Retiree Benefits

Medicare Information Sessions

Retiree Medicare Education Session

Join the 澳门娱乐场 Benefits Team and Kaiser Permanente for a Medicare Education session designed to help you learn about and navigate its complexities. Whether you鈥檙e approaching Medicare eligibility, are new to Medicare or are looking to optimize your current plan, experts are here to guide you every step of the way. Information related to the retiree medical benefit plans be available as well.

  • Date: May 1, 2025
  • Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm MST
  • Location: 听Mary Reed Building, Renaissance Room听
Topics For Discussion:
  • Understand the Basics of Medicare
  • Explore the 澳门娱乐场 Senior Medicare Advantage plan and Prescription Coverage Part D through Kaiser
  • Understand the University鈥檚 Retiree Eligibility Requirements
  • Discuss Early Retiree Benefits鈥擲pecifically through Kaiser
  • Navigate Medicare Supplements

This event will have both virtual and in-person options. To join virtual, please click the link below:

Zoom Link:听

Medicare Resources

Find Medicare Coverage

澳门娱乐场 has partnered with GoHealth, a marketplace for Medicare plans, to assist employees in finding a plan that best meet their needs.

Contact GoHealth at 866-246-9681 (TTY users 7-1-1) to speak with a licensed agent.

Click the links below for more information and helpful tips:

The Request for Employment Information Form

The Request for Employment Information form is used for proof of group health care coverage based on current employment. This information is needed to process your Medicare enrollment application. The employer that provides the group health plan coverage completes the information about your health care coverage and dates of employment.

In order to apply for Medicare in a Special Enrollment Period, you must currently have or previously have had group health plan coverage within the last eight months through your or your spouse's current employment. People with disabilities must have large group health plan coverage based on your, your spouse's, or a family member's current employment.

How to complete the form:

  1. Retiree completes the first section of the form.
  2. The employer completes the second section and signs at the bottom.

Click the link below to access the form:

Medicare Part B Enrollment Application

Who Can Use this Application?

People who are already enrolled in Medicare Part A can use this application to enroll in Medicare Part B.

When Should I Use this Application?

  • If you're in your Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) and live in Puerto Rico, you must use this form to apply for Medicare Part B.
  • If you're in your IEP and refused or did not sign up for Medicare Part B when you applied, you can use this form to apply for Part B.
  • If you want to sign up for Medicare Part B during the General Enrollment Period (GEP) from January 1 鈥 March 31 each year, you can use this form.
  • If you refused Medicare Part B during your IEP because you had group health plan (GHP) coverage through your or your spouse's current employment, you may use this form to apply during your eight-month Special Enrollment Period (SEP).
  • If you have Medicare due to disability and refused Part B during your IEP because you had group health plan coverage through your, your spouse's, or your family member's current employment, you can use this form to apply.
  • You may use this form to apply for Medicare Part B during your eight-month Special Enrollment Period.

Note: Your IEP lasts for seven months. It begins three months before your 65th birthday (or 25th month of disability) and ends three months after you reach 65 (or three months after your 25th month of disability).

Click the link below to access the form:

Retirees with 5鈥19 Years of Service

Eligibility

Appointed faculty and staff who satisfy all three of the following criteria are eligible to officially receive retiree status from the 澳门娱乐场 Retirees Association and are eligible for benefits:

  1. Left employment voluntarily
  2. Reached the age of 55 years
  3. Been employed in a benefited position continuously for a minimum of 5 years

Retiree Benefits Summary

Eligible appointed faculty and staff receive the following retiree benefits:

  1. Opportunity to apply for a membership with the 澳门娱乐场 Retiree Association.
  2. Opportunity to receive monthly 澳门娱乐场 Retirees e-blasts and newsletters providing news and updates about 澳门娱乐场 programs, activities, and available resources
  3. Opportunity to receive invitations to attend at least three 澳门娱乐场 Retirees social events on a complimentary basis annually
  4. Opportunity to receive discounted pricing for attendance at selected Lamont School of Music and/or home athletic events
  5. Opportunity to request and receive RTD booklets, subject to availability

Apply for Membership

To apply for a membership to The 澳门娱乐场 Retirees Association, click the link below. A Retiree Association Chair Member will reach out to confirm membership.

Retirees with 20+ Years of Service

Eligibility

Appointed faculty and staff who satisfy all three of the following criteria are eligible to officially receive retiree status from the 澳门娱乐场 Retirees Association and are eligible for benefits:

  1. Left employment voluntarily
  2. Reached the age of 55 years
  3. Been employed in a benefited position continuously for a minimum of 20 years*

*Faculty members with emeritus status are eligible for retiree benefits regardless of their years of service.

Retiree Benefits Summary

Additional Retiree Benefits

  • Campus Privileges Extended through the Retiree ID Card
  • Retiree Tuition Waiver
  • Opportunity to apply for membership in the 澳门娱乐场 Retirees Association
  • Opportunity to receive monthly 澳门娱乐场 Retirees e-blasts and newsletters providing news and updates about 澳门娱乐场 programs, activities, and available resources
  • Opportunity to receive invitations to attend at least three 澳门娱乐场 Retirees social events on a complimentary basis annually
  • Opportunity to receive discounted pricing for attendance at selected Lamont School of Music and/or home athletic events
  • Opportunity to request and receive RTD booklets, subject to availability

To apply for a membership to The 澳门娱乐场 Retirees Association, click the link below. A Retiree Association Chair Member will reach out to confirm membership.

Register for Classes & Apply for Stipend

Eligibility & Rules

  • As a 澳门娱乐场 retiree and member of the the 澳门娱乐场 Retirees Association you are entitled to apply for 1 of 4 stipends that will be awarded each quarter during the academic year (Fall, Winter, Spring).
  • You must apply for the stipend prior to the end of the quarter in which you take the class.
  • Stipends are granted on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • You may be awarded one stipend per quarter.

Programs & Available Courses

Eligible classes are those offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute听at 澳门娱乐场, the College of Professional Studies Enrichment Program at 澳门娱乐场 and the Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging at 澳门娱乐场.

  • When registering for courses at College of Professional Studies Enrichment Program, use code 澳门娱乐场RW18 for a 20% discount; some restrictions apply.

Click the links below to for available programs and register for classes. Both online and in-person classes are available.

Apply for a Stipend

  1. You must complete your application for the stipend (see link below) before the end of the quarter in order to receive a check up to $250 or the cost of the class, whichever is less. A check will be mailed to you after the class has concluded.
  2. After completing the Stipend application, please email a copy of your 鈥淧roof of payment鈥 receipt to Stephanie.Trujillo@du.edu.
  3. After the class has concluded, you will be sent a check/wire up to $250 or the cost of the class, whichever is less.

Retiree Newsletter & Updates

Stay up to date on all retiree news and events! You can update your mailing and email address by contacting our Benefits department:

Click Below for Newsletters:

澳门娱乐场 Retirees Association

The 澳门娱乐场 Retirees Association provides opportunities for retirees to continue enjoying time with friends and colleagues while remaining engaged with the University. Under the leadership of the Board of Directors and in partnership with the 澳门娱乐场 Department of Human Resources & Inclusive Community, complimentary receptions, luncheons, programs, speakers, and activities are offered throughout the academic year.

Contact the 澳门娱乐场 Retirees Association:

Longbrake Family Retiree Education Fund

The Longbrake Family Foundation Retiree Education Fund was created for the purpose of providing 澳门娱乐场 retirees with a limited number of small stipends to assist with the financial portion of continuing education at 澳门娱乐场. Review the steps below to learn more about how to apply for and use the stipend, or make a contribution to the fund.

Donations for the Longbrake Family Retiree Education Fund

The Longbrake Family Retiree Education Fund, supporting life-long learning opportunities for 澳门娱乐场 retirees, has successfully realized its goal of $50,000 necessary to achieve endowment status at the 澳门娱乐场. To date, David Longbrake, Past President and active member of the 澳门娱乐场 Retirees Board, was successful in garnering a $35,000 challenge grant from the Longbrake Family Foundation. Since the announcement of this grant, additional donations have been generously contributed by 澳门娱乐场 retirees to bring the total to $70,000.

This endowed fund will yield 4.5% interest annually, enabling the 澳门娱乐场 Retirees Association to award stipends subsidizing retiree enrollment in classes offered within the 澳门娱乐场 Enrichment Program and the OLLI Program. These funds will also be used to help support increased attendance at future Retiree Association events.

Thanks to the leadership, persistence, and financial support of David Longbrake, this is the first endowment initiative of its kind launched by any retiree organization in higher education in the country.

Future donations to this fund by 澳门娱乐场 retirees are encouraged and will enable the program to grow exponentially every year. A website has been set up to assist interested donors in directing their gifts to the Stipend Program fund.

Be sure to reference the "Longbrake Family Retiree Education Fund" when you make your gift. Thank you in advance for your support.

Ways to Donate:

Mail your donation to:
  • 澳门娱乐场, Attn: Gift Processing, PO Box 910585, Denver, CO 80219-0585
Donation by Phone:
  • Phone number: 303-871-2311
Online Donations:
  • 奥别产蝉颈迟别:听
  • Click on "Give Now"
To donate using your IRA, appreciated stock, or other assets:
  • Department: 澳门娱乐场 Advancement
  • Name: Jon Kraus, Executive Director, Gift Planning
  • Phone: 303-871-4619
  • 贰尘补颈濒:听jon.kraus@du.edu

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