Retiree Information
Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment for Baltimore County Government retirees will be held through November 30. Changes requested during Open Enrollment will take effect on January 1, 2025. View the 2025 retiree Open Enrollment mailing to learn more.
About Your Plans
Learn more about the details of your Baltimore County benefits plan and how to make changes.
2025
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RetireeFirst Private Medicare Exchange Manual (Formerly Laborfirst)
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Rate Sheet—All Retirees
2024
- Benefits Guide
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Rate Sheet—Non-Medicare Retirees
- Laborfirst Private Medicare Exchange Manual
Below are some of the forms you need for County-sponsored benefit plans.
The following documents clearly outline benefits and coverage options and can help you make an informed decision about your medical plan choice.
REVIEW YOUR BENEFICIARIES
It's important to update your beneficiary designations as your life situation changes (e.g., marriage, divorce, death, birth of a child, etc.) to ensure that your life insurance proceeds are paid to the appropriate persons. This beneficiary change is limited to your County life insurance plans only. Other plans that you have require a separate beneficiary change, including beneficiary elections for the Employee Retirement System, Deferred Compensation and Pension.
We encourage all life insurance beneficiary designations to be completed using Workday. Retirees should call the Service Desk at 410-887-8200 for their Workday login credentials.
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Select the Menu option in the upper left hand corner.
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Select Benefits and Pay.
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Select Change Benefits.
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Select the change reason of Change Beneficiaries (Use Today's Date).
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Enter the event date (use today’s date).
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Upload appropriate documentation if desired. Documentation is not required.
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Select Submit and navigate through the enrollment process.
If you are unable to designate beneficiaries online, contact the Benefits Division at 410-887-2568 for a Change of Beneficiary form.
RETIREEFIRST: RETIREE PRIVATE MEDICARE EXCHANGE
Baltimore County partners with RetireeFirst to provide our Medicare-eligible retirees, dependents and beneficiaries with access to quality, value-added healthcare coverage. RetireeFirst is a premier retiree benefit management solutions and advocacy service provider that specializes in retiree healthcare and is not an insurance carrier.
RetireeFirst administers medical and prescription benefits exclusively through the Baltimore County Retiree Private Medicare Exchange. This platform offers sustainability over the long-term through an approach that allows the County to continue subsidizing your medical and prescription premiums based on your date of hire, date of retirement and creditable years of service. RetireeFirst premiums will be conveniently deducted from your Baltimore County pension check.
The Insurance Division continues to administer dental, vision and life insurance for Medicare retirees, along with all non-Medicare plans.
LEARN MORE
RetireeFirst has a team of retiree advocates dedicated to Baltimore County Government that can assist with the enrollment process, retiree advocacy and other support services. Call 410‑431‑2226 or 1‑855‑499‑2656 to speak to an advocate via a personalized phone consultation to evaluate your individual needs and discuss plan options.