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Total medical plan premium costs systemwide, UC share and employee share, 2022 and 2025
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Total costUC ShareEmployee & retiree share
UC Share %
Emp. & ret. share %
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20222,300,000,0002,000,000,000300,000,00087.0%13.0%
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20232,500,000,0002,100,000,000400,000,00084.0%16.0%
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20243,430,000,0002,790,000,000640,000,00081.3%18.7%
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20253,710,000,0002,990,000,000720,000,00080.6%19.4%
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percent increase '22 to '25
61.3%49.5%140.0%
<- (Before 9:30 pm on 1-16-25, this line had in error shown the percent increase '22 to '24; thanks to Prof. Brian A. Barsky for catching the error.)
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percent increase '24 to '25
8.2%7.2%12.5%
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Source 2022: https://www.ucop.edu/uc-health/_files/2023-24-budget-detail.pdf page 157 "The University will fund $2.0 billion of the $2.3 billion total cost of employee health benefits."
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See also the box on page 155 of the above document where UC says "health and welfare benefits declined from 6% above to 7% below" the market.
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Source 2023: https://www.ucop.edu/operating-budget/_files/rbudget/2024-25-budget-detail.pdf "The University will fund $2.1 billion of the $2.5 billion total cost of employee health benefits."
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Source 2024 and 2025: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/benefits/understanding-your-benefits/details-about-your-benefits/oe-2025-benefits-faq/
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UC says: "The total cost of UC medical plan premiums is increasing by $282 million — from $3.43 billion in 2024 to 3.71 billion in 2025. UC’s contribution is increasing from $2.79 billion in 2024 to 2.99 billion in 2025 — an additional $198 million investment to reduce the impact of rising costs on employees and retirees."
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Update: UC removed the above page from the web on January 14th. It is still available on archive.org at https://web.archive.org/web/20240000000000*/https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/benefits/understanding-your-benefits/details-about-your-benefits/oe-2025-benefits-faq/
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