Plan
A - The monthly payment rate for Plan A will remain at $6 for
employee coverage and $7 for dependent coverage effective June 1, 2000.
Plan
B - The monthly payment rate for Plan B will remain at $16 for
coverage effective June 1, 2000.
Plan
C - Due to the rise in the cost of medical treatment caused by
inflation plus the additional utilization of medical care services, changes
in the monthly payment rates for coverage effective June 1, 2000, will be as
follows:
- Plan
C for employees or dependents increases from $265 to $285.
- Plan
C for each student child decreases from $55 to $50.
- Plan
C for each incapacitated child increases from $110 to $130.
Plan
D - Revisions to Plan D were made effective June 1, 1999, and
provide benefits equal to or greater than any standard Medigap plan. The
amounts paid under Plan D for prescription drugs continue to increase at a
rate of 21% from the previous year with similar levels expected in the next
few years. Due to the continuing increase in the cost of medical services
(particularly the cost for prescription drugs) covered under Plan D, the
monthly payment rate for coverage will increase from $165 to $190 for
coverage effective June 1, 2000.
Individuals
participating in Plan D cannot change their coverage until the next open
enrollment period.
Plan
F - A new Plan F was created effective June 1, 1999. Plan F has
benefits identical to Plan D except that it does not cover prescription
drugs. The medical benefits, other than prescription drugs, are equal to or
greater than any standard Medigap plan. The monthly payment rate for Plan F
will increase from $98 to $102 for coverage effective June 1, 2000.
Individuals
participating in Plan F cannot change their coverage until the next open
enrollment period.
Plan
E - The monthly payment rate for Plan E will remain at $103 for
coverage effective June 1, 2000.