All plans require the completion of the LivingWell Promise. To fulfill the LivingWell Promise, all planholders who are 18 or older must take the online Health Assessment at mycastlight.com/mybenefits by July 1, 2024 or you will be responsible for paying an additional $40 LivingWell fee every month in 2025.
The Kentucky Employees Health Plan (KEHP) has a fiduciary and legal responsibility to ensure that our health plans are only covering legally eligible dependents. As a result, the KEHP health plan and the Kentucky Department of Employee Insurance have partnered with Alight Solutions, Inc. to conduct ongoing dependent eligibility verification and re-verification processes for spouses and step-children. Alight will contact retirees by sending a letter directly to them requesting documents be sent directly to Alight. KPPA cannot submit these documents for you.
Plan Options
Click on the Benefits Grid below to see plan options.
Contribution Amounts
To determine your cost for coverage, please refer to the worksheets below.
KPPA pays a percentage of the monthly contribution rate or a dollar amount toward insurance coverage for eligible retirees and beneficiaries. The contribution amount is based on the retired member's participation date, years of service and type of service. Any portion paid toward eligible spouse and dependent coverage is based on the member’s hazardous service credit. Click here to read more about eligibility for spouses and dependents to receive coverage and premium contributions.
A percentage contribution is paid for members participating prior to July 1, 2003.
Hazardous Percentage Contribution Premium Calculation Worksheet
Use this worksheet if you meet all of the following:
- You have hazardous service or combined hazardous and nonhazardous service.
- You are a retiree or a beneficiary receiving benefits.
- Your participation date with KPPA was prior to July 1, 2003.
Nonhazardous Percentage Contribution Premium Calculation Worksheet
Use this worksheet if you meet all of the following:
- You have nonhazardous service.
- You are a retiree or a beneficiary* receiving benefits.
- Your participation date with KPPA was prior to July 1, 2003.
A dollar amount is paid for members participating July 1, 2003 and after, and the retired member must meet service requirement to be eligible for insurance benefits.
Dollar Contribution Premium Calculation Worksheet
Use this worksheet if you meet all of the following:
- You have hazardous and nonhazardous service.
- You are a retiree or a beneficiary* receiving benefits.
- Your participation date with KPPA is between July 1, 2003 and August 31, 2008. You must have a minimum of 120 months of service to be eligible for insurance benefits, OR
- Your participation date with KPPA is on or after September 1, 2008. You must have a minimum of 180 months of service to be eligible for insurance benefits.
- If you have hazardous and nonhazardous service, you will receive contribution based on full years of service for each. If you have partial years of service, please contact KPPA.
*KPPA does not pay a contribution for coverage on behalf of a beneficiary receiving a monthly retirement benefit. Exception: If you are a spouse beneficiary or a dependent child receiving a monthly benefit under the Fred Capps Memorial Act, contact KPPA.
Reimbursement Plan
Retired members eligible for dollar contribution who do not elect coverage through KPPA may be eligible to have premiums reimbursed for insurance coverage under a non-KPPA plan. To learn more about this program, read our
FAQs.
The dollar amount paid toward insurance coverage for members participating on or after July 1, 2003 is based on service credit. Retired members must meet service requirements to be eligible for insurance benefits.
| Nonhazardous
| Hazardous
|
Monthly Contribution
| $14.63 $10 per month for each year of service*
| $21.94 $15 per month for each year of service*
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*The dollar contribution increased on July 1 by 1.5%.
Dollar Contribution Formula:
Dollar Contribution Amount x Years of Service = Amount KPPA pays each month.
Hazardous Example:
If you began participating September 1, 2003 in a nonhazardous position and retired effective October 1, 2013, you would receive $219.40 per month towards health insurance premiums.
$21.94 x 10 years of service = $219.40
Nonhazardous Example:
If you began participating September 1, 2003 in a nonhazardous position and retired effective October 1, 2013, you would receive $146.30 per month towards health insurance premiums.
$14.63 x 10 years of service = $146.30
If you have hazardous and nonhazardous service, you will receive a contribution based on the number of full years of service for each.
For example, if you participated in a nonhazardous position from September 1, 2003 to September 30, 2008, KPPA wold pay $73.15 toward your coverage ($14.63 x 5 years of service = $73.15). If you also participated in a hazardous position from October 1, 2008 to October 1, 2013, KPPA would pay an additional $109.70 toward your coverage ($21.94 x 5 years of service = $109.70).
In this example KPPA would pay a total of $182.85 per month towards your health insurance coverage
($73.15 + $109.70 = $182.85).
If you have a partial year of hazardous service and a partial year of nonhazardous service, they can be combined to equal a full year of nonhazardous service credit for contribution purposes.
For example if you have 9 years and 6 months of nonhazardous service and 6 months of hazardous service, your insurance contribution will be based on 10 years of nonhazardous service. You will receive $146.30 per month towards health insurance premiums.
If you need assistance determining your cost for coverage, please contact KPPA at 1-800-928-4646.
TOBACCO USER NOTICE****
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is committed to fostering and promoting wellness and health in the workforce. You are eligible for the non-tobacco user premium contribution rates provided you certify that you and any other person to be covered under your plan has not regularly used tobacco within the past six months.
Regularly means tobacco has been used four or more times per week on average excluding religious or ceremonial use.
Tobacco means all tobacco products including, but not limited to, cigarettes, pipes, chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, and any other tobacco products regardless of the frequency or method of use.
Dependent means, for the purpose of the Tobacco Use Declaration, only those dependents who are 18 years of age or older. If you have regularly used tobacco within the past six months, you are subject to the monthly fee . For those with single coverage, the fee is $40.00 per month. For those with any dependent coverage (Parent Plus, Couple, Family), even if only one person uses tobacco, the fee is $80.00.
Additional Resources
KEHP Prescription Drug Coverage
KEHP Value Benefits for Diabetes, COPD, and Asthma
KEHP Diabetes Benefits
KEHP Vendor Partners
Diabetes Prevention
LiveHealth Online
Rethink Benefits
SmartShopper
KEHP Vendor Contracts
Benefit | Vendor | Phone Number | Website |
Health Insurance Benefits | Anthem | 844-402-5347 | Anthem.com/KEHP |
Prescription Benefits | CVS/Caremark | 866-601-6934 | Caremark.com |
Well-being Information | Castlight
| 800-681-6758
| mycastlight.com/mybenefits |
Shopper Discounts | Vitals SmartShopper | 855-869-2133 | SmartShopper.com |
HRA Benefits | HealthEquity
| 877-430-5519 | HealthEquity.com |
| Other Important Numbers and Websites | | |
LiveHealthOnline | Online Medical Psychology and Psychiatry | 888-548-3432 | Anthem.com/KEHP |
24/7 Nurseline | 24/7 Nurseline | 877-636-3720 | |
24/7 Substance Use Disorder telephone resource line | Substance Use Disorder telephone resource line | 855-873-4931 | |
Personal Health | Personal Health Consultants | 844-402-5347 | |
Behavioral | | 800-714-9285 | Rethinkbenefits.com |
Diabetes Prevention Program | | | lark.com/anthem |
Deferred Comp | | 800-542-2667 | Kentuckyplans.com |
| Retirement Systems' Phone Numbers
| | |
LRP and JRP Retiree Questions | Judicial Retirement Plan and Legislators' Retirement Plan | 502-564-5310 | |
KCTCS Retiree Questions | Kentucky Community and Technical College System Retirement | 859-256-3100 | |
KPPA Retiree Questions | Kentucky Public Pensions Authority
| 800-928-4646 502-696-8800 | kyret.ky.gov |
TRS Retiree Questions | Teachers' Retirement System | 800-618-1687 502-848-8500 | trs.ky.gov |
KEHP Information
PY 2024 KEHP Legal Notice