Retired public employees and the state have settled two lawsuits over changes in 2014 to the medical and dental plans for retirees. Under the settlement, retirees will have access to the older of two plans that offer dental, vision and hearing benefits.
to dental and other benefits violated the state constitution. It later filed a second, related lawsuit over medical benefits.
“What gave rise to the lawsuits in the first place was the lack of really any notice when the retiree health plans were changed back in 2014,” he said. “And I mean, literally no notice and no chance to comment, no idea that this was coming. And this agreement gives us an absolute ability to participate and to be aware of about any future changes.”
“The division believes that the work that we’ve done to date really reflects changes in process, improvements in communications that have benefited both the health trusts, the plans and the retirees,” she said.
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