NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE ALASKACARE RETIREE HEALTH PLAN

The Department of Administration, Division of Retirement and Benefits, proposes to adopt changes to the AlaskaCare Defined Benefit Retiree Health Plan (Plan), effective for the 2026 Plan year.You may comment on the proposed AlaskaCare Retiree Insurance Information Booklet (Plan Booklet) changes by submitting written comments to the State of Alaska Department of Administration/Division of Retirement and Benefits at P.O. Box 110203, Juneau, AK 99811-0203. Additionally, the Division of Retirement and Benefits will accept comments by electronic mail at doa.drb.alaskacare.retiree.plan@alaska.gov. All comments must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. Alaska Time on December 29, 2025.If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact the Division of Retirement and Benefits at doa.drb.alaskacare.retiree.plan@alaska.gov or (907) 465-4460 no later than December 15, 2025 to ensure that any necessary accommodation can be provided. A copy of the proposed Plan Booklet is available on the Division of Retirement and Benefits AlaskaCare Retiree Health Plan webpage, in the Insurance Information Booklets section.A public teleconference will be held on December 17, 2025, at 2 p.m. Alaska time. Teleconference # (907) 202-7104 ID # 178 429 557.After the public comment period ends, the Plan Administrator will either adopt the proposed Plan or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice. The language of the final Plan document may be different from the proposed Plan document. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected. Written comments received are public records and are subject to public inspection.For more information about the AlaskaCare plans, visit the AlaskaCare Retiree Health Plan webpage and review the Insurance Information Booklets section.If you have questions about the Retiree Health Plan or your benefits, please contact: Division of Retirement and Benefits Member Education Center: (907) 465-4460 Medical Benefits: Aetna Member Services: (855) 784-8646 Dental Benefits: Delta Dental Member Services: (855) 718-1768 Standard DVA Plan Vision: VSP Customer Care: (800) 877-7195 Document OverviewThere is one draft document for the AlaskaCare Defined Benefit, as well as a summary of changes document. AlaskaCare_RetireeDBBooklet_2026_FinalCandidate_PublicComment.pdf AlaskaCare_RetireeDBBooklet_2026_SummaryOfChanges.pdfThe Final Candidate document is a draft version of the full Plan Booklet, identifying the location of each change.The Summary of Changes document provides a summary of the proposed Plan Booklet updates. It includes the section number and a copy of the Plan language