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For more information about your current medical benefits or to get help with making your own elections online (cannot enroll for you):
Contact Health Coach from GE
Phone: 1-866-272-6007

To enroll by phone, verify dependent eligibility, payroll contributions and other related questions:
Contact GE Benefit Center
Phone: 1-800-252-5259

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Costs by Salary and Option

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What's new for 2023


Medical

Option 1
This option will have lower contributions, annual deductible, and out-of-pocket maximum.

Option 2
This option will have lower contributions in 2023, and the option to open a Health Savings Account (HSA), which means more flexibility and control over how you spend and save your health care dollars. All services, except preventive services, will now be subject to the annual deductible. This includes most prescription drugs and GE Centers of Excellence, where available, that were not subject to the annual deductible previously. For more details on Option 2 changes, click here.

Option 3 
Contributions for this option will remain largely unchanged for the third year in a row. This option continues to offer an HSA.

Dental and Vision

Contributions will increase slightly. For more details on Dental, click here. Vision contributions will remain unchanged.

Retirees: Please refer to the contribution chart located inside the Annual Enrollment packet that was mailed in early October for the annual contribution, annual deductible and co-insurance maximum for each option and coverage level. To request a contribution chart, contact the GE Benefits Center at 1-800-252-5259.
 

GE Health Choice Contributions


View your coverage costs including health care, dental & vision contributions, annual deductible, co-insurance maximum (if applicable), tobacco use, working person contributions and state surcharges.

 

2023 Contributions

Includes annual deductible and co-insurance maximum. 
 
2023 Full-Time   2023 Part-Time    


2022 Contributions

Includes annual deductible, co-insurance maximum and HRA credits (if applicable).
 
2022 Full-Time   2022 Part-Time  

To determine the most you may have to pay, add across the chart. Total costs will depend on the health care you actually receive during the year. 
 

If you use tobacco, now is a good time to quit

Those who use tobacco will pay an additional $1000 in annual contributions. This applies to employees only, not covered dependents.

If you don’t use tobacco, or you commit to quit by joining a cessation program, you will pay less. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, smokeless tobacco and electronic cigarettes.

Call Health Coach from GE at 1-866-272-6007 for tobacco cessation coaching or learn more about tobacco cessation resources.
 

Working Person Contribution

You will pay more under GE's medical plan for each working person who has been offered and declined subsidized coverage (that is not COBRA coverage) under another employer's medical plan. There is no maximum contribution for Working Persons.

What is a working person?
  • Spouses and children (age 19+) who are offered and decline subsidized health coverage (that is not COBRA coverage) through another employer, other than GE; and
  • Employees who are offered and decline subsidized health coverage (that is not COBRA coverage) through a second job or a former employer (excluding military)
Retirees: The Working Person Contribution does not apply.
 
​Annual Pay 2023 Weekly Contribution 2022 Weekly Contribution
Up to $24,999                               $0                             $0
$25,000 - $37,499                              $20                             $20
$37,500 - $49,999                              $35                             $35
$50,000 - $74,999                              $50                             $50
$75,000 - $99,999                              $70                             $70
$100,000 - $149,999                                $85                             $85
$150,000 or more                              $90                             $90


Working Person Scenarios

Scenario Answer
If your spouse or children (age 19+) do not work... No
If your spouse or children (age 19+) work and decline their employer's coverage... Yes
If your spouse or children (age 19+) work and accept their employer's coverage... No
If your spouse or children (age 19+) work but are not offered/eligible for their employer's coverage... No
If your spouse also works for GE... No
If your children (age 19+) also works for GE... No
If you have a second job and your employer offers coverage and you decline that coverage... Yes
If you are offered coverage through your former employer (excluding military) and you decline that coverage... Yes
 

When you elect coverage, you must certify if you, a working spouse, or working dependent has declined another employer's medical coverage (except military).


2023 Annual State Surcharges*

STATE            
1 PERSON
COVERAGE    
2 PERSON
COVERAGE    
3+ PERSON
COVERAGE    
Alaska $5 $18 $27
Connecticut $6 $12 $19
Idaho $11 $22 $34
Maine $37 $75 $112
Massachusetts $68 $136 $205
New Mexico $4 $8 $11
New York $165 $330 $495
Rhode Island $3 $7 $10
Vermont $61 $122 $183
 


2022 Annual State Surcharges*

 
STATE 1 PERSON
COVERAGE		 2 PERSON
COVERAGE		 3+ PERSON
COVERAGE
Alaska $11 $22 $34
Connecticut $5 $9 $14
Idaho $15 $29 $44
Maine $37 $74 $111
Massachusetts $65 $131 $196
Michigan $0 $0 $0
New Mexico $5 $10 $15
New York $146 $292 $439
Rhode Island $2 $4 $7
Vermont $52 $104 $156

*Rounded to the closest whole dollar amount. Amounts are divided evenly per paycheck.  

 

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For information on savings account details or for eligibility information regarding your eligible spouse and dependents refer to Your Benefits Handbook – Health, Life Insurance, Disability, and Other Benefits.