Benefits

Welcome to the Sergeants Benevolent Association Health & Welfare Fund! We hope you find this section to be a valuable source of information concerning your health benefits.

It is important to note, before reading further, that while we may sometimes refer to the “Fund” or “H&W Fund” as a single unit, active and retired SBA members are actually represented by separate entities. For each respective plan, there are separate collective bargaining agreements, contribution funding, accounting, and reporting and benefit provisions.

Since the inception of the SBA Active Member Health & Welfare Fund on July 1, 1993, the Fund Trustees – your elected SBA officers – have provided a broad spectrum of benefits including optical, dental, prescription drugs and catastrophic coverage. Furthermore, many previously covered benefits have become part of Basic Health Plan Benefits, which are provided by the City of New York.

It is our expectation that our Fund benefits will continue to provide the broadest coverage for the greatest number of our participants and eligible family members at the lowest cost. The SBA Health & Welfare Fund, and the benefits plan it provides, exist solely to serve the best interests of our members. We encourage you to become familiar with your many available benefits, and urge you to utilize them.