Sep. 2025 Retiree Matters Newsletter
The FY 2026 Budget Edition of the Retiree Matters newsletter has been published. You can access this and past editions of the Retiree Matters newsletter from the “City Resources” tab of the RECOSA website and clicking on “Retiree Matters” Newsletters.
Highlights of the latest edition include click here:
All Retirees
- 2% ad hoc Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) beginning Jan. 2026
Medical
- Post-65 (Medicare-Eligibile) Retirees
- No change in Medicare Advantage plans offered through Aetna – Standard PPO, Enhanced PPO, and Pharmacy-Only
- See chart for premiums
- Annual enrollment Nov. 10 – Nov. 27
- Aetna will send annual enrollment information to Medicare-eligible retirees
- Pre-65 (Non-Medicare) Retirees
- No change in medical plans offered through Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Texas – Consumer Choice, New Value, and Blue Essentials HMO
- See chart for premiums
- Annual enrollment Oct. 6 – Oct. 31
- City of San Antonio will send annual enrollment information to non-Medicare retirees
Dental & Vision
- Vision Service Plan (VSP) will continue to offer vision coverage
- Humana will continue to offer dental coverage
- No increase to dental and vision premiums
If you do not wish to make any changes to your medical, dental or vision coverage, no action is required on your part – your current coverage will automatically roll over to 2026. If you do not have vision or dental insurance and would like coverage in 2026, you must enroll during annual enrollment.
Retiree Annual Enrollment Periods & Information Sessions
Post-65 Medicare Retirees click here
Enrollment Period: Nov. 10 – Nov. 27
Info Sessions: Aetna and Employee Benefits are hosting two (2) information sessions. During these sessions, you will get more details about the 2026 Aetna Medicare Advantage Plans. The same information will be presented during each meeting.
| Date & Time | Phone Number | WebEx Link |
| Mon., 11/10/2025 | 10:00AM | (800) 348-8581 | https://aet.na/csa111025 |
| Thu., 11/13/2025 | 2:00PM | (800) 348-8581 | https://aet.na/csa111325 |
To attend a meeting by phone, dial the phone number listed above that corresponds to the meeting that works best for you. To view the live web presentation on your computer or tablet, click or enter the WebEx link above into your internet browser for the meeting you wish to attend.
Pre-65 Non-Medicare Retirees click here
Enrollment Period: Oct. 6 – Oct. 31
Info Sessions: Employee Benefits is hosting two (2) information sessions. During these sessions, you will get more details about the 2026 BlueCross & BlueShield of Texas medical plans. The same information will be presented during each meeting.
| Date & Time | Phone Number | WebEx Link |
| Tue., 10/07/2025 | 9:30AM | (415) 655-0001 Access code: 2340 850 1981 | https://shorturl.at/wQ4FI |
| Thu., 10/23/2025 | 2:30PM | (415) 655-0001 Access code: 2340 850 1981 | https://shorturl.at/rjTjt |
To attend a meeting by phone, dial the phone number listed above that corresponds to the meeting that works best for you. To view the live web presentation on your computer or tablet, click or enter the WebEx link above into your internet browser for the meeting you wish to attend.
For more information contact the Employee Benefits team by phone at (210) 207-0073 or by email at AskHR@sanantonio.gov.
Nov. 21 Annual Membership Meeting & Brown Bag Session
Save the date!
RECOSA invites you to join us for our 2025 Annual Membership Meeting & Brown Bag Session on Fri., Nov. 21 @ 11:30 a.m. at The Urban Ecology Center at Phil Hardberger Park, located at 8400 NW Military Hwy.
Erik Walsh, City of San Antonio City Manager, will be our our guest speaker.
A box lunch will be provided, courtesy of Generations Federal Credit Union, and there will be door prizes.
More information is forthcoming.
