A few more updates that were posted on the US WEST/QWEST retirees and wannabes Facebook page by Marina Pearson, HR VP, LUMEN. 1) FAQs – Attached are questions and answers from the […]
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Heroes: the blizzard of ’49, Vail medals — and the “snow buggy”

The following was originally published in the 2019, Issue-3, of the Retiree Guardian, newsletter of the CenturyLink Retirees, and is published here with the permission of the author, Don Warsavage. Don Warsavage’s ‘Person-to-Person’ […]
NRLN Review 2022 January

The NRLN Review provides a monthly report on National Retiree Legislative Network actions, events in Congress and important retirement news. Wall Street Is Moving to Takeover Medicare NRLN announced on January 7 […]
Number Please?
The following was originally published in the 2019, Issue-3, of the Retiree Guardian, newsletter of the CenturyLink Retirees, and is published here with the permission of the author, Don Warsavage Don Warsavage’s ‘Person-to-Person’ […]
IMPORTANT UPDATE – New Businesssolver email.
New Businesssolver email for Retiree Health Insurance Issues. Message from Marina Pearson, VP HR, as of 1/19/2022 IMPORTANT UPDATE! No need to stay on the phone holding for Businessolver (BSC) reps! There […]
Important information as of January 17, 2022, from Marina Pearson, VP HR, Lumen
Update BSC call volume and hold times continue to be heavy and long so I thought I would provide a short update. Service Center First, BSC added 18 new call service reps […]
Death of Curtis Kennedy

A very sad Announcement, the death of Curtis Kennedy. December 6, 1956 – August 23, 2021 Curtis Kennedy served as the attorney for many Mountain Bell, U S West, Qwest and CenturyLink […]
AT&T Slashed Promised Life Insurance for Former Workers

An article just published in the Wall Street Journal covers the – https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-slashed-promised-life-insurance-for-former-workersand-time-runs-out-at-year-end-11640544022
What’s an award letter, when would I need one, and how do I get one?
An award letter is documentation that verifies your income. It is also known as a “benefit verification letter,” a “budget letter,” a “benefits letter,” a “proof of income letter,” or a “proof […]
Direct Contracting and the new assault on Medicare
We at CTL-Retirees have been seeing many articles about Medicare and Direct Contracting Entities. It concerns us for both current and future retirees. The National Retirees Legislative Network tells us “Direct Contracting […]