Causes: Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Associations (Non-Government)

Mission: Prior to the transfer of its net assets to the affiliated physicians & employers master trust, the trust was funded by participating members' contributions, in the form of healthcare and dental fees, which enabled it to provide medical, dental and prescription drug benefits to covered employees and their dependents of the affiliated physicians and employers health plan. The plan is a multiple employer welfare arrangement, qualifying under relevant code sections of the internal revenue code, whereby multiple employers join together to self-insure the welfare benefits of their employees.

Programs: Costs incurred in processing and providing healthcare benefits. The trust was funded by participating members' contributions which enable it to provide medical, dental and prescription drug benefits to covered employees and their dependents of the affiliated physicians and employers health plan. The plan is a multiple employer welfare arrangement, qualifying under relevant sections of the internal revenue code, where multiple employers join together to self-insure the welfare benefits of their employees.