b'Continued from page 12026 HEALTH AND DENTAL SUBSIDY UPDATES RETIRED MEMBERDENTAL SUBSIDY BENEFIT The maximum retiree dentalsubsidywillremainat$42.93 per month, effective January 1, 2026. Per City of Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 4.1164(b), the maximum dental subsidy for retirees shall be the lower of LACERS maximum dental subsidy or any amount allowed active members of any LAFPP Tier.You are eligible for a dental subsidy if you are retired with at leastMembers Whole Maximum Medicare10 years of service, are at least 55 years old, and are enrolledYears of ServiceHealth Subsidy 1in a Board-approved dental plan. If you retire with more than 25 years of service, your eligibility is capped at 100% of theThelesserof $633.08or100% maximum subsidy. If you retire with 10 to 24 years of service,of the single-party premium of the your subsidy is calculated at 4% of the current maximum for20 or moreeach whole year of service.participants health plan. Note: Qualified Survivors are not eligible to receive a dentalThe lesser of $569.77 or 90% of subsidy from LAFPP but are allowed to enroll in a Board-approved15 - 19 thesingle-partypremiumofthe dental plan. participants health plan. QUALIFIED SURVIVORNON-MEDICARE HEALTH The lesser of $474.81 or 75% of 10 - 14 thesingle-partypremiumofthe SUBSIDY BENEFIT participants health plan.Thenon-MedicarehealthsubsidymaximumforQualifiedLess than 102 No subsidy2Surviving Spouses/Domestic Partners (Qualified Survivors) will increasefrom $1,117.28to$1,161.91permonth,effective1 For members who: (1) entered DROP or retired after July January 1, 2026. 14, 2011, and (2) did not opt-in during the designated Ifyoucurrentlyreceivea survivorship pensionfromLAFPP,period to make the additional 2% pension contributions, you may also be eligible for a health subsidy if the followingthe Maximum Medicare Health Subsidy is equal to the July 1, 2011 amount of $480.41.qualifications are met: YoumustbeenrolledinaBoard-approvedhealthplan2 Tier6memberswhoretireonaservice-connected offered by: disability pension with less than 10 years of service may qualify for a minimum health subsidy at age 55 if they are Los Angeles Firemens Relief Association (LAFRA)not eligible for a subsidy from any other source.Los Angeles Police Relief Association (LAPRA)United Firefighters of Los Angeles City (UFLAC) If you receive a survivorship benefit pursuant to a purchase madebytheretiredmemberunderthe SurvivorBenefit The sworn member completed at least 10 whole years ofPurchaseProgram forRetirees,youare not eligiblefora service; and health subsidy. The sworn member received, or was eligible to receive, aIfyouwouldlikemoreinformationaboutLAFPPs health subsidy at the time of death, otherwise, you becomeHealthandDentalSubsidyProgram,includingeligibility eligible when the member would have been 55 years old.requirements, pleasecontacttheMedical&Dental Note: You may also be eligible to receive a health subsidy ifBenefits Section at (213) 279-3115, (844) 88-LAFPP you participate in the Health Insurance Premium Reimbursementext. 3115, or via email at [email protected]. Information is (HIPR) Program (visit lafpp.lacity.gov for more information).also available at lafpp.lacity.gov. DECEMBER 2025 3'