Hospitalization and Medical Benefits. 9.2.1.1 The Board will, during the life of the Agreement, maintain and contribute to the cost of the current hospitalization and medical program for full-time faculty members. The health plan year (HPY) is January through December. Effective January 1, 2016, the University will offer the Community Blue PPO with ECM $2000/$4000 plan. The Board has elected the 80%/20% requirements of Section 4 of the Publicly Funded Health Insurance Contribution Act (Act 152 of 2011), hereinafter referred to as the “Act”, for the immediate future. Accordingly, the University will pay no more than 80% of the total annual costs of the medical benefit plan selected above. Employees will pay 20% of the total annual costs of the medical benefit plan selected above. For purposes of this provision, total annual costs includes the premium or illustrative rate of the medical benefit plan, administrative fees, stop loss reinsurance, fees and taxes mandated by state and federal law, and all employer payments for reimbursement of co-pays, deductibles, payments into health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts or similar accounts used for health care, but does not include the costs of dental and vision and does not include beneficiary-paid co-payments or beneficiary payments into health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts or similar accounts used for health care. The employee’s share of premium or illustrated rates will be paid via payroll deduction. The election by the University under Section 4 and 8 of PA 152 may be made annually. If, during the life of this Agreement, the University fails to elect 80%/20%, by default the University will instead use the “hard caps”; the parties will promptly negotiate the effects of this decision on the bargaining unit.
9.2.1.1.1 The Employer may withhold $2.50 per covered employee per year to help fund wellness activities of the Wellness Committee. The University also agrees to contribute $2.50 per covered employee per year for this purpose. The Wellness Committee will consider and discuss various health care issues and concerns.
9.2.1.1.2 The Union authorizes the Employer to withhold the faculty member’s health contribution limit through payroll deduction. Deductions for co-share amounts of the estimated average employee cost for participating employees will be payroll deducted on a pay-as-you-go bi-weekly schedule through the NMU premium conversion plan, which means that contributions will be withheld in such a way that they are not...
Hospitalization and Medical Benefits. Short-Term Disability
Hospitalization and Medical Benefits. Employees will be covered for hospitalization, surgical, and doctor benefits.
Hospitalization and Medical Benefits. 1. The School Corporation will provide a two-tier plan for group health insurance hereafter referred to as the Traditional Plan and the High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP). A member may elect to enroll his/her spouse and/or dependent children in the hospitalization and medical benefits plan. The Traditional Plan will provide for major medical coverage of 80/20 inside the PPO network and will provide for $500 deductible per person and $1,000 deductible per family.
2. Each member on the Traditional Plan will pay 12% of a single or family premium based on the total cost of the premium as of January 1st preceding the contract year. The premium for the HDHP is one dollar (1) per year.
3. The school corporation shall make available the hospitalization and medical benefits plan defined as High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) for any member who elects to have this plan. The school corporation will contribute $750.00/1,500.00 each year to the teacher’s Health Savings Account, if there is no additional coverage.
4. The out-of-pocket expenses are $1,000/$2,000 in-network and $1,500/$3,000 out-of- network for the Traditional Plan.
5. The out-of-pocket expenses for the High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) are $5,000/10,000 in-network and $10,000/20,000 out-of-network.
6. Spouses of members of the school corporation’s hospitalization and medical benefits plan are precluded from enrolling in the school corporation member’s plan, as the spouse’s primary insurance, if the spouse’s employer offers a plan that pays at least 70% of a single employee premium in a hospitalization and medical benefits plan. The plan made available by the spouse’s employer will serve as the primary carrier for the spouse and the school corporation member’s traditional family plan will serve as the secondary carrier for the spouse. Dependents are covered by members of the school corporation’s hospitalization and medical benefit plan.
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Hospitalization and Medical Benefits. All existing hospital and medical benefits provided to employees and their families shall be retained and continued in full force and effect.
Hospitalization and Medical Benefits unless the employee gives the Employer a written notice that the employee does not intend to pay the employee’s contributions, if any.
Hospitalization and Medical Benefits. The Authority agrees to provide all employees with the coverage as set forth in this Agreement or substantially equivalent coverage, subject to the terms and conditions for employee contribution pursuant to chapter 78, Laws of 2011.
Hospitalization and Medical Benefits. 9.2.1.1 The Board will, during the life of the Agreement, maintain and contribute to the cost for the current hospitalization and medical program for full-time faculty members who complete and file an application in accordance with the Board’s and the Administrators’ regulations. The Board’s contribution to the health program for each covered faculty member will be as follows: 2006-07 Average cost up to $9,195 2007-08 Average cost up to $9,747 2008-09 Average cost up to $10,400 A covered faculty member is one who is issued a contract number from the insurance carrier. The health plan year is September through August. The faculty member’s maximum health contribution limits shall be: 1. $1,050 for 2006-07
Hospitalization and Medical Benefits. Active employees and eligible spouses and dependents shall be entitled to hospitalization and medical benefits under the Hospital-Medical Plan in effect on January 1, 2009, except as otherwise modified by this Agreement.
