§ 21450 Retirement Benefit Decision Effects

• •If you ask, they must give you a simple written explanation of how your retirement choices affect your health benefits.
• •This only applies if you retired by December 31, 2017.
• •They have to explain things like who gets your benefits after you die and how that changes your health coverage.

You retired in 2016 and want to know how picking your spouse as your beneficiary changes your health insurance.

You ask for help, and they must give you a clear paper explaining how your choice affects your health benefits.