Do You Know IRMAA?
In this case, IRMAA is not the nice lady next door; it’s the nasty surprise you receive when you reach age 65 and find out you are paying more for your healthcare each month than you were before...
Meet Your Board: Leonard Torres
Leonard Torres has joined the RLACEI board as its newest board member. Leonard was officially sworn in at the July board meeting...
Choosing a LACERS Candidate to Vote For
In my June 2023 article, I laid out my rationale why members should vote in elections for our active (still working) and Retired LACERS board representatives...
Open Enrollment Offers New Anthem Medical Supplement Plan
Yes, it is that time of year again! Open enrollment is here. This is the time to make changes to your health or dental plan or add an eligible dependent...
Summer Picnic Fun!
More than 168 Retirees attended the annual RLACEI summer picnic, held Sept. 14 at the Friendship Auditorium. It was a beautiful day to come out, enjoy the weather and mingle with friends...
IRMAA Reimbursements: Get Involved!
In September, I wrote about Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amounts (IRMAAs) – the nasty surprise you receive when you reach age 65 and find out you must pay more for your healthcare each month than you did the day before...
LACERS Reports Investment Results
hile I regularly report on investment returns for LACERS, I always caution everyone not to be too tied up in the details of the ups and downs of market cycles...
Bea Smalls is Retirees on the Move
Beatrice Smalls, whom everybody affectionately calls “Bea,” began working for the City of Los Angeles as a Messenger Clerk for Recreation and Parks in 1967...
RLACEI Board Presents to Council, Advocates for Members
On Friday, Sept. 29, the RLACEI Board made public comments before the Los Angeles City Council at its meeting,, requesting that the Council agendize the recommendation from LACERS for an additional 2.6 percent Discretionary COLA...
LACERS Works to Provide Great Healthcare Benefits
The provision of Retiree healthcare benefits can look quite simple to us retirees. We receive our Open Enrollment materials, determine what our subsidies cover, and make our selections...
