Common use of Health Insurance – Retirees Clause in Contracts

Health Insurance – Retirees. Employees who retire (meet the eligibility requirements of PERA and/or FICA at the time of separation), shall be entitled to stay in the group insurance plan offered by the County. Eligible employees and eligible spouses are required to transition to the Medicare Supplement Plan offered by the County upon becoming Medicare eligible. For those retirees eligible for subsidized retiree health insurance the following amounts will be paid toward the premiums by the Employer: A. Employees with less than seven (7) years of continuous qualifying service: the insured pays 100% of the group rate. B. Employees with seven (7) years of continuous qualifying service: the County pays one-third of the premium. C. Employees with fifteen (15) years of continuous qualifying service: the County pays two- thirds of the premium. D. Employees with twenty-five (25) years of continuous qualifying service: the County pays full cost of the premium. E. The spouse of a deceased retiree shall be allowed to remain covered under the group insurance plan until such time as they remarry or have other insurance available. F. Employees who retire and their surviving spouses, receiving contributions towards health insurance under this section, shall be required to obtain Medicare Part B at their own expense upon becoming eligible and present the County with proof of participation in the Medicare Plan upon request. The County’s contribution to the payment of Health Insurance for retired regular full-time employees and eligible regular part-time employees or the employee’s surviving spouse of this policy does not apply to any employee that was hired after August 03, 2005. Effective January 1, 2009, no employee, having once qualified for retiree health insurance benefits as defined, who maintains continuous qualifying service with the employer, shall experience an increase or decrease in length of coverage, covered dependents, and eligibility dates as a result of promotion, transfer or demotion to a bargaining unit or non-contract classification which may contain language that is different than the language used to establish their initial retiree health insurance eligibility unless such changes are negotiated following January 1, 2009.

Health Insurance – Retirees. Employees who retire (meet the eligibility requirements of PERA XXXX and/or FICA at the time of separation), shall be entitled to stay in the group insurance plan offered by the County. Eligible employees and eligible spouses are required to transition to the Medicare Supplement Plan offered by the County upon becoming Medicare eligible. For those retirees eligible for subsidized retiree health insurance the following amounts will be paid toward the premiums by the Employer: A. Employees with less than seven (7) years of continuous qualifying service: the insured pays 100% of the group rate. B. Employees with seven (7) years of continuous qualifying service: the County pays one-third of the premium. C. Employees with fifteen (15) years of continuous qualifying service: the County pays two- thirds of the premium. D. Employees with twenty-five (25) years of continuous qualifying service: the County pays full cost of the premium. E. The spouse of a deceased retiree shall be allowed to remain covered under the group insurance plan until such time as they remarry or have other insurance available. F. Employees who retire and their surviving spouses, receiving contributions towards health insurance under this section, shall be required to obtain Medicare Part B at their own expense upon becoming eligible and present the County with proof of participation in the Medicare Plan upon request. The County’s contribution to the payment of Health Insurance for retired regular full-time employees and eligible regular part-time employees or the employee’s surviving spouse of this policy does not apply to any employee that was hired after August 03, 2005. Effective January 1, 2009, no employee, having once qualified for retiree health insurance benefits as defined, who maintains continuous qualifying service with the employer, shall experience an increase or decrease in length of coverage, covered dependents, and eligibility dates as a result of promotion, transfer or demotion to a bargaining unit or non-contract classification which may contain language that is different than the language used to establish their initial retiree health insurance eligibility unless such changes are negotiated following January 1, 2009.