{"id":1699,"date":"2025-12-02T14:16:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T22:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/hr\/?page_id=1699"},"modified":"2025-12-02T14:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T22:16:06","slug":"2026-city-of-yakima-retiree-health-plan-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/hr\/2026-city-of-yakima-retiree-health-plan-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 City of Yakima &#8211; Retiree Health Plan Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-black-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ebe1e45295116f949feb19ba372073cf is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>2026<\/strong> <strong>Plan updates:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All City of Yakima Health Plan Change<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Preferred Provider healthcare network change to First Choice Health 1\/1\/2026 <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fchn.com\">www.fchn.com<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NEW insurance cards will be mailed out to members by the 1st of the year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cityice.yakimawa.gov\/hr\/files\/2025\/10\/First-Choice-Health-Find-a-Provider-Map-2025.pdf\">Click here for instructions on how to search for preferred providers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>YPPA Police Plan updates <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Medical \u2013 \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recuro mental health benefit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$400 Individual Deductible \/ $600 Family Deductible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$2,800 Individual out of pocket max \/ $4,000 Family out of pocket max<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Office Visit Copays:&nbsp; $25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dental &#8211; $1,500 annual coverage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vision \u2013 Optomap retinal scan benefit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Be sure to review the 2026 plan documents for a refresher on your benefit coverage!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/hr\/files\/2026-Retiree-Medical-Rates_HR-V1_5_Open-Enrollment.pdf\">Medical Premium Rates<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/hr\/files\/First-Choice-Health-Find-a-Provider-Map-2025.pdf\">First Choice Health &#8211; Find a Provider<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/hr\/files\/City-of-Yakima_Active-Regular-and-Retired-Employees_Jan-2026-SBC.pdf.pdf\">Summary of Benefits &amp; Coverage &#8211; Regular plan<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/hr\/files\/City-of-Yakima-_Police-Plan_Jan-2026-SBC.pdf\">Summary of Benefits &amp; Coverage &#8211; Police plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For any questions or assistance please contact:<\/strong><br>HR Specialist Abbi Rhoads | 509-576-6609 | <a href=\"mailto:Abigail.Rhoads@yakimawa.gov\">Abigail.Rhoads@yakimawa.gov<\/a><br>HR Services Administrator Gretchen Peterson-Lee | 509-576-6617 | <a href=\"mailto:Gretchen.Peterson-Lee@yakimawa.gov\">Gretchen.Peterson-Lee@yakimawa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 Plan updates: All City of Yakima Health Plan Change YPPA Police Plan updates Be sure to review the 2026 plan documents for a refresher on your benefit coverage! 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