Are retirees eligible for Health Care Benefits?
Clergy Retiree Health Care Benefits are provided if all of the following criteria is met; a. Clergy must meet the provisions of the Discipline, Paragraph 359.2b (early retirement, age 62 or 35 years of service) or 359.2c (full retirement, age 65 or 40 years of service) (Retiree health care is NOT provided for those retiring under the 20 year rule, Paragraph 359.2a.) b. Must be a member of the East Ohio Conference immediately preceding retirement. c. Must be enrolled in the Conference Health Care Plan prior to age 65, or at time of retirement at any age. d. Retirees who have twenty-five (25) or more accumulative years of pension credit service funded by the East Ohio Conference will pay 30% of their health care premiums. For service less than twenty-five (25 accumulative years, the retiree will pay 30% plus 2.8% for each year less than 25 years. (Example: a retiree with fifteen (15) years of service will pay 58% of the premium.
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