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My assumption is that the cost in the exchange is going to be higher for us than continuing to pay the full-price through our former employers. Right now based on the calculator cost of the exchange we would have to pay $1,500+ for our monthly premium and through our former employers it is...

Nothing from the benefits administrator. The community college has about 30 part-time regular employees who are 75% FTE or 30+ hours a week (partial benefits) that includes myself. They have about 1,000 employees who are full-time faculty or staff with full-benefits, another 1,500 or so...

I am trying to get a handle on what basically should or will happen with the new health care laws being enacted. I am 57, retired with a pension but currently working part-time at a community college. My status is part-time regular with partial benefits (sick and vacation leave only). I work...

Followup Both of us, at this time, will have a COLA if the state continues to fund the COLA. The COLA is a once a year payment in January of approximately after taxes of $400-500 each for my wife and I. It multiples each year. For example, my cola the first year is $400 next year $800, next...

As far as my pension having a COLA, yes it does until 2013 or 2014? The state of Iowa has not replenished the COLA after January 2014 and unless they do it stops for all public employees. My guess is it will be refunded, but with the state of the economy who knows. It amounts to about...

In May of 2011 I retired from teaching after 32 years with a monthly take-home pension of $3581 a month. My wife continues to teach full-time but will receive a take-home pension of approximately $3,000 soon. I am working part-time at a community college bringing home $2,200 a month. My wife...