Understanding Your Retiree Health Benefits-2021 - Retiree Health Benefits - If eligible, your health benefits continue to be provided by NYC for you and

Retiree Health Benefits • If eligible, your health benefits continue to be provided by NYC for you and your eligible dependents including children under the age of 26. [...] What Changes in Retirement For Non Medicare Retirees/Dependents Basic Prescription Coverage For Medicare Eligible Retirees/Dependents NYC Health Plan becomes secondary to Medicare Basic Prescription Coverage The Optional Rider • The UFT continues to provide prescription coverage for the month of retirement plus 2 subsequent months. [...] • You have the ability to transfer at any time using the following exceptions: o When you first apply for Medicare Part B o If you move out of an HMO network area o Once in a Lifetime Option (after 1 year of retirement) COBRA • The day you pass away, your health coverage terminates for your dependents. [...] UFT Welfare Fund Benefits • Optical Benefits • Dental Benefits • Hearing Aids • Legal Plan with Elder Supplement • Health and Cancer Helpline • Retiree Programs • Social Services • Optional Rider reimbursement • Medicare Part D Catastrophic Reimbursement UFT Membership • Union membership dues are reduced to .004% of your pension. [...] (Supplemental Health Insurance Program) • Developed by the Retired Teachers Chapter of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT-RTC) • Exclusively for UFT members and their spouse or domestic partner • Low cost program, self-funded • Supplements certain NYC health coverage payments • S.