Medical, Health and Dental Plans Sample Clauses

Medical, Health and Dental Plans. Effective January 1, 2011, the Employer agrees to pay seventy-five percent (75%) of the monthly cost for single and family coverage, as applicable, for the employee’s health, dental and travel coverage. The employee shall pay the remaining twenty-five percent (25%) of the monthly cost for single and family coverage, as applicable, for the employee’s single or family health, dental and travel coverage. It is understood and agreed that such benefit shall extend to permanent employees only. Participation in the plan is mandatory and is a condition of employment for all employees hired after January 1, 2007. Effective July 1, 2007, current employees not participating in the plan will no longer be eligible to participate in the plan now or in the future. Any employee who is not a participant under the plan shall not be entitled to a cash payment in lieu of the Employer’s contribution to the cost. The parties recognize the need to continue to work together to control the cost of health and dental plans – by overseeing the plans and making mutually agreed changes that, from time to time, are deemed appropriate. In the event that appropriate changes cannot be agreed upon, the Union agrees to implement necessary changes designed to limit total costs to available premium revenue within sixty (60) days of any notice of premium increase by the carrier. The City agrees to assist the Union by implementing the administrative and/or design changes necessary to ensure the premiums meet the full cost of the plan. In any event, upon implementation of the above noted rates, the Employer premium contribution shall be fixed and will not exceed the above noted amounts nor shall the Employer be liable for any deficit in the plan as a result of employee claims exceeding premiums paid. For clarification and continuity, it is understood that the plan design and benefits that exist under the terms of the Collective Agreement expiring on December 31, 1998, shall continue subject to the above.

Medical, Health and Dental Plans. (a) Effective as of the Closing Date, pursuant to Section 7.2, Purchaser shall provide each Business Transitioned Employee with medical, dental and health plan coverage. Purchaser shall cause each medical, dental or health plan of the Purchaser in which the Business Transitioned Employees participate to (i) waive any preexisting condition limitations for conditions covered under the applicable medical, health or dental plans of Sellers, except that Purchaser may require any Business Transitioned Employee or eligible dependent thereof who immediately prior to the Closing Date is in the process of satisfying any similar limitations under such plans of any Seller to fully satisfy the balance of the applicable time period for such limitation under the medical, dental or health plans of the Purchaser, and (ii) honor any deductible and out-of-pocket expenses due to co-insurance actually incurred by the Business Transitioned Employees and their beneficiaries under such plans during the portion of the calendar year prior to such participation in a plan of the Purchaser; provided, however, that no such expenses shall be carried over from any preceding calendar year. (i) Sellers shall be responsible for payment of any premiums for all of the Sellers' welfare benefit plans, programs and arrangements provided to the Business Employees as of the date immediately preceding the Closing Date ("Sellers' Welfare Benefit Programs") relating to periods prior to 12:01 AM Eastern Time of the Closing Date (the "Effective Benefits Time") and for any liability for all claims, expenses and treatments, including administrative expenses related thereto, which are in fact covered and payable under the terms of the Sellers' Welfare Benefit Program and incurred prior to the Effective Benefits Time, irrespective of whether any such claim is filed or submitted after the Effective Benefits Time. (ii) Purchaser shall be responsible for payment of any premiums relating to periods from and subsequent to the Effective Benefits Time for any welfare benefit plans, programs and arrangements which Purchaser at its sole discretion, subject to the requirements of Section 7.2 hereof, may provide to the Business Transitioned Employees from and after the Effective Benefits Time ("Purchaser's Welfare Benefits Program") and for any liability for all claims, expenses and treatments, including administrative expenses related thereto, which are in fact covered and payable under the terms of Purchaser's Welf...