Detectives’ Endowment Association, Inc. member benefits website — Scott Munro, President
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Detectives’ Endowment Association, Inc. member benefits website — Scott Munro, President
The DEA does not handle your medical insurance. Please contact the agency below or your medical carrier for questions pertaining to Medical Insurance (doctors/hospitalization).
Your medical Insurance is handled through the City Health Benefits office of NYC Office of Labor Relations.
22 Cortlandt Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10007
(212) 513-0470
Here are some important things that you need to remember:
Retirees with questions about benefits, services, or claims should write or call their health plan. When writing to the plan, give your certificate number, name and address.
The Health Benefits Program is also available to provide service and information to City retirees who have questions about or problems with their health benefits or pension check deductions.
Retirees contacting the Health Benefits Program should always include the following information (please print clearly):
Pension Number Inquiries and questions can be emailed to: [email protected]
Open Enrollment is Oct-Nov of every even year
Once you go on to Medicare (65 years or age or early disability) the city requires you to submit a copy of your Medicare card showing you picked up Medicare Part A & B for the City to provide secondary coverage.
Please do not submit your form/document more than once. This will only delay processing. You will immediately receive notification stating “Success! Your file has been received” upon completion of your document upload. You will not receive separate email confirmation.
Please allow 30-45 days from the day you submit your document(s) for them to be processed. Coverage will be retroactive to the effective date of retirement.
NYC Office of Labor Relations
Health Benefits Program
22 Cortlandt Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10007
If you are Medicare Eligible and currently employed, please speak to City Health Benefits for Instructions in regards to Medicare.
The City will reimburse retirees and their eligible dependents for Medicare Part B premiums paid, excluding any penalties. You must be receiving a City pension check and be enrolled as the contract holder for City health benefits to receive reimbursement for Part 8 premiums.
For most retirees, the refund is issued automatically by the Health Benefits Program. If you are currently receiving your pension check through Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) or direct deposit, your reimbursement will be deposited directly into your bank account. This will be separate from your pension payment. If you don’t have EFT or direct deposit, you will receive a check in the mail in June.
The reimbursement amount is based on the standard Medicare Part B premiums.
If you were eligible for Medicare Part B Reimbursement for prior years but did not enroll by providing a copy of your Medicare card, reimbursement is limited to the previous three (3) calendar years. To enroll, please complete the Medicare Part 8 Reimbursement Program Application.
2025 Medicare Part 8 reimbursements will be issued during the third week of April 2026. Please check your bank account/statement (or the mail, if you are receiving a physical check).
If you already submitted your Medicare Part A & B card to the Health Benefits Program, this payment is automatic and you will receive it annually.
Medicare-eligible retirees and their Medicare-eligible dependents will be reimbursed annually for the standard Medicare Part 8 amount. The reimbursement amount for 2025 is $185.00 per month ($185.00 x 12 months= $2,220.00), excluding any penalties and late enrollment fees, and is subject to be pro-rated.
The Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) is an additional amount that you are required to pay for your monthly Medicare premiums if you have higher annual earnings. If you paid more than the standard monthly reimbursement rate for Medicare Part B, as an Income Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA), you may be eligible for additional reimbursement. If you submit the required documentation for IRMAA reimbursement, your reimbursement will be deposited directly into your bank account.
If your 2025 SSA-1099 form shows that you received the standard Medicare Part B premium deduction of $2,220.00 only, you did NOT pay IRMAA in 2025 and the following information does not apply to you. Please do NOT submit an IRMAA application as you are not eligible for reimbursement.
The IRMAA 2025 Reimbursement Application will be available in May 2026.
RMAA 2025 annual reimbursements will be issued during the 3rd week of October 2026.
Medicare-eligible retirees and their Medicare-eligible dependents can submit an IRMAA application if they paid above the standard amount of $185.00 per month. If you did not pay more than the standard amount then you are not eligible for IRMAA.
The Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) is an additional amount that you are required to pay for your monthly Medicare premiums if you have higher annual earnings. If you paid more than the standard monthly reimbursement rate for Medicare Part B, as an Income Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA), you may be eligible for additional reimbursement. If you submit the required documentation for IRMAA reimbursement, your reimbursement will be deposited directly into your bank account.
If your 2025 SSA-1099 form shows that you received the standard Medicare Part B premium deduction of $2,220.00 only, you did NOT pay IRMAA in 2025 and the following information does not apply to you. Please do NOT submit an IRMAA application as you are not eligible for reimbursement.
The IRMAA 2025 Reimbursement Application will be available in May 2026.
RMAA 2025 annual reimbursements will be issued during the 3rd week of October 2026.
Medicare-eligible retirees and their Medicare-eligible dependents can submit an IRMAA application if they paid above the standard amount of $185.00 per month. If you did not pay more than the standard amount then you are not eligible for IRMAA.
The New York City Pension COLA is for eligible retirees who are 62 years of age or older and retired for at least five years; or age 55 or older and retired for a least 10 years. Disability retirees are eligible after five years retired, regardless of age.
The formula used to calculate the annual COLDa is set by statute as 50% of the rate of inflation during the 12-month period from March to Mrch, with a minimum of 1% and a maximum of 3% annually. The COLA rate is then applied to the first $18, 000 of the maximum annual pension benfit.
2025-2026 COLA- The cost-of-living adjustment for 2025-2026 was 1.2% and effective from Spetember 2025 through August 2026. Eligible retirees received approximately $18 per pension check or $216 for the year.
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