The United Mine Workers of America Health and Retirement Funds (the "Funds") is a group of five multi-employer plans that provide health and pension benefits to retired coal miners and their eligible dependents. The Funds has been in existence since 1946.
The Funds is headquartered in Washington D.C. and has Field Service Offices located in the coalfield areas of Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia. The Funds has approximately 200 employees, most of whom are located in the Washington, D.C. office. The Funds is separate and distinct from the United Mine Workers of America ("UMWA") and the Bituminous Coal Operators� Association, Inc. ("BCOA").
The Funds offer a broad array of medical and prescription drug services to its beneficiaries as well as numerous health and wellness programs, such as diabetes management and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) education.
The goals of the Funds'health programs address three principal areas:
- Accessibility. Maximize beneficiary access to medically necessary, high quality health care.
- Quality. Provide the highest attainable level of quality health care to all beneficiaries.
- Cost. Administer a cost-effective program of care coordination and management that conserves resources and uses health care revenues to provide the highest levels of service to beneficiaries.
UMWA H & R Funds
2121 K Street N.W.,
Washington, DC 20037