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Sunday, November 15, 2026

Retirement Issues

As at least some blog readers - particularly older ones - will know, UC retirement system has experienced administrative problems. Those retiring have experienced delays in receiving their initial monthly pensions. After pressure arose due to those delays, a system of continuation of payments was put in place. Basically, retirees could receive an initial approximation of what was owed with retroactive corrections once the exact amount was calculated. Unfortunately, somebody decided to discontinue this patch on the system last December. That plan needs revival.

Survivors of deceased retirees were experiencing loss of health insurance due to paper processing delays. Yours truly took that issue to the Regents and a patch was put in place to deal with that issue. But there remain delays in continuing pension payments for survivors.

So, yes, progress is being made, but, no, the full fix remains in the future. And here's a little musical summary of where we are:

Or direct to https://ia601906.us.archive.org/35/items/the-task-of-the-rasc/The%20Task%20of%20the%20RASC.mp4.

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