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<br />-RETIREE MEDICAL COVERAGE e <br /> <br />Retiree medical coverage outlined below shall have an effective date of January 01, <br />2000. <br /> <br />ELIGIBILITY <br /> <br />Medical Plan shall be changed as follows: <br /> <br /> <br />Disability retirement requires at least five (5) years of <br /> <br />service. <br /> <br />The retiree and retiree dependent coverage will be primary for those participants not yet <br />qualified for Medicare, The coverage will be ~.~s~ndary for those retir_~~.~ ~~.~L[~!!!:~"~~:.NW' <br />de endents who are Medicare eli ibl.t"".~qp!g~9i:!PM![Q~~ <br /> <br /> <br />If a covered retiree dies, dependents may continue coverage until the earliest of the <br />date the surviving spouse remarries, obtains group insurance, or becomes entitled to <br />Medicare. JIi1~~l~~I~&~~B~)g;g~ltl;:c~~~mg~tii~t~J~lit~tlt(a~~ <br /> <br /> <br />For those retirees who are actively employed and have employer sponsored health care <br />coverage available through their employer, the retiree health benefit through the City <br />shall cease. For those retirees who are self-employed, occupational illnesses or injuries ~'P) <br />shall not be covered. .. '\ 1\ eC\.1~.e({.J.~ <br />'ei\l"", ud <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />gwj~I~!r81t~grr@'JeJ!l[[@L1!fIitM1~1.@~~~I~.ljm. <br /> <br /> <br />PREMIUMS <br /> <br />The City of La Porte utilizes a self-funded medical plan so there are no formal premiums <br />paid for health insurance. Each year, during the budget process, an amount is <br />determined for each employee to cover claims and administration of the medical fund. <br /> <br />Costs to the retiree shall be based on a two tier plan: <br />