There is a $200 number in there, but it's not what you thought it was: "Effective July 1, 1994 the City will contribute two hundred dollars ($200) per month toward the cost of health care coverage for retirees, ..."
January 14, 2017 at 12:26 PM
Anonymous said...
At $3,000 a month for a family plan......one would need quite the pension. Healthcare is just insane. Thanks for the clarification Kevin.
January 14, 2017 at 1:02 PM
Anonymous said...
Mr. Brookman thank you very much for the fast answer to my question. You really put the Hartford Courant to shame. I am shocked at those rates for retiree medical insurance. Maybe if the Courant explained that people would not be so upset. If you need information this is the place to come.
January 14, 2017 at 2:01 PM
Failing Courant said...
The courant is fake news and is a terrible organization infested with left wing liberal Hillary supporters. Exactly the fake news Trump repeatedly calls out.
January 14, 2017 at 4:52 PM
Anonymous said...
Are these rates quoted what HPD employees pay? Or rather what these plans cost the City? So you are telling me some retirees are paying over $3,000 monthly to stay in these plans? Why would they when they could get insurance for a quarter of that price? Something just not making sense here.
January 16, 2017 at 11:02 AM
Don't Believe the Hype said...
Exactly. These are the current rates employees pay. And it is their option to seek medical insurance elsewhere. The courant does a great job reporting half of a story.
Just as a thought, keep in mind that the figures for most retirees will be for an individual retiree or the retiree and spouse. I doubt there are too many retirees that would be carrying their entire family on the plan
January 16, 2017 at 6:43 PM
Anonymous said...
Mr. Brookman, do retirees get COLA's? If so, do you know at what rate?
January 16, 2017 at 6:52 PM
Anonymous said...
These men and women are risking their lives every shift. Its sad to see the city does such a poor job taking care of them.
January 16, 2017 at 11:48 PM
Anonymous said...
But if you listened to what the courant portrayed, you'd think the city was broke solely because of lucrative contracts and benefits. Remember, the courant is not our friend.
January 17, 2017 at 2:25 PM
Anonymous said...
Courant wants a story to sell. They dont back us in corrections either. I welcome every one of them to walk in my boots 8-16 hrs.
January 17, 2017 at 7:35 PM
Anonymous said...
There are no automatic Cola's for any members of the MERF. There is a provision that allows for a study under the COLA task force to recommend an increase. To my knowledge the last cola was in 2006.
January 18, 2017 at 11:32 AM
Anonymous said...
This is why I prefer the blog over the courant and other "fake news". I guess the failing Courant needs to sell papers. Those are very dishonest people. Mr. Brookman reports accurate impartial news and often breaks Hartford crime news long before any local media.
January 18, 2017 at 11:46 AM
Anonymous said...
There is NO COLA for HPD.. NONE
January 19, 2017 at 11:48 PM
Anonymous said...
HFD gets no COLA either.
January 23, 2017 at 7:29 PM
Anonymous said...
You, the fine men and women of HPD & HFD, deserve every dime earned in your pension. I also believe based on your hazardous duty, you also deserve free medical for life. Do not forget there are good Hartford tax paying residents like me living here that appreciate your service. Thank you
January 23, 2017 at 10:19 PM
Anonymous said...
Those lazy state workers get their heal insurance and good pension.
January 25, 2017 at 1:29 PM
Anonymous said...
Yes they do, and don't nearly do half the work.
January 25, 2017 at 10:11 PM
Anonymous said...
@ 1:29pm... I invite you to wear my boots and work 16 hr shifts behind those walls with the worst our society has to offer without any weapons.. Then, just then I will respect a reference to state employee benefits
January 26, 2017 at 12:05 AM
Anonymous said...
I would like to think they are not referring to corrections, I would not want to walk in your shoes.
January 27, 2017 at 8:19 PM
A blog reader asked earlier tonight " I have a question regarding the Hartford Police. In Hartford Courant articles I often see in comments that "Retired Hartford police do not get Medical Insurance". This does not seen possible. Do they mean they don't get 100 percent city paid retiree medical insurance? I'm beginning to think that if a retiree has to pay $200 a month out of their own pocket, people are saying they don't have retiree health insurance. Can someone please clarify?"
Here is the answer to that question in a screenshot a Union member sent me tonight.
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I hope that helps answer your question. By the looks of those rates, I think most HPD retirees would welcome a $200.00 monthly bill.
And thank you to the unnamed blog reader for the info.
posted by KEVIN BROOKMAN at 12:28 AM on Jan 14, 2017
"A CLARIFICATION FYI"
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Section 3.5 item 8:
https://lris.com/wp-content/uploads/contracts/hartford_ct_police.pdf
There is a $200 number in there, but it's not what you thought it was:
"Effective July 1, 1994 the City will contribute two hundred dollars ($200) per month toward the cost of health care coverage for retirees, ..."
January 14, 2017 at 12:26 PM
At $3,000 a month for a family plan......one would need quite the pension. Healthcare is just insane. Thanks for the clarification Kevin.
January 14, 2017 at 1:02 PM
Mr. Brookman thank you very much for the fast answer to my question. You really put the Hartford Courant to shame. I am shocked at those rates for retiree medical insurance. Maybe if the Courant explained that people would not be so upset. If you need information this is the place to come.
January 14, 2017 at 2:01 PM
The courant is fake news and is a terrible organization infested with left wing liberal Hillary supporters. Exactly the fake news Trump repeatedly calls out.
January 14, 2017 at 4:52 PM
Are these rates quoted what HPD employees pay? Or rather what these plans cost the City? So you are telling me some retirees are paying over $3,000 monthly to stay in these plans? Why would they when they could get insurance for a quarter of that price? Something just not making sense here.
January 16, 2017 at 11:02 AM
Exactly. These are the current rates employees pay. And it is their option to seek medical insurance elsewhere. The courant does a great job reporting half of a story.
January 16, 2017 at 4:25 PM
Just as a thought, keep in mind that the figures for most retirees will be for an individual retiree or the retiree and spouse. I doubt there are too many retirees that would be carrying their entire family on the plan
January 16, 2017 at 6:43 PM
Mr. Brookman, do retirees get COLA's? If so, do you know at what rate?
January 16, 2017 at 6:52 PM
These men and women are risking their lives every shift. Its sad to see the city does such a poor job taking care of them.
January 16, 2017 at 11:48 PM
But if you listened to what the courant portrayed, you'd think the city was broke solely because of lucrative contracts and benefits. Remember, the courant is not our friend.
January 17, 2017 at 2:25 PM
Courant wants a story to sell. They dont back us in corrections either. I welcome every one of them to walk in my boots 8-16 hrs.
January 17, 2017 at 7:35 PM
There are no automatic Cola's for any members of the MERF. There is a provision that allows for a study under the COLA task force to recommend an increase. To my knowledge the last cola was in 2006.
January 18, 2017 at 11:32 AM
This is why I prefer the blog over the courant and other "fake news". I guess the failing Courant needs to sell papers. Those are very dishonest people. Mr. Brookman reports accurate impartial news and often breaks Hartford crime news long before any local media.
January 18, 2017 at 11:46 AM
There is NO COLA for HPD.. NONE
January 19, 2017 at 11:48 PM
HFD gets no COLA either.
January 23, 2017 at 7:29 PM
You, the fine men and women of HPD & HFD, deserve every dime earned in your pension. I also believe based on your hazardous duty, you also deserve free medical for life. Do not forget there are good Hartford tax paying residents like me living here that appreciate your service. Thank you
January 23, 2017 at 10:19 PM
Those lazy state workers get their heal insurance and good pension.
January 25, 2017 at 1:29 PM
Yes they do, and don't nearly do half the work.
January 25, 2017 at 10:11 PM
@ 1:29pm...
I invite you to wear my boots and work 16 hr shifts behind those walls with the worst our society has to offer without any weapons.. Then, just then I will respect a reference to state employee benefits
January 26, 2017 at 12:05 AM
I would like to think they are not referring to corrections, I would not want to walk in your shoes.
January 27, 2017 at 8:19 PM