On March 24, 2020, the Government of Canada implemented temporary changes to the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of these temporary measures was a relaxing of the 100-day dispensing limit for maintenance…
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Sage, our quarterly magazine, is brimming with engaging and informative articles about issues that matter to members. Further to Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guibeault’s recent announcement, the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) is taking immediate action to get funding…
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Federal Retirees president Jean-Guy Soulière is still hard at work but minding his social distance. We are living in unprecedented times. Even though we are a seniors’ organization and most of us have lived through much in our lives,…
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In this third installment of our “Rounding up budgets” series, budget season continues with the government of New Brunswick releasing its fiscal plan in early March 2020. This is an important budget given the challenges New Brunswick’s health-care system has…
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From left to right, Federal Retirees member and veteran, Dr. Karen Breeck; Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, Lawrence MacAulay; Federal Retirees director of advocacy, Sayward Montague. Earlier this month, Federal Retirees CEO Simon Coakeley…
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Stay informed and be wary of scammers who will use this public health crisis to try to take advantage of others. Federal Retirees members may have noticed articles pointing out several COVID-19 related scams that have arisen. A quick…
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The MEDOC policy that is purchased by members of Federal Retirees is a combination of trip cancellation insurance and medical insurance that supplements the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP). All PSHCP provisions and coverage for PSHCP members and…
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Association president Jean-Guy Soulière (right) is pictured here with Seniors Minister Deb Schulte for the spring 2020 issue of Sage magazine. Practising sensible social distancing, on March 18, Federal Retirees president Jean-Guy Soulière, director of advocacy Sayward Montague, health…
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, it’s becoming more and more difficult to sift through the information presented to us in this ever-changing landscape and to get information over the phone because call centres are overwhelmed. With that in…
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Proper hygiene can help reduce the risk of infection or spreading infection to others While it is natural to want some degree of certainty and clarity on the future, the world-wide outbreak of the novel coronavirus/COVID-19 in China in December…
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As budget season continues, two more provinces and territories released their budgets in late February 2020. In this second instalment of our budget round up, we look at the budgets for the Northwest Territories and Alberta. Read on to learn…
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If you’re wondering whether you still have to take certain medications, don’t hesitate to bring it up with your doctor or health-care professional. In “Deprescribing: A way forward to reduce harm and costs related to prescription drugs” from the latest…
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