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Anthem rate changes will require some retirees to pay Medicare Advantage premiums, ending Part B reimbursements
Summary
The board was told proposed Anthem Medicare Advantage rate changes for 2026 would create member premiums for the first time, and that police and fire retirees enrolled in certain Anthem plans would no longer receive Medicare Part B reimbursements.
Board staff told trustees Thursday that proposed Anthem Medicare Advantage rates for 2026 would require some retirees to begin paying premiums and that, as a result, retirees enrolled in those Anthem plans would no longer receive Medicare Part B reimbursements. ORS staff said the change affects members enrolled in Anthem’s Medicare Advantage senior plans and will be in effect for open enrollment that runs Nov. 1–30. Retiree open-enrollment materials are due to arrive to retirees on or around Oct. 27 and…
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