DE HB375

Changes health insurance premium contribution requirements for state employees first hired on or after January 1, 2025, who are not subject to mandatory retirement: 50% state share for 15-20 years of service, 75% for 20-25 years, and 100% for 25+ years

Maintains existing premium contribution schedules for employees hired before January 1, 2025, and for those subject to mandatory retirement (such as State Police)

State pays 96% of basic plan premiums, 95% for consumer-directed plans, 93.5% for HMO plans, and 86.75% for comprehensive PPO plans for current employees and their dependents

Eligible pensioners receiving disability pensions, survivors receiving pensions due to line-of-duty deaths, and those first employed before July 1, 1991, continue to receive 100% state contribution toward premiums

Implements recommendations from the December 31, 2023 Report of the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee and includes technical revisions to clarify existing definitions and terminology in Delaware Code Title 29