SCERS
Health Plans: Seattle City Employees' Retirement System (SCERS) Retirees
Annual Enrollment for Retiree Medical Plans: The Annual Enrollment period for 2025 City of Seattle medical plans is Monday, November 4 - Friday, November 22, 2024. If you are a City of Seattle retiree or dependent currently covered on an under-age 65 or Medicare plan, watch for your Annual Enrollment packet in the U.S. mail. Below are the Annual Enrollment packet materials. Retiree Annual Enrollment Letter 2025 Retiree Medical Plans Rates 2025 Under Age 65 Medical Plans Comparison Chart 2025 Medicare Plans Comparison Chart If you want to stay in your current plan, no action is necessary. If you are changing medical plans offered through the City, you must fill out an enrollment form and submit it to the SDHR Benefits Unit postmarked no later than Friday, November 22, 2024. Call our office at (206) 615-1340 or email us at Benefits.Unit@seattle.gov to request an enrollment form. |
- View the recorded 2024 Health Plan Options for Retiring Employees presentation (27 minutes)
Considering a City-Sponsored health plan? Please see the suggested timeline and FAQs below.
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3 Months - 1 Year Before Your Retirement Date | At Least 60 - 90 Days Before Your Retirement Date | At Least 30 Days Before Your Retirement Date | OR | At Least 60 Days of Receiving COBRA Notification |
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Once you are enrolled on a City-Sponsored plan, remember to
- Watch your home mail for an open enrollment packet in November.
- If enrolled in COBRA, enroll in a retiree plan at least 30 days before COBRA ending.
- Enroll in Medicare Parts A and B and, if desired, in a Medicare Advantage plan through the City 60-90 days before you and/or your spouse turn 65.
- Notify the Benefits Unit within 30 days of any Qualifying Life Event such as divorce, legal separation, marriage, new dependent child, or death.
- Notify the Retirement Office if you move by completing the change of address form.
Premium rate sheet for SCERS retiree medical plans
Premium rate sheet for COBRA plan
Medical plan information if you are an under age 65 retiree:
Moving From an Active Plan to an Under Age 65 Retiree Plan: Q & A
Aetna Preventive
Aetna Traditional
*Aetna Claims Appeal Infographic
Kaiser Permanente Standard
Kaiser Permanente Deductible
Medical plan information if you are an age 65 or older retiree (Medicare-eligible):
Aetna
Kaiser Permanente MAPD3
Kaiser Medicare Advantage Plans Presentation
Kaiser Permanente MAPD4
United Healthcare
Retiree Dental
If you have questions about the retiree dental plan, please contact
Independent Billing Services (253) 862-2122.
Other Resources
- 2024 Annual Notices
- Medicare
- Social Security
- Important information for individuals in same-sex marriages
SCERS Retirees
If you have questions about the SCERS retiree health plans, please contact
City of Seattle Central Benefits Unit
Benefits.Unit@seattle.gov
(206) 615-1340
If you have questions about your pension check, please contact
Seattle City Employee's Retirement System
retirecity@seattle.gov
(206) 386-1293