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If you are enrolled in the medical, dental or supplemental insurance plans and don’t want to make any changes – don’t do anything. Your coverage will remain in effect through April 30, 2010. Be sure to note the new contribution rates.
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Welcome to the 2009 Open Enrollment Web site
Here’s how your benefits package looks:
The starting line up:
Health plans
- HMO
- PPO
- Plan A (for grandfathered retirees)
- Medicare Advantage plans
for retirees
Dental plans
- Dental HMO
- Dental indemnity
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Supplemental insurance plans
- Cancer
- Hospital
- Accident/disability
Flexible-spending accounts
- Health care
- Dependent care
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On the bench:
Additional benefits offered year-round
- Basic life insurance – one times salary, paid by the city
- Voluntary life insurance – up to four times salary, employee-paid
- Time off – holidays, vacation, sick and wellness leave, and personal days for full-time employees, and paid time-off for Police Officers
- Long-term disability – paid by the city, for eligible full-time employees and Firefighters
- Pension – defined benefit plan with unique plans for civilians, police and fire classified employees
- 457 pretax deferred-compensation savings plans
- Subsidized transportation benefits
A few new plays for 2009
Who’s in the game? |
Who |
HMO |
PPO |
Total |
Employees |
20,378 |
487 |
20,865 |
Retirees |
6,871 |
431 |
7,302 |
Dependents |
36,523 |
418 |
36,941 |
MA enrollees |
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2,220 |
Total |
63,772 |
1,336 |
65,108 |
- Two new medication categories have been added to the step-therapy program. Plan members taking brand-name Proton Pump Inhibitors, such as Nexium, will need to start at the first step, a $10 generic. Plan members who start taking cholesterol-lowering statins will be required to try a $10 generic before moving on to more-expensive drugs.
- Specialty drugs are now available to members exclusively through the Triessent Specialty Drug Program. Members will pay $30 or $45 for a 30-day supply for these high-priced medications. Get more information
- As of May 1, 2009, retirees may not add dependents to their medical or dental plan. Dependents already covered may stay on your plan until they become ineligible. View more
- Your contributions to the medical plan will change. The contribution strategy for retirees under age 65 will change. View more
- Dental rates have increased slightly. View more
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