Benefits of Retiring Employees. Effective upon ratification of this Agreement, 13 employees (including reinstated employees and employees returning from a valid 14 reemployment list) with seventeen (17) or more years of benefitted service in the 15 Long Beach Unified School District when they retire at age fifty-five (55) or older 16 shall be eligible to have District payment of insurance premiums for health and 17 hospital insurance for themselves and their dependents. This premium payment will 18 end when the retiree reaches age sixty-seven (67). Medicare coverage will be 19 primary for those employees who are eligible; the District’s plan will provide 20 secondary or umbrella coverage over Medicare payments. 21 22 All retirees and their dependents eligible for Medicare Part A must be registered in 23 the Medicare system in order to qualify for District-paid benefits. All retirees and 24 their dependents must enroll in Medicare Part B. All retirees and their dependents 25 must assign those Medicare Part A (if eligible) and Medicare Part B benefits to the 26 District medical plan carrier they are using in order to qualify for District-paid 27 benefits. This language does not change the years of service and age requirements 28 for Unit members receiving District-paid health benefits upon retirement. 29 Additional information is available from the Risk Management Branch. 30 31 Apply the health benefit cost containment changes, including plan design changes, 32 implemented for active employees to the retirees. 33 34 Employees who retire from the District may remain in a District health and/or dental 35 plan by paying personally the insurance premiums. There is no limit on age. 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Benefits of Retiring Employees. Effective upon ratification of this Agreement, 33 employees (including reinstated employees and employees returning from a valid 34 reemployment list) with seventeen (17) or more years of benefitted service in the 35 Long Beach Unified School District when they retire at age fifty-five (55) or older 36 shall be eligible to have District payment of insurance premiums for health and 37 hospital insurance for themselves and their dependents. This premium payment will 38 end when the retiree reaches age sixty-seven (67). Medicare coverage will be 39 primary for those employees who are eligible; the District’s plan will provide 40 secondary or umbrella coverage over Medicare payments. 41 42 All retirees and their dependents eligible for Medicare Part A must be registered in 43 the Medicare system in order to qualify for District-paid benefits. All retirees and 44 their dependents must enroll in Medicare Part B. All retirees and their dependents 45 must assign those Medicare Part A (if eligible) and Medicare Part B benefits to the 46 District medical plan carrier they are using in order to qualify for District-paid 47 benefits. This language does not change the years of service and age requirements 1 for Unit members receiving District-paid health benefits upon retirement.
Benefits of Retiring Employees. Effective upon ratification of this Agreement, 20 employees (including reinstated employees and employees returning from a valid 21 reemployment list) with fifteen (15) or more years of benefitted service in the Long
Benefits of Retiring Employees. Effective upon ratification of this Agreement, employees (including reinstated employees and employees returning from a valid reemployment list) with fifteen (15) or more years of benefitted service in the Long Beach Unified School District when they retire at age fifty-five (55) or older shall be eligible to have District payment of insurance premiums for health and hospital insurance for themselves and their dependents. This premium payment will end when the retiree reaches age sixty-five (65). Medicare coverage will be primary for those employees who are eligible; the District’s plan will provide secondary or umbrella coverage over Medicare payments. All retirees and their dependents eligible for Medicare Part A must be registered in the Medicare system in order to qualify for District-paid benefits. All retirees and their dependents must enroll in Medicare Part B. All retirees and their dependents must assign those Medicare Part A (if eligible) and Medicare Part B benefits to the District medical plan carrier they are using in order to qualify for District-paid benefits. This language does not change the years of service and age requirements for Unit members receiving District-paid health benefits upon retirement. Additional information is available from the Risk Management Branch. Employees who retire from the District may remain in a District health and/or dental plan by paying personally the insurance premiums. There is no limit on age.
