Administrative Information
Plan Names and Numbers
This document describes benefits provided under:
The DallasNews Corporation Health Care and Welfare Benefit Plan (Plan Number 501), which includes the following:
Medical Plan
Dental Plan
Vision Service Plan
Flexible Spending Account Benefit Plan
Employee Assistance Plan
Basic Life Insurance Plan
Supplemental Life Insurance Plan
Dependent Life Insurance Plan
Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance Plan
Long-Term Disability Insurance Plan
Business Travel Accident Plan
DallasNews Corporation Severance Plan
Legal Plan
The DallasNews Corporation Flexible Spending Account Benefit Plan describes the Health Care Flexible Spending Account and the Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account.
Plan Administrator
DallasNews Corporation Benefits Administrative Committee
P.O. Box 224866
Dallas, Texas 75222-4866
(214) 977-7210
Plan Funding
The
hospitals,
physicians and other service providers that participate in the CDHP,dental and vision network are completely independent of DallasNews Corporation. Neither DallasNews Corporation nor the network administrators are responsible for the medical services provided.
The coverage for the following health benefit is self-funded through DallasNews Corporation (with employee contributions required):
BlueCross BlueShield PPO Health Plan
BlueCross BlueShield Consumer-Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
The coverage for the following health benefit is fully insured and paid for by DallasNews Corporation (with employee contributions required):
Group dental
The coverage for the following benefits is fully insured and premiums are paid by DallasNews Corporation:
Basic term life insurance
Basic long-term disability insurance
Business travel accident insurance
Employee Assistance Program
The following are fully insured and premiums are paid by employee contributions:
Vision Service Plan
Supplemental life insurance
AD&D insurance
Dependent life insurance
Long-term disability buy-up (for those eligible)
Group legal
The following is self-funded and paid by DallasNews Corporation:
DallasNews Corporation Severance Plan
Participating Employers
DallasNews Corporation Corporate
The Dallas Morning News, Inc.
Plan Sponsor ID Number
38-3765318
Agent for Service of Legal Process
DallasNews Corporation Corporation
1954 Commerce St.
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: Legal Department
Plan Year
January 1 through December 31
DallasNews Corporation Benefits
Claims Administrators
Medical for the PPO and CDHP Plans (Includes Mental Health/Substance Abuse)
BlueCross BlueShield of Texas
P.O. Box 660044
Dallas, TX 75266
(888) 514-5662
Prescription Drugs for the PPO and CDHP Plans
Prime Therapeutics
P.O. Box 650041
Dallas, TX 75265-0041
(877) 357-7463
Dental
MetLife Dental
P.O. Box 981282
El Paso, TX 79998-1282
1-800-942-0854
Vision
Vision Service Plan
P. O. Box 997105
Sacramento, CA 95899-7105
(800) 877-7195
Flexible Spending Accounts
TaxSaver Plan
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 105 LB 45
Dallas, TX 75204
(800) 328-4337
Long-Term Disability
For disabilities beginning on or after January 1, 2015:
Lincoln Financial Group
8801 Indian Hills Dr
Omaha, NE 68114
(800) 423-2764
For disabilities beginning on or after January 1, 2008 and before January 1, 2015:
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
P.O. Box 14590
Lexington, KY 40511-4590
(800) 635-6707
Fax: (866) 690-1264
Life & AD&D Insurance
Lincoln Financial Group
8801 Indian Hills Drive
Omaha, NE 68114
(800) 423-2765
Business Travel Accident Insurance
The Hartford
P. O. Box 14299
Lexington, KY 40512-4299
Phone: (888) 563-1124
Fax: (866) 954-2621
Severance
DallasNews Corporation Benefits Administrative Committee
1954 Commerce St.
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 977-7210
Legal Plan
Hyatt Legal Plans, Inc.
1111 Superior Avenue, Suite 800
Cleveland, OH 44114-2507
(800) 821-6400
(For Florida plans, contact Hyatt Legal Plans of Florida, Inc. at the above address.)
Voluntary Benefits and Discount Arrangements That May Be Available
There are additional voluntary options you can elect. Contact the Benefits Department at DallasNews Corporation Corporation for flyers that explain the optional coverage you can purchase and various discount arrangements. These voluntary options are not sponsored, endorsed or sanctioned in any way by DallasNews Corporation Corporation.