Common use of Secondary Plan Clause in Contracts

Secondary Plan. In addition to the above-described Health Insurance Contribution Payment, employees who elect secondary coverage or any other plan voluntarily offered by the City shall pay the excess cost, if any, of the secondary or other such coverage over the primary coverage, provided however, those employees who are subscribing to Blue Cross Classic as of July 1, 2000, shall be able to continue to receive Classic Blue as their Primary Health Care Coverage with no additional cost or co-pay to them. All other employees, including new employees hired on, or after, July 1, 2000, shall not be eligible to receive Classic Blue as their Primary Health Care coverage, but shall only be able to select Classic Blue as their Secondary Health Care coverage. Furthermore, employees who currently are able to keep Classic Blue as their Primary Health Care coverage, but who in the future decide to change to Healthmate Coast to Coast, shall not be eligible to change back to Classic Blue as Primary Health Care coverage but shall only be able to select Classic Blue as their Secondary Health Care coverage. Notwithstanding the above, any employee who retires shall be eligible to select Blue Cross Classic Blue at the time of his/her retirement for his/her “retiree health care coverage” with no additional cost or co-pay to him/her, to the extent Classic Blue is available from Blue Cross at the time.

Secondary Plan. In addition to the above-described Health Insurance Contribution Payment, employees who elect secondary coverage or any other plan voluntarily offered by the City shall pay the excess cost, if any, of the secondary or other such coverage over the primary coveragecover- age, provided however, those employees who are subscribing to Blue Cross Classic as of July 1, 2000, shall be able to continue to receive Classic Blue as their Primary Health Care Coverage with no additional cost or co-pay to them. All other employees, including new employees hired on, or after, July 1, 2000, shall not be eligible to receive Classic Blue as their Primary Health Care coverage, but shall only be able to select Classic Blue as their Secondary Health Care coverage. Furthermore, employees who currently are able to keep Classic Blue as their Primary Health Care coverage, but who in the future decide to change to Healthmate Coast to Coast, shall not be eligible to change back to Classic Blue as Primary Health Care coverage but shall only be able to select Classic Blue as their Secondary Health Care coverage. Notwithstanding the above, any employee who retires shall be eligible to select Blue Cross Classic Blue at the time of his/her retirement for his/her “retiree health care coveragecov- erage” with no additional cost or co-pay to him/her, to the extent Classic Blue is available availa- ble from Blue Cross at the time.