Senior Citizen Health Program:
         Premiums and buy-up rates
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If you qualify for the Senior Citizen Health Program, you must enroll and pay timely quarterly premiums to be covered under the Program. The current premium rates are listed below. Also, note that you can now pay your Health Plan premiums online.

Senior Citizen Health Program quarterly premiums (effective January 1, 2010)

  • Retiree only ... $138 per quarter
  • Retiree and legal spouse / domestic partner ... $399 per quarter
  • Retiree with children ... $399 per quarter (regardless of the number of dependent children covered)
  • Full family ... $455 per quarter (regardless of the number of dependent children covered)

Senior Citizen Health Program quarterly buy-up rates (effective April 1, 2010)

If you qualify for the Individual Plan under the Senior Citizen Health Program and want to “buy-up” to the Family Plan to cover a spouse and/or dependents, you must pay the additional quarterly buy-up premium rates (see below): 

  • Retiree plus one dependent ... $1,844 per quarter
  • Retiree plus two dependents ... $3,515 per quarter

 Concerned about paying your premiums?

Financial assistance and other resources are available to assist participants who qualify.

 
 
Premium and buy-up rates are subject to change.

See pages 59-63 of the 2005 AFTRA Health Plan Summary Plan Description and the August 2008 Benefits Update for Senior Citizen Health Program eligibility requirements, additional information and details.