The Department of Administration, Division of Retirement and Benefits, proposes to adopt changes to the AlaskaCare Defined Benefit Retiree Health Plan, effective for the 2024 plan year.

You may comment on the proposed plan booklet changes by submitting written comments to:

  State of Alaska
  Department of Administration/Division of Retirement and Benefits
  P.O. Box 110203
  Juneau AK 99811-0203.

Additionally, the Division of Retirement and Benefits will accept comments by electronic mail at doa.drb.alaskacare.retiree.plan@alaska.gov.

All comments must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. Alaska Time on November 03, 2023.

If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact the Division of Retirement and Benefits at doa.drb.alaskacare.retiree.plan@alaska.gov or (907) 465-4460 no later than October 13, 2023 to ensure that any necessary accommodation can be provided.

A copy of the proposed plan booklets is available on the Division of Retirement and Benefits Retiree Health Plans webpage.

A public teleconference will be held on October 12, 2023, at 1 p.m. Alaska time.
  Teleconference #: (907) 202-7104  
  ID #: 192 944 259

After the public comment period ends, the Plan Administrator will either adopt the proposed plans, or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice. The language of the final plan documents may be different from the proposed plan documents. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected. Written comment received are public records and are subject to public inspection.

For more information about the AlaskaCare plans, visit the Insurance Information Booklets section on the Retiree Health Plan webpage.

If you have questions about the Retiree Health Plan or your benefits, please contact:

Division of Retirement and Benefits
Member Education Center: (907) 465-4460

Medical Benefits: Aetna
Member Services:(855) 784-8646

Dental Benefits: Delta Dental
Member Services: (855) 718-1768

Document Overview
There is one draft document for the AlaskaCare Defined Benefit as well as a summary of changes document.

  1. AlaskaCare_RetireeDBBooklet_2024_FinalCandidate_PublicComment.pdf
  2. AlaskaCare_RetireeDBBooklet_2024_SummaryChanges.pdf

The Final Candidate document is a draft version of the full plan booklet identifying the location of each change. The Summary of Changes document provides a summary of the proposed plan booklet updates. It includes the section number and a copy of the plan language.