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Panel approves bill letting retiring firefighters remain on city health plans until Medicare-eligible
Summary
HB 1313 allows firefighters who retire before becoming Medicare-eligible to stay on the city health insurance plan they retired from; cities set the retiree premium amounts and the Municipal League supports the measure.
Representative Cameron Cooper presented House Bill 13 13 to the joint committee, saying the bill ensures retired firefighters who are not yet eligible for Medicare may remain on the city health insurance plan from which they retired.
"This ensures that a firefighter who retires but is not yet of the age to qualify for Medicare can stay on the health insurance plan of the city they retired…
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