Benefits
Benefits
FY25 Health Insurance Information
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This link includes more details on health plans & coverage, plus a hospital list, mind & body/fitness/Weight loss reimbursements and more!
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FSA plans run from July 1st thru June 30th each year. The deadline to re-enroll each year is May 31st. Health Care and/or a Dependent Care Accounts are available.
- You must re-enroll each year. Existing participants can re-new online here. New Enrollees must complete the FSA Enrollment form and submit to Cafeteria Plan Advisors.
- You can use your FSA Health Care funds to pay for health insurance deductibles and co-pays with our low deductible HMO plans.
- You can have a Dependent Care Account regardless of your health insurance plan.
- You cannot have an FSA Health Care account if you or your spouse is contributing to an HSA (Health Savings Account).
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If you enroll in the Blue Cross Blue Shield High Deductible health plan, you will automatically be enrolled in an HSA with HealthEquity The district will contribute an amount equal to half of your yearly deductible into your HSA. You cannot contribute to an HSA if you or your spouse has a current health FSA, or if you are enrolled in any other health insurance, including Medicare.
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Options for benefit eligible employees to save additional funds toward retirement.
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Acton-Boxborough will continue to offer the Aetna Medicare PPO Advantage plan for retirees aged 65 and over in 2025. For 2026, Acton-Boxborough will offer Medicare eligible retirees the Medicare PPO Blue with Freedom Rx plan from MIIA/Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Transition to Blue Cross Medicare Advantage plan for 2026
On January 1, 2026, all Acton-Boxborough RSD retirees 65 and over, who are enrolled in health insurance through the district, will move to MIIA Blue Cross Medicare Blue PPO Freedom Rx plan. The cost for this plan is $256.13 per person, per month. Members must also be enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B.
2026 Medicare PPO Blue Benefits Overview
If you wish to continue coverage through the Blue Cross plan, no action is needed on your part. You will automatically be enrolled in the Blue Cross plan on January 1st. If you DO NOT want to continue coverage through the AB school district, please contact Lena Jarostchuk at ljarostchuk@abschools.org or 978-264-3314 to unenroll.
Questions about the plan before January? Please call Blue Cross Blue Shield at 1-800-200-4255. Retirees should state that they are potential members for January 1, 2026. Group number 006649810.
Need help finding a provider? You can use this search tool to help find a medical or dental provider:
Use “Medicare PPO Blue”. as the network for all searches, and “General Dentistry” in the “Doctors, Hospital, or Specialty” field if you are looking for an in-network dentist.
Is your medication covered? Use this search tool link
Virtual Information Session on November 19, 2025
MIIA and ABRSD will be hosting a virtual meeting to assist you with the transition and answer any questions you may have.
Wednesday, November 19th, 2025 at 10am
On Your Computer:
Join via Zoom
https://mma.zoom.us/j/4604734704
Meeting ID: 460 473 4704
Telephone Only:
Dial
1-305-224-1968
Enter meeting ID
4604734704#
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