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To help make health care more affordable for retirees, UH offers the Retiree Medical Access Program.
The program covers:
- You, if you:
- Are regular status employee working 16 hours/week or more
- Are age 55 to 64
- Have three or more years of UH service
- Your spouse/same-sex domestic partner
If UH employee dies while employed, the program covers your spouse/same-sex domestic partner if under 65 and covered in the UH active plan – and eligible dependent children covered in the UH active plan up to age 19, or 25 if full-time student. |
The program covers:
- You, if you retire or end UH employment and you:
- Are a regular benefits-eligible employee at termination
- Had three or more years of UH service
- Your spouse at age 65 if covered on your active UH medical plan
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- Easy transition from active plan to retiree plan
- Valuable coverage at competitive price
- National provider network through Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Flexibility to use Health Savings Account (HSA) funds to pay retiree medical expenses, including deductibles, copayments and coinsurance
View chart to see how the plan pays for some covered services. You will receive enrollment information at your home address following your termination date. |
- Access to national and local carriers through ExtendHealth
- Individualized education assistance and counseling about plan options, coverage, costs
- Help with enrolling in Medicare Parts A & B
- Ongoing assistance with claim issues and questions
You will receive an invitation packet to enroll close to your 65th birthday. |
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