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Medicare Open Enrollment with KCPD is Now through November 29
Medicare Open Enrollment with KCPD is November 11 – 29. There will be an Open Enrollment session at the Regional Police Academy Thursday, November 21st from 2-4pm. There will be a representative from Blue Cross Blue Shield offering information on Plan G, and a representative with United Health Care regarding the new Advantage Plan with UHC.
United Health Care is mailing their 2025 Plan Guide to all Medicare Eligible retirees. Be on the look-out if you are interested.
Yesterday, the Social Security Administration announced that it is immediately beginning to pay retroactive benefits and will increase monthly benefit payments to public sector workers whose benefits have been affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO).
Public and private sector defined benefit pension fund payments added $224.3 billion in tax revenue to the U.S. economy in 2022, according to the National Institute on Retirement Security. Research Quantifies the Broad Economic Impact of Pension Payments | PLANSPONSOR
President Joe Biden has signed the Social Security Fairness Act, repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, ensuring retired law enforcement officers receive their full earned Social Security benefits.
The next Retirement Board meeting will be held Thursday, June 12th @ 9:00am at the Public Safety Credit Union.