (Record it and save it.)
 
Click the Retiree Logon link.   If your computer remembered your password, just click on “Okay”, otherwise, type in your User Name (your email address) and password.  Click the “Remember my password” box and your computer should remember it for next time,; then click on “Okay”.
 
Now click on “Benefits”; then Select “Employment Status”.  (Use the arrow at the side of the window.)  I’m “Retired Management”.  Now Select a Subsidiary.  If you find yours, click on it.  I used “AIT Retired Management, After 01/01/01” as mine (they don’t list ALDIS CABS).    Click the button that is labeled “Save my selections above and use them on future visits”.  It doesn’t always remember but It might… have hope!  Now click “SUBMIT”.
 
You should be able (with some work and a little luck) to find all Summary Plan Descriptions (SPDs) and Summary of Material Modifications) (SMMs). 
C A U T I O N !  Be sure you choose the SPD/SMM that is part of your coverage.  At this writing, there are 3 SMMs under Latest Benefit Information.  Only the CarePlus one refers to Ameritech people.  The Medical Plan is for legacy AT&T retirees and the Savings Plan is for PAC and SNET people merging into the AT&T plan.  You’ll have to read the first page.
 
We have attached the (20 page) CarePlus SMM for your convenience.    In PDF format, click here to open