Federal budget cuts and rising healthcare costs are hurting your pocket and your Fund

$1.4 trillion in federal healthcare cuts are hurting everyone.

Groceries, gas, rent, and healthcare prices keep going up.
The hospitals, doctors, and drug companies are getting less government money, so they’re charging Culinary more.

A 1-night hospital stay costs your Fund $4,510 on average.
“Free”-Standing Emergency Rooms are overpriced and popping up everywhere. There are 22 in Las Vegas now. An average visit to one of these places costs your Fund about $2,300.
Drug companies are pushing expensive weight loss drugs on patients and it’s costing your Fund about $1,000 per person, per month. Last year, the Fund paid over $35.3 million for these drugs.
If we don’t make changes your health benefits will cost another $1.06 per hour. We want this money going into your pocket, not toward rising medical costs.

We can’t keep going like this. We must make changes to protect your health benefits, your paychecks, and the future of your Fund.

Culinary compared to your Non-Union Coworker’s Health Plan
		Employer Plan A	Employer Plan B
Employee Paycheck Deductions	$0 ✓	$410 every 2 weeks $10,6660 per year	$428 every 2 weeks $11,128 per year
Plus: Annual Deductible	$0 ✓	$6,000 in-network / $12,000 out-of-network	$3,000 in-network / 100% out-of-network
Plus: Co-insurance (Employee Cost Sharing)	None ✓	0%	Employee pays 20% of costs after deductible

With Culinary, there are no paycheck deductions for healthcare, no annual deductible, and no cost-sharing. We want to keep it that way!