Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance. Effective July 1,2017, bargaining unit employees will continue to be covered for medical, vision and dental insurance under Regence BlueCross BlueShield Module 1 or Module 2 and ODS health insurance plans. Thereafter, through the term of the Agreement, the County will continue to offer a reasonably comparable level of medical, vision and dental insurance benefits. Effective July 1, 2017, the County will pay 90% of the full cost for medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for full-time employees (budgeted 1.0 FTE positions) who enroll in Regence BlueCross BlueShield Module 1. Employee will pay 10% of the full cost for medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for full- time employees (budgeted 1.0 FTE positions). Effective July 1, 2017, the County will pay 100% of the full cost for medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for full-time employees (budgeted 1.0 FTE positions) who enroll in Regence BlueCross BlueShield Module 2. Opt Out Option: Employees may elect to opt out of plan coverage by providing proof, annually and upon request, of alternative health coverage, such as other group insurance (e.g. insurance through a spouse’s or parent’s employer). By opting out, employees forego individual and family coverage. Employees who elect to opt out of plan coverage will receive a monthly bonus of five hundred ($500.00) per month less applicable taxes and withholdings.
Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance. Effective through, June 30, 2020 the District will provide physical exams and basic lab work, at no charge, to employees covered by this Agreement and their spouses. Employees may contact the Pioneer Memorial Hospital laboratory or one of the District’s clinics to receive a current list of covered lab work. The maximum District contribution towards the cost of medical, vision and dental coverage will be: $1,696.00 effective January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 $1,950.00 effective January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 $2,243.00 effective January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance. Effective January 1, 2010 bargaining unit employees will continue to be covered for medical, vision and dental insurance under the Module 1 and ODS health insurance plans. Thereafter, through the term of the Agreement, the County will continue to offer a reasonably comparable level of medical, vision and dental insurance benefits. Effective January 1, 2010 the County will pay 90% of the full cost for medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for full-time employees (budgeted 1.0 FTE positions) and the employee will pay 10% of the full cost for medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for full- time employees (budgeted 1.0 FTE positions).
Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance. 1. The Employer shall pay ninety-five percent (95%) of the monthly premium cost for the agreed upon medical, vision and dental insurance coverage for each participating employee. Should these premiums increase more than ten percent (10%) in any benefit year, the amount in excess of a ten percent (10%) increase shall be split equally between the Employer and employee. For employees covered under this Agreement, the agreed upon medical and vision insurance provided under the Machinists Health and Welfare Fund shall be: Regence Plan 15 tiered rates Hearing/Preventative Services (Regence) Group Health Cooperative tiered rates Vision Service Plan 1 For employees covered under this Agreement, the agreed upon dental insurance provided under the Northwest I.A.M. Benefit Trust shall be: Dental Plan 125 Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Union from selecting lower cost plans through the Machinists Health and Welfare Fund or the Northwest I.A.M. Benefit Trust throughout the term of this Agreement on an annual basis provided notice is given to the Employer. If the Employer is required to pay, directly or indirectly, a fee, charge, tax, premium increase, or other monetary penalty attributed to the Affordable Care Act’s Excise Tax on High-Cost Coverage (the “Cadillac Tax”), then such cost shall be paid solely by the employees who have chosen such a medical plan and benefited from it. When measuring annual premium increases for purposes of equally splitting amounts in excess of ten percent (10%) in any benefit year, any fee, charge, tax, premium increase, or other monetary penalty attributed to the Cadillac Tax shall be excluded from the calculation for medical insurance. The Agency agrees to provide contributions in the manner defined herein to the Machinists Health and Welfare Fund and the Northwest I.A.M. Benefit Trust, respectively, for each employee who was compensated for eighty (80) hours or more during the preceding month for work covered by this Agreement, regardless of union membership. The Employer and the Union each acknowledge receipt of a copy of the respective Trust Agreement and they agree to be bound by said Agreement and all lawful amendments thereto. They do further agree to accept as their representatives, the Employer Trustees and the Union Trustees who constitute the Board of Trustees of said Trust Fund and their lawful successor. The contributions shall be paid by the twentieth (20th) day of the month following the month in which the cont...
Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance.
A. The City shall provide medical, dental, and vision coverage for eligible employees and their dependents. Design of such benefits plans are within the City’s discretion; however, the City will seek input from the City’s Benefits Committee.
B. During the life of this Agreement, the Association waives the right to bargain changes or file a grievance on changes in the current insurance plan benefits and levels of coverage when the change is made solely at the discretion of the carrier. If the insurance plan is canceled by the carrier during the term of this Agreement, the City will seek a recommendation from the City’s Benefits Committee regarding replacement benefits. Such recommendation will not be binding on the City. In a timely manner, the City shall secure a replacement benefit plan that, as a whole, is considered equivalent to the canceled plan.
C. The parties acknowledge that it is in the best interest of the public for the City to periodically go out to bid on its medical, dental, and vision insurance plans and agree that the City may make a determination to do so at its discretion.
D. The City contribution for the medical insurance premium for regular, full-time employees will be ninety-five percent (95%) of the total combined premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance. Employees shall pay the remaining five percent (5%) of the premiums up to a maximum of $120.00/month. Effective July 1, 2023, the maximum employee-paid portion changes to $130/month. Effective July 1, 2024, the maximum employee-paid portion changes to $140/month.
E. By the first payday in January of each year of this Agreement, the City will contribute one thousand dollars ($1,000) to the VEBA for each employee who elects employee-only medical coverage; two thousand dollars ($2,000) to each employee who elects coverage for employee plus dependent(s).
F. When the 2022-2025 Agreement expires on June 30, 2025, and if no new agreement has been reached by January 1, 2026, the City will contribute by the first payday in January, one thousand dollars ($1,000) to the VEBA for each employee who elects employee-only medical coverage; two thousand dollars ($2,000) to each employee who elects coverage for employee plus dependent(s). If an employee who elected employee-only coverage adds a dependent(s) during the plan year due to a qualifying event as defined in the Pacific Source contract, an additional one thousand dollars ($1,000) shall be added to the employee’s VEBA. Newly hired ...
Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance. Employees receiving PLO benefits are considered to maintain their active employee status for purposes of continuity of City health insurance contributions, regardless of whether the employee uses accrued leave to supplement their PLO benefit. An employee’s health insurance will continue for the duration of the time that the employee is receiving PLO benefits. An employee must continue to pay their portion of health insurance premium costs while on PLO. For employees who are using City leave accruals to supplement their PLO benefits, the employee portion of health insurance premiums shall be paid through payroll deduction. If an employee’s pay is insufficient to cover the full cost of the employee portion of health insurance premiums while on leave, or the employee chooses not to supplement their PLO benefits with accrued paid leave, the employee will be responsible to pay the contribution owed directly to the City each month. Should an employee fall into arrears while on leave, the City reserves all legal rights to recoup the amounts owed.
Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance. XXXXXX acknowledges and agrees that the monetized value of medical, vision, and dental insurance is Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Two Dollars and 32/100 Cents ($9,802.32) and payment of same to XXXXXX will be in addition to his annual salary specified in section 3.1 above. Accordingly, XXXXXX declines medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage. The parties acknowledge that the monetary value attributed to the medical, vision, and dental insurance may vary periodically. In the event of such changes, the amount stated in this section will be adjusted accordingly to reflect the updated value.
Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance. XXXXXX acknowledges and agrees that the monetized value of medical, vision, and dental insurance is Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Four Dollars and 24/100 Cents ($9,804.24) and same has been included within her annual salary specified in section 5.1 above. Accordingly, SMILEY declines medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage.
Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance. The County and regular nurses will continue to share in the cost of medical, dental and vision insurance coverage. In subsequent years of this Agreement the County and each regular nurse covered by this Agreement shall pay in accordance with caps adjusted in accordance with this Agreement. For the duration of this Agreement, the County will contribute for each full-time and part-time, regular and probationary employee covered by this Agreement toward the cost of premiums ninety percent (90%) of the full premium for the medical/vision plan offered by the County, and the employee shall pay the other ten percent (10%) plus one hundred percent (100%) of the cost in excess of the cap hereinafter provided for. Employees may elect coverage under the County’s medical/vision plan which for the plan year starting January 1, 2016 will be the CIS Plan HDHP-1 w/HSA and the CIS vision plan (VSP 24/24/24). The HSA provided to employees under this plan shall be $1,000 per year for the Employee only coverage and $2,000 per year for Employee plus dependents (any tier). If the County favorably adjusts the HSA contribution for one employee group in any benefit year during the period of this collective bargaining Agreement, then the County shall adjust the Nurses’ HSA contribution to match the other employee groups’ HSA contribution accordingly. For 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 the County will make the HSA contribution for the entire year during January of each year. In addition to the foregoing, the County will continue to provide the dental insurance plan (ODS Dental Plan 2). The County will pay 90% of the premiums for such plan and the Employees shall pay 10% of the premium cost by payroll deduction on a pre-tax basis: and these premium contributions are not subject to the premium caps set forth in Section 9.4.
Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance. To the extent Ribis is eligible for participation pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company's medical, vision and dental insurance plans, the Company shall provide such coverage to Ribis, his spouse and dependents in accordance with the terms of such plans as in effect from time to time and as implemented by the Company. The Company shall not have any obligation to amend the terms of its health plans to provide for Ribis' coverage.
