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CoBen and Health Contributions
The State pays most of the premiums for employee health, dental, and vision insurance.
What are the premiums, contribution rates, and health plan options?
- Health Premiums; CoBen and Health Contributions - compare premiums for different health plans and see the contribution rates based on your bargaining unit.
- CoBen Calculator - for CoBen employees, see how much will be deducted from or added to your paycheck based on which health and dental plans you choose (vision benefits are included automatically).
- CalPERS website - find more details about health plans.
What is CoBen?
Employees in bargaining units 2, 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, and 19, and excluded employees, receive a Consolidated Benefits allowance to use for health, dental, and vision insurance.
What is dependent health care vesting?
Employees in bargaining units 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21 may be subject to dependent health care vesting during the first two years working for the State.
Updated November 1, 2011 at 7:39 AM.