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to pay all or a portion of the SPB directly to MEBA Medical up to
the amount of the pensioner’s contribution for continued
coverage; or (3) pay the pensioner’s contribution for continued
coverage from the pensioner’s pocket directly to MEBA Medical.
To elect the first option, a participant was required to check a
box and sign an election form that reads as follows:
I elect on behalf of myself and my family not to be covered
by the MEBA Medical and Benefits Plan (“Medical Plan”). I
understand that any Supplemental Pension Benefit payable
under the MEBA Pension Plan (“Pension Plan”) will be paid
directly to me, subject to any withholding I may authorize.
I further understand that, as a result of this election, I
and my family will be permanently prohibited from
participating in the Medical Plan as a pensioner. I
understand that my election to exclude myself and my family
from coverage as a pensioner under, or otherwise participate
in, the Medical Plan as a pensioner is irrevocable (and may
never be changed).
Table 1 shows the monthly SPB to, and the medical benefits
contribution from, petitioner and other pensioners with less than
20 years of service.
Table 1
Year SPB Medical
1991 $148.30 $129.00
1992 164.90 143.40
1993 184.30 160.30
1994 200.20 174.10
MEBA Plan Instrument
Article I of the MEBA Plan instrument provides definitions.
Section 1.07 of article I provides as follows:
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