State's Commonwealth Choice Medical Plans
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CONTACT DETAILS
Human Resources
HR@BristolCC.edu
774.357.2333
fax: 508.730.3278
D209a
Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Commonwealth Choice offers private health Insurance options for individuals, families and employers. These plans carry the Health Connector鈥檚 Seal of Approval for high quality and good value. You must be a Massachusetts resident. Visit the , by phone 1-877-MA-ENROLL (1-877-623-6765), or TTY 88-213-8163 to compare plans, benefits and costs.
Marketplace Notice as Required by the National Health Reform Law Affordable Care Act or ACA.
Commonwealth鈥檚 SMART Plan - OBRA
Part-time, non-benefited employees of Bristol are required to participate in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts alternative retirement plan, the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA), through pre-tax payroll deductions. Each pay period, 7.5% of an employee鈥檚 gross compensation will be invested in the Income Fund. The Plan is an alternative to Social Security coverage. For more information on the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset Provision visit . For more information, call the SMART Plan Service Center at (877) 457-1900, Monday through Friday, from 9:00am to 8:00pm, or go to .
The following employees are exempt, and therefore are not required to contribute to OBRA:
Active benefited full-time or part-time employees enrolled in the Massachusetts State Retirement System or Optional Retirement Program; retirees of the Massachusetts State Retirement System or Optional Retirement Program; and/or full-time students enrolled in six or more credits.