Benefit Maintenance and Changes. The Medical Center shall continue the current or a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits existing under the health insurance benefits program, including the level of premium contributions, for each of the insurance plans referenced in Section 15.1. In the alternative, in the event that the Medical Center does not maintain a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits under any of these insurance plans, as determined by an independent actuary retained by the Medical Center, the Medical Center shall notify the Association of the proposed changes and shall meet with the Association, upon request, to bargain over the proposed changes prior to their implementation. The provisions of Article 19 shall be waived for the duration of such bargaining. In no event shall bargaining unit nurses receive a level of benefits that is less than the level received by a majority of the Medical Center’s non-bargaining unit employees.
Benefit Maintenance and Changes. The rights and obligations of the parties with respect to benefit maintenance and changes under the health insurance benefit program shall be identical to and concurrent with the corresponding rights and obligations of the Association and Sacred Heart Medical Center pursuant to the terms of their Professional Agreement, including but not limited to the suspension of Article 18. In the event that the language of Section 15.2 of said Professional Agreement materially changes, then the current notification and bargaining provisions of said section shall apply to this article.
Benefit Maintenance and Changes. The rights and obligations of the parties 12 with respect to benefit maintenance and changes under the FlexAbility program 13 shall be identical to and concurrent with the corresponding rights and obligations 14 of the Association and Sacred Heart Medical Center pursuant to the terms of 15 their Professional Agreement, including but not limited to the suspension of 16 Article 18. In the event that the language of Section 15.2 of said Professional 17 Agreement materially changes, then the current notification and bargaining 18 provisions of said section shall apply to this article.
Benefit Maintenance and Changes. The Agency shall continue the current or a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits existing under the FlexAbility program, for each of the following insurance plans: medical, long-term disability, dental, life, vision, and spending account. In the event that the Agency does not maintain a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits under any of these insurance plans, as determined by an independent actuary retained by the Agency, the Agency shall notify the Association of the proposed changes and shall meet with the Association, upon request, to bargain over the proposed changes prior to their implementation. The provisions of Article 19 shall be waived for the duration of such bargaining. For purposes of this paragraph, ―benefits‖ refer to benefits offered under the plan design but excluding rate amount.
Benefit Maintenance and Changes. The Agency shall continue the current or a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits existing under the health insurance benefits program, including the level of premium contributions, for each of the insurance plans referenced in Section 15.1. In the alternative, in the event that the Agency does not maintain a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits under any of these insurance plans, as determined by an independent actuary retained by the Agency, the Agency shall notify the Association of the proposed changes and shall meet with the Association, upon request, to bargain over the proposed changes prior to their implementation. The provisions of Article 19 shall be waived for the duration of such bargaining. In no event shall bargaining unit nurses receive a level of benefits that is less than the level received by a majority of the Agency’s non-bargaining unit employees.
Benefit Maintenance and Changes. The Medical 5 Center shall continue the current or a substantially equivalent level of 6 aggregate benefits existing under the health insurance benefits 7 program, including the level of premium contributions, for each of the 8 insurance plans referenced in Section 15.1. In the alternative, in the 9 event that the Medical Center does not maintain a substantially 10 equivalent level of aggregate benefits under any of these insurance 11 plans, as determined by an independent actuary retained by the 12 Medical Center, the Medical Center shall notify the Association of the 13 proposed changes and shall meet with the Association, upon request, 14 to bargain over the proposed changes prior to their implementation. 15 The provisions of Article 19 shall be waived for the duration of such 16 bargaining. In no event shall bargaining unit nurses receive a level of 17 benefits that is less than the level received by a majority of the 18 Medical Center’s non-bargaining unit employees.
Benefit Maintenance and Changes. The Agency shall continue the 10 current or a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits existing under the health 11 insurance benefits program, including the level of premium contributions, for each of the 12 insurance plans referenced in Section 15.1. In the alternative, in the event that the 13 Agency does not maintain a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits under 14 any of these insurance plans, as determined by an independent actuary retained by the 15 Agency, the Agency shall notify the Association of the proposed changes and shall 16 meet with the Association, upon request, to bargain over the proposed changes prior to 17 their implementation. The provisions of Article 19 shall be waived for the duration of 18 such bargaining. In no event shall bargaining unit nurses receive a level of benefits that 19 is less than the level received by a majority of the Agency’s non-bargaining unit 20 employees.
Benefit Maintenance and Changes. The Medical Center shall continue the current or a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits existing under the health insurance benefits program, including the level of premium contributions, for each of the insurance plans referenced in Section
Benefit Maintenance and Changes. The Medical Center shall continue the current or a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits existing under the FlexAbility program, for each of the following insurance plans: medical, long-term disability, dental, life, vision, and spending account. In the event that the Medical Center does not maintain a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits under any of these insurance plans, as determined by an independent actuary retained by the Medical Center, the Medical Center shall notify the Association of the proposed changes and shall meet with the Association, upon request, to bargain over the proposed changes prior to their implementation. The provisions of Article 19 shall be waived for the duration of such bargaining. For purposes of this paragraph, “benefits” refer to benefits offered under the plan design but excluding rate amount.
Benefit Maintenance and Changes. The Medical Center shall continue its current health insurance benefit program, including the current level of premium contributions, through December 31, 2012. Effective January 1, 2013 the Medical Center will implement a new benefit program in accordance with the plan designs and premium contribution structures agreed to when the parties negotiated the current Agreement. The Medical Center shall thereafter continue the current or a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits existing under this new program, including the level of premium contributions, for each of the insurance plans referenced in Section 15.1. In the alternative, in the event that the Medical Center does not maintain a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits under any of these insurance plans, as determined by an independent actuary retained by the Medical Center, the Medical Center shall notify the Association of the proposed changes and shall meet with the Association, upon request, to bargain over the proposed changes prior to their implementation. The provisions of Article 19 shall be waived for the duration of such bargaining. In no event shall bargaining unit nurses receive a level of benefits that is less than the level received by a majority of the Medical Center’s non-bargaining unit employees.
