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Alpine reviews early-retirement medical-insurance eligibility and Medicare-supplement rules
Summary
Alpine staff explained which employees qualify for 4, 5 or 6 years of post-retirement medical coverage, eligibility cutoffs tied to hire dates, the effect of spouses' existing coverage and how Medicare affects coverage for those hired before specific dates.
Alpine School District's benefits staff gave a detailed explanation of the district's early-retirement medical insurance benefit: who qualifies, how long coverage can last, and how Medicare or other employer coverage affects eligibility.
The presenter said eligibility for the 4/5/6-year medical benefit requires that the employee's last contracted hire date be before March 1, 2006, and that the retiree meet additional service and age requirements. Specifically, the presenter said: employees who had 1—0 contracted years as of 2006 qualify for up to four years of coverage; those with 11—9 contracted years as of 2006 qualify for five years; and those with 20 or more contracted years as of 2006 qualify for six years. Separate conditions apply: the retiree must have 20 current and consecutive contracted years…
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