Benefits Information for District Retirees
Are you becoming Medicare eligible due to turning 65 or due to a Disability? Please contact Benefits@goldengate.org for information.
2027 OPEN ENROLLMENT will take place from September 14, 2026 - October 9, 2026.
The District’s Annual Open Enrollment will begin on Monday, September 14, 2026. All requested medical plan changes must be submitted to CalPERS no later than Friday, October 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM PST (no exceptions). Please read below for very important information regarding your benefit options.
If you want to change your CalPERS health insurance provider effective January 1, 2027, you must take one of the following actions:
- Make Open Enrollment changes through your myCalPERS online account – mycalpers.ca.gov/
- Call CalPERS at 888-225-7377 (888 CALPERS)
- Request health plan changes in writing by mailing your request to:
CalPERS - Health Account Management Division
P.O. Box 942715
Sacramento, CA 94229-2715
2027 HEALTH PLAN INFORMATION
- Carrier Contact List
- 2027 "Magic 3" Plan Comparisons
- Retiree HRA Funding Charts
- 2027 Health Benefit Summary
- CalPERS 2026 Evidences of Coverage (EOC)
- Individual EOC documents will be uploaded soon.
- Basic/Pre-65
- Post-65/Medicare Retirees
- Additional Resources
- PERS Kaiser HMO
- PERS Gold/Platinum PPO
- Basic Plans
- Medicare Plans
- Health Plan Rates for 2027
- Region 1 (Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba)
- Region 2 (Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Orange, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Ventura)
- Region 3 (Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino)
- Out-of-State
- 2027 Open Enrollment Letters
2026 HEALTH PLAN INFORMATION
- UPDATED Carrier Contact List
- "Magic 3" Plan Comparisons
- Retiree HRA Funding Charts
- 2026 Health Benefit Summary
- CalPERS 2026 Evidences of Coverage (EOC)
- Individual EOC documents will be uploaded soon.
- Basic/Pre-65
- Post-65/Medicare Retirees
- Additional Resources
- PERS Kaiser HMO
- PERS Gold/Platinum PPO
- Basic Plans
- Medicare Plans
- Health Plan Rates for 2026
- Region 1 (Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba)
- Region 2 (Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Orange, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Ventura)
- Region 3 (Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino)
- Out-of-State
- Open Enrollment Letters
HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ARRANGEMENT (HRA) PLANS
Navia Benefit Solutions administers the HRA reimbursement plans for out-of-pocket expenses associated with your District-sponsored group health and prescription drug plans.
- Navia Benefit Solutions
- HRA Navigation Guides (benefits summary & claim submission)
- Navia Claim Form
CALPERS RESOURCES
For more information about CalPERS medical plan offerings, refer to the following resources:
- CalPERS
- CalPERS online resources:
- CalPERS forms, etc.
Dental, Vision, & Life Insurance Benefits
- Delta Dental:
- Vision Service Plan (VSP):
- Client ID: 00133001
- Doctor Network: VSP Signature
- Customer Service: (800) 877-7195
- Website: www.vsp.com
- UNUM Life Insurance:
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