401(a) Medicare Eligible Retirees

These benefits are for employees who participated in the University of Colorado 401(a) Retirement Plan, have officially retired from the university and are eligible for Medicare. Learn more.

What plans am I eligible for?

Status	Medical plans	Dental plans	Life insurance
Medicare eligible retiree & dependent(s)DependentAn employee’s spouse, common-law spouse, civil union partner, domestic partner, children under the age of 27, and qualifying disabled children over age 27 of the employee or of the spouse/partner who are biological, legally adopted or for whom there are parental responsibility documents issued by a court.	CU Health Plan - Medicare OR Alternate Medicare Payment	Delta Dental Premier	Basic Term Life Optional Term Life
Retiree or dependentDependentAn employee’s spouse, common-law spouse, civil union partner, domestic partner, children under the age of 27, and qualifying disabled children over age 27 of the employee or of the spouse/partner who are biological, legally adopted or for whom there are parental responsibility documents issued by a court. is/or becomes Medicare eligible	CU Health Plan - Medicare Alternate Medicare Payment (if retiree is Medicare eligible) OR CU Health Plan - Medicare/High Deductible (Over/Under*)	Delta Dental Premier	Basic Term Life Optional Term Life

*Over/Under is an option when at least one member is eligible for Medicare and at least one other member is non-Medicare eligible. The Medicare eligible member will be covered under CU Health Plan — Medicare, and the non-Medicare eligible member will be covered under CU Health Plan — High Deductible. Over/Under plan rates are subject to change twice a year based on each plan's renewal date: Jan. 1 for CU Medicare plans and July 1 for the CU Health Plan — High Deductible.