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Retiree health & home benefits
Retiree health & home benefits
UC continues its commitment to the health and well-being of retirees through generous medical and dental coverage plus additional options at affordable UC rates.
Learn more about your eligibility for retiree health & home benefits.
Medical
UC gives retirees a choice of medical plans, whether or not you’re eligible for Medicare. And all plans other than Kaiser offer access to world-class UC Health doctors and hospitals.
Compare 2026 monthly premium costs for UC’s retiree medical plans.
Compare 2025 monthly premium costs for UC’s retiree medical plans.
Learn how UC coverage works with Medicare
- Which Medicare plan is right for you in 2025?
- Which Medicare plan is right for you in 2026?
- Kaiser Senior Advantage (Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage HMO)
- UC High Option Supplement to Medicare (Anthem Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO)
- UC Medicare Choice PPO (UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage PPO)
- UC Medicare PPO (Anthem Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO)
- UC Medicare PPO without Prescription Drugs (Anthem Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO)
- For Medicare-eligible retirees who live outside California: Medicare Coordinator Program
- Which medical plan is right for you in 2025?
- Which medical plan is right for you in 2026?
- CORE PPO (Anthem Blue Cross) — replaced by HealthSavings+ in 2026.
- New for 2026: HealthSavings+ (Blue Shield of California)
- Kaiser HMO
- UC Blue & Gold HMO (Health Net)
- UC Care PPO (Anthem Blue Cross)
- UC Health Savings Plan PPO (Anthem Blue Cross) — replaced by HealthSavings+ in 2026.
Dental, vision and more
UC covers the cost of dental and identity theft coverage for retirees who are eligible and offers additional coverage at low UC group rates.
Open Enrollment: Big changes for 2026
Thursday, Oct. 30 through Friday, Nov. 21, 2025