The largest state employees’ union has filed a grievance over a plan to limit health care coverage options for Illinois state government retirees.
The state recently announced that it would put all retirees under a single plan operated by Aetna, eliminating an HMO option. AFSCME Council 31 says while it has filed the grievance, it continues to work with the state in hopes of ensuring quality health care options for retirees.
The union says the state has agreed to establish a labor-management committee to review “network adequacy and claims administration.”
