The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
4 World Trade Center - 16th Floor
150 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007
Tele:  212-435-2870 - Benefits Hot Line
Email: hrsdcc@panynj.gov - HR Service Delivery
Fax:   212-435-2871

* Some retirees after 7/2000 are reimbursed for their Medicare Part B.  If you are eligible you should have received a form from the PA.  The company that handles this for the PA is a third party organization called WageWorks.  As the situation is different for each retiree we cannot make the forms available on our website.  Therefore you must contact Benefits at (212) 435-2870 and ask if you are eligible and if so to send the proper forms to you.  Starting May 1, 2020 WageWorks will be handling the reimbursements, Information will be sent to all those who are eligible.

* PA Partners with Memorial Sloan Kettering to Improve Access to Cancer Care

* FAQ about the new Express Scripts website

* Automatic Refills

* NVA Vision Benefit update - Revised 1/1/2017

* Benefits Customer Service is available by Telephone Monday thru Friday during normal business hours and by E-Mail hrsdcc@panynj.gov   Please contact Employee Benefits with any questions. 

Click on the Links below for Benefits Info:

• Tax Info Table - Provided by RPEA

• Doughnut Hole Calculator - "Not required for PA Benefits"

• SSA Articles of Interest - Check back every month for new articles.

• Summary of Benefits - Port Authority's Prescription Drug Plan

• Information on how to request a new retiree PA ID card

• NYS&LRS COLA - COLA FAQ

• Interactive Telephone Line to NYS&LRS - NYS&LRS Automated Information Line

• Contact NYS&LRS online email page

• To report a retiree death to NYS&LRS

PARA agreement on hearing aids and hearing related services - October 2018

As we age, some of us suffer various degrees of hearing loss. As many of you already know, hearing aids can be very expensive. Recently, we heard about a company that
can help reduce the cost somewhat (up to 70% in some cases).

The company is Hear in America (HIA), which has a nationwide network of providers who perform hearing tests and can fit you for hearing aids. We heard about this company from one of our members, who is also a member of RPEA (Retired Public Employees Association).

We contacted HIA to see if we could enter into an agreement with them to provide this service to our members and their  family members. They were eager to do so, and we are  happy to announce the agreement between HIA and PARA effective October 2018.   The service is available immediately to all those who want to take advantage.

All you (or your family member) have to do is call HIA at 1-800-286-6149, tell them you are a member  of PARA and they will connect you with a local provider.

Our agreement provides for free hearing exams, discounts on devices, warranties on equipment, free repair and batteries for a period after purchase and other benefits. HIA will provide the details. Of course, all transactions are solely between HIA’s local providers and its customers and PARA has no liability in connection with this new benefit.

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Be aware that I also keep the PARA Board informed through my Liaison Dave Gallagher about all concerns or questions from our retirees.......Webmaster