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Retiree Health Care Cuts Looming for OH Officers and Firefighters

Starting in 2019, retired law enforcement officers and firefighters will no longer receive health care benefits through the Ohio Police & Firefighters Pension Fund but instead will receive a stipend to buy coverage on the open market.

March 31, 2017

Starting in 2019, retired law enforcement officers and firefighters will no longer receive health care benefits through the Ohio Police & Firefighters Pension Fund but instead will receive a stipend to buy coverage on the open market, reports the Dayton Daily News .

The OP&F board of trustees voted this week in favor of the major change as a means to preserve the health care fund for the next 15 years. It will impact 58,000 current and retired police and firefighters.

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Currently, OP&F covers 75% of premium costs for its retirees and 25% of the costs for their spouses. That deal will end and be replaced with the yet-to-be-determined stipend amounts.

"No dollar amounts have even been discussed," said OP&F spokesman David Graham. "Really, no details are available on it right now."

OP&F leaders are making no promises that even stipends will be available after 2032.