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Category Archives: Health Care
OPERS details potential changes to health care
In recent months the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees has been discussing potential changes to the health care coverage that we have offered retired members since 1974. The Board regularly reviews the health care program and makes … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits, Health Care, Pension Reform, Pensions
Tagged health care, Ohio PERS, OPERS, pension reform, retiree health care
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OPERS to introduce updated health care program
Since 1974 the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System has provided the opportunity for retired members to purchase health care coverage. This coverage has, from time to time, been updated because of demographic and market forces. For instance, in 2003 we … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits, Health Care, Pension Reform, Pensions
Tagged health care, Ohio PERS, OPERS, pension legislation
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OPERS joins health care payment reform effort
The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System has joined a national effort designed to improve the current health care payment system by uniting payment providers. Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) is an independent group of public and private employers formed in … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits, Health Care
Tagged Catalyst for Payment Reform, health care, Medicaid, Ohio PERS, OPERS
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Member Services group always ready to help
The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System Member Services department is the first stop for OPERS members seeking valuable information about their accounts and personalized answers to their retirement questions. Member Services employees stand at the ready to help our 956,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits, Health Care, Pensions
Tagged Member Services, Ohio PERS, OPERS, OPERS toll-free number
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Report: Ohio working to control health care costs
The Ohio Public Employees Retirement Systems’ Health Care investment fund has drawn positive attention from a national, non-partisan government research organization. The Center for State and Local Government Excellence, in reviewing health care cost-containment efforts in three states, noted that, … Continue reading
Most health care costs to stay unchanged in 2012
The majority of participants in OPERS’ retiree health care plan will not pay more for their monthly premiums next year, the OPERS Board of Trustees said in announcing the 2012 open enrollment period. While premiums will be largely unchanged, we … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Pensions
Tagged Ohio PERS, OPERS, OPERS open enrollment, retiree health care
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