Current Pre Medicare, Post 1993 Retirees: will really have the choice of three options; not two. While the Chart (see the link titled "Plan Designs for Eligible Retired Employees"at the top of our home page) given out at the Presidents Explanation Meeting is not necessarily wrong; it leads you to believe that "only" the PPO/Non PPO is offered as the current regional medical plan and that IS NOT TRUE.


To be clear; this group of Retirees will have the choice (like they do today) of both the PPO/Non PPO (currently administered by Blue Cross) and the Healthcare Network Option (currently administered by United) along with the New Alternative (the plan in the center column of the chart) that has higher Deductibles, Out of Pocket & Coinsurance, but with No Premium.
If Retirees stay with one of the current regional (PPO or HCN) plans; I am told there WILL BE Premiums beginning with the first year which we were initially lead to believe might not happen. Unofficially the monthly premiums appear to be:
(S) $13.46 (S+1) $24.86 and (F) $34.36.

Current Post 93 - Medicare Retirees: Will actually have the choice of two options; not one as the chart implied. They can stay in the Non PPO with United that they currently have or they can choose to go with the higher Deductible, Out of Pocket and Coinsurance Plan. Neither have Premiums or so I am told.