{"id":1197,"date":"2021-10-13T15:57:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T15:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/secret-human-resources\/?page_id=1197"},"modified":"2026-03-25T20:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T20:14:24","slug":"retiring-from-vassar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/human-resources\/benefits-and-wellness\/retiring-from-vassar\/","title":{"rendered":"Retiring from Vassar"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Inserted by Dropdownizer plugin. Forces video embeds contained in dropdowns to have a size --><style>.dropdownizer__dropdown iframe { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; }<\/style>\n<p>Employees who are considering retirement should <a href=\"mailto:benefits@vassar.edu\">contact the Benefits Office<\/a> at least three months in advance of their pending retirement date. Benefits staff will review all post-retirement benefits and coverage, including Medicare if applicable. For more information regarding retiring, reference your negotiated union contract or employee handbook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Have Questions About Medicare?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainshark.com\/fidelityemg\/Medicare\">Medicare Basics: Planning and Enrollment Informational Video Spring 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medicare.fidelity.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fidelity Medicare Services<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fidelity offers advisors and a comprehensive website centered&nbsp;around Medicare. Whether you're ready to sign up for Medicare now, or are researching for the future, their step by step guide takes you through the process to prepare for Medicare. You do not have to be invested with Fidelity to&nbsp;access their site and their services are&nbsp;<em>Complimentary.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you prefer&nbsp;to speak to a live person?&nbsp; <a href=\"tel:+18338860033\">(833) 886-0033<\/a> Monday- Friday 8:30am to 8:00pm EST<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Employees who are considering retirement should contact the Benefits Office at least three months in advance of their pending retirement date. Benefits staff will review all post-retirement benefits and coverage, including Medicare if applicable. For more information regarding retiring, reference your negotiated union contract or employee handbook. Have Questions About Medicare? Medicare Basics: Planning and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":1133,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1197","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1197"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3985,"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1197\/revisions\/3985"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}