Retiree Medicare Advantage Plan

At a glance

• What: Moving the post-65 retiree Medicare Advantage plan from UnitedHealthcare to Anthem.
• Where it stands: Approved by Council on 2026-09-22, effective January 1, 2027; staff said Anthem would cut the cost to retirees by 15 percent.
• Next: Plan takes effect January 1, 2027.

Details

• The retiree benefits committee recommended the change after reviewing the annual renewals.
• Built from a Whisper speech-to-text transcript, so figures may be misheard.

Sources

• Columbus Council agendas and minutes: https://columbusga.gov/coc/Agenda-and-Minutes

Log

2026-09-22 - City Council

• Approved on the City Manager's agenda.