Legislative Update

The OPERS Government Relations Team has been monitoring efforts in Congress to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Our advocacy has been focused on encouraging Congress to eliminate the excise tax (also known as the “Cadillac Tax”) and other ways to improve our health plan. Left unchanged, the tax will become effective in 2020, which will result in additional health care costs shifted onto retirees under age 65.

Although the health care reform effort in Washington has stalled for now, OPERS continues to meet and educate congressional staff and the Ohio delegation about the challenges faced by our system to continue providing affordable health care coverage to our eligible retiree population.