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22 SAG-AFTRA | Summer 2016 | SAGAFTRA.org Health Plans Merge S tarting Jan.1, 2017, the SAG-Producers Health Plan and the AFTRA Health Fund will be merged. Trustees from both plans have been working since shortly after the merger of SAG and AFTRA on March 30, 2012, to find a way to bring the plans together. A June 8 announcement made it official. The new SAG-AFTRA Health Plan will provide medical, hospital, mental health, prescription drug, dental, vision and other benefits to more than 65,000 eligible participants worldwide. It will be similar to the SAG Plan, offering two tiers, both of which will provide family coverage at all qualifying levels. "Merging the plans was a complex undertaking, and our trustees understood it was crucial not to rush the process. Their painstaking review and careful consideration produced the best possible outcome. I thank and congratulate them for their hard work on a job well done," said SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle THINKSTOCKPHOTOS.COM