In-Person Seminar Retiree Health Care Under 65
This seminar includes two presentations, which provide retirees under age 65 with open enrollment and health care funding information, and helps them prepare for their transition to the OPERS Medicare Connector. Beginning in October, information about OPERS health care changes for 2019 will be shared, but the primary focus will be health care funding and preparing retirees for their transition to the OPERS Medicare Connector and to an individual Medicare plan.
Topics that will be reviewed in presentation 1 include the following:
- 2019 changes to the OPERS health care plan
- Review of how OPERS is funded
- Current status of the OPERS Pension and Health Care Trust Funds
- Review of recent pension and health care changes
- What the current state of funding means for the future
Topics that will be reviewed in presentation 2 include the following:
- Understanding Medicare Parts A and B
- Introduction to the OPERS Medicare Connector
- Explanation of allowances and health care access
- Preparing for your transition to the OPERS Medicare Connector
- Review of important mailings and resources
You can register for OPERS seminars in two different ways:
Online Account
You can register online with your Online Account. Once logged in click on “Tools and Resources” and then on “Seminars and Counseling” to select a seminar.
Phone
You can also register for a seminar by calling OPERS at 1-800-222-7377