LLNS may have excluded the wrong people in last VSSOP? The exclusions were based on outdated job categories and related skills. ULM are now thinking that in the future, job categories and functional areas will have to be re-defined. The next VSSOP/ISP will be based on the new categories and functional areas. The questions I have are: 1) Why didnt they think of that before the transition. It seems like their style is “change things as you go”. Planning is out the window! 2) Who will give input on the new changes? The next RIF apparently is going to be more lucrative than the VSSOP. Depending on the length of employment, a RIFed person, not only gets their 1 week pay per year of service but also from 30 to 120 days notice, essentially 30 to 120 days pay. Please feel free to comment on the rumors or add new ones you actually heard.
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The original poster is mistaking LLNL employees as being part of the UC community. We were really the red-headed stepchild and when the opportunity arose to dismiss us from the family, UC took it.
That is a bit unfair to say, when UC transferred funds from the UC retirement plan to the LLNS plan, they were more generous to LLNL than they were for LANL. But as far as retirement medical, well, we only thought we were UC employees.
June 10, 2016 at 10:14 AM
It only hurts until you hit 65, then all is well. I couldn't be happier with Medicare plus the Medicare Supplement plan LANS offers. Be thankful you're not forced into Obamacare.
Note that Medicare Advantage plans are NOT the same as Medicare Supplement plans. Also, Medicare Advantage plans are NOT Medicare part D. You seem seriously misinformed. I have Medicare A & B, and the Supplement plan offered by LANS (which covers drugs), and my total cost per month is about $160 with no medical deductibles or copays, and the only out of pocket cost is drug copays.
Expected changes per mo.
Family covrrage drops from ~830 to ~530.
Medicare A+B ~240
Medicare D ~30
Medicare part A&B supplement ~160 plan K
Medicare part D supplement ~30
LLNL HCRA reimbursement to retiree ~(206) per mo
Vision unchanged
Dental unchanged.
So after 3 hour telephone call with an Empyrean rep everything changed and everything remains the same I hope except Medicare or supplements cover ED Drugs at al.
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