No change to County subsidies or costs. The County monthly premiums subsidies for these specified retirees are fixed at the flat dollar amounts stated in the applicable negotiated agreement or management resolution.
On October 25, 2016, the court gave final approval to the class action settlement in Retiree Support Group of Contra Costa County et al. v. Contra Costa County. The Settlement Agreement covers a class of 4,200 retirees who retired on or before January 1, 2016, and participate in County health plans. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Non-Medicare Retirees in the retiree class will be placed in a three tier premium structure effective January 1, 2017. The County monthly premiums subsidies for the retiree class are fixed at the dollar amounts stated in the Agreement. Effective January 1, 2017, the Settlement Agreement provides a $150 increase to the fixed monthly premium subsidy for Non-Medicare Retirees in the Retiree Plus Two or More tier only. A separate $25 increase to the fixed monthly premium subsidy for Medicare Retirees With All Dependents on Medicare occurs in 2021. These specified increases apply only to members of the retiree class.
If approved, this action will move specified Non-Medicare retirees who either retired on or after January 1, 2016 or opted out of Retiree Support Group Settlement to a three tier premium structure effective January 1, 2017. The County monthly premiums subsidies for these specified retirees remain fixed at the flat dollar amounts stated in the applicable negotiated memorandum of understanding or management resolution. Non-Medicare retirees will have access to all ten County health plans, including the Teamsters 856 Trust Fund KP Health Plan.
The specified retirees are those Non-Medicare retirees participating in County health plans who either retired on or after January 1, 2016, or opted out of the Retiree Support Group Settlement and were represented by one of the following bargaining units at the time of retirement:
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AFSCME 512
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AFSCME 2700
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CCC Defenders Association
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CCC Deputy District Attorneys Association
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CCC Employees' Association, Local 1
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IFPTE Local 21
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Physicians and Dentists Organization of Contra Costa
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Probation Peace Officers of CCC
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SEIU Local 1021
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Teamsters, Local 856
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Western Council of Engineers
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Unrepresented
Attached are the medical and dental premiums and subsidies for the 2017 plan year for qualifying retirees.
Specified Non-Medicare retirees would not have access to the three tier structure, which is generally more advantageous for Retirees and would not have access to all ten County health plans.