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JUNE 2026
NON-MEDICARE HEALTH SUBSIDY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Retired members are eligible to receive the Non-Medicare Health Subsidy provided all the following requirements are met:
 
9 At least age 55 or age 65 and older who qualify for Medicare Part B only*.
 
9 Receiving a monthly pension (member has exited DROP).
 
9 Retired with at least 10 years of service or a Tier 6 member who retired on a service-connected disability pension**. 
 
9 Enrolled in a Board-approved health plan or participating in the Health Insurance Premium Reimbursement (HIPR) Program. 
* 	 Retirees who qualify for both Medicare Parts A and B receive the Medicare health subsidy. 
** 	Tier 6 service-connected disability pensioners with less than 10 years of service receive 40% of the maximum Non-Medicare 
Health Subsidy or 40% of the single-party cost of the retiree’s plan, whichever is less.
CALCULATING YOUR MONTHLY SUBSIDY AMOUNT
Members who retired with 25 or more years of service may qualify for the maximum monthly subsidy of $2,523.00. Those who 
retired with 10 to 24 years of service receive 4% of the maximum subsidy for each whole year of service as demonstrated in the 
How to Calculate the Non-Medicare Health Subsidy for Retired Members with 10-24 Years of Service Chart. 
How to calculate the Non-Medicare Health Subsidy
for Retired Members with 10-24 Years of Service
Maximum 
Monthly 
Subsidy*
$2,523.00
Calculating 
Your 
Monthly 
Subsidy**
Member’s 
Whole
Years of 
Service
x 4% x
Maximum 
Subsidy 
Amount
=
Monthly 
Subsidy
*	 The July 1, 2011 subsidy maximum of $1,097.41 applies to 
members with a frozen health subsidy.
**	The actual Monthly Subsidy provided may not exceed the premium of 
the health plan in which the participant is enrolled.
NON-FROZEN HEALTH SUBSIDY
You will receive a 
health subsidy based 
on the NON-FROZEN 
maximum amount of 
$2,523.00 if you: 
 Retired or entered 	
	
DROP prior to 	
	
July 15, 2011
or
	Chose to opt-in 	
	 during the 	
	
	 designated period  
	 to contribute 2% of 	
	 your base salary
or
	Retired under Tier 6
FROZEN HEALTH SUBSIDY
You will receive a 
FROZEN health  
subsidy based on 
the July 1, 2011 
maximum amount of 
$1,097.41 if you:
 Retired or entered 	
	
DROP on or after  
	
July 15, 2011 under 	
	
Tiers 2, 3, 4, or 5
and
	Did not opt-in during 	
	 the designated period 	
	 to contribute 2% of 	
	 your base salary
2026 NON-MEDICARE RETIREE HEALTH SUBSIDY INCREASE, continued
WHERE CAN I GET  
MORE INFORMATION?
Please visit our website to learn more about the 2026 
Non-Medicare Health Subsidy Increase. You may also contact the 
Medical & Dental Benefits Section by phone at (213) 279-3115 or 
toll-free at (844) 88-LAFPP, Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m. (PDT), excluding weekends and City holidays. 
Alternatively, you can email us at [email protected].

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