Employer Contributions Relating to TeamstersCare Retiree Program Eligibility
Customize your policy alerts
Sign up for all michiganconferenceofteamsterswelfarefund policy alerts
Know when michiganconferenceofteamsterswelfarefund releases new policies or updates existing guidance.
Monitor payer policy activity
This notice governs the work-hour limitation for participants in the TeamstersCare Retiree Programs under age 70 who are employed by a contributing TeamstersCare employer; it affects retirees working for contributing employers and TeamstersCare administrators.
No material clinical or coverage changes in this revision.
Eligibility Rules
Hours-based eligibility rule
Eligibility condition based on hours worked for a contributing employer.
ALL of the following
ALL of the following
- Applies only to participants under age 70.
Participant must be younger than 70 years.
ALL of the following
- Participant receives 80 hours or fewer per month from a contributing TeamstersCare employer to remain eligible.
Receiving more than 80 hours per month from a contributing employer results in loss of eligibility for the TeamstersCare Retiree Programs.
Key Thresholds and Codes
Employer Hours Limitation and Consequences
Employer hours limit — >80 hours/month causes loss of eligibility for participants under age 70
Participants in the TeamstersCare Retiree Programs who are under age 70 may only work up to 80 hours per month for a contributing TeamstersCare employer; receiving more than 80 hours per month from a contributing employer causes loss of eligibility for the Retiree Programs.
- Applies only to participants under age 70.
- Threshold: more than 80 hours per month from a contributing TeamstersCare employer results in ineligibility.
Defined Terms
OpenPayer is powered by Trek Health's payer performance platform. Trek continuously ingests, validates, and normalizes Transparency in Coverage data alongside payer policies and other commercial payer data to create a structured payer intelligence foundation. OpenPayer uses this foundation to deliver personalized search results, dynamically generated policy pages, and tailored policy monitoring based on each user's payers, specialties, billing codes, and areas of interest. The same intelligence powers broader payer performance workflows, including reimbursement benchmarking, contract evaluation, payer negotiations, and financial decision-making.