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Your 2025-2026 City of Portland Benefits

The City of Portland provides health benefit programs to eligible employees and their qualified dependents. The City’s plans and coverage are compliant with the Affordable Care Act and other state and federal law. 

This page has helpful benefit summaries, guides, and descriptions to help you understand your benefit options and coverage. 

Remember - your current benefit elections can be viewed at anytime in your Benefits Portal.

Access your Benefits Portal

Go deeper into City of Portland Benefits: HRAR 10.01


Which Plan Applies To You?

There are different groups for City Employees benefit plans: one for LMBC employees and one for PPA-PPB employees. Your plan depends on your job and union affiliation.

Two committees - Labor Management Benefits Committee (LMBC) and the Portland Police Association – Portland Police Bureau (PPA-PPB), - meet year-round to recommend employee healthcare plan designs to City Council. 

  • LMBC covers all non-represented employees, and those employees represented by PROTEC17, DCTU, PFFA, PPCOA, PPA-BOEC, AFSCME, PCL, and LiUNA.
  • PPA-PPB covers specific employees represented by Portland Police Association. 

To make sure you’re reviewing the right information, only look at the plan that applies to you. If you’re not sure which group you belong to, ask your supervisor or contact the City of Portland Benefits team for help.


LMBC Plan Details 

Benefit details for employees under LMBC plans. 

LMBC covers all non-represented employees, and those employees represented by PROTEC17, DCTU, PFFA, PPCOA, PPA-BOEC, AFSCME, PCL, and LiUNA.

What is the LMBC?

The Labor Management Benefits Committee (LMBC), is a collaborative group of managers and union representatives. Each year, they makes plan design recommendations for non-represented employees, and those employees represented by PROTEC17, DCTU, PFFA, PPCOA, PPA-BOEC, AFSCME, PCL, and LiUNA.

Get an Overview of your LMBC Plans: Benefits Highlights Guides

These Highlights Guides are quick reference tools to give you an overview of Health Benefit plans, rates and coverage. 

Remember: Hard copy plan comparisons can also be obtained within your benefits portal. Simply select the plans you wish to compare during your plan election phase and hit compare once selected. 

Explore Your LMBC Plans in Detail: City of Portland Summary Plan Descriptions (SPDs)

A Summary Plan Description (SPD) is a City of Portland guide that shares more detailed, clear and convenient information about the different plans with health benefit details and processes to guide your choices and help you understand all that is available to you.   

Your Health Coverage at a Glance: Summaries of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) 

What is an Summary of Benefits Coverage (SBC)?

A Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) provides a concise, plain-language overview of a health insurance plan's key features, including covered benefits, cost-sharing (like deductibles and copays), and limitations. It's designed to help individuals easily compare different health plans and understand their coverage.

Kaiser Medical and Vision (LMBC) 

Summary of Benefits and Coverage for Kaiser Medical and Vision Plans

CityCore Medical (LMBC), administered by Moda Health

Summary of Benefits and Coverage for CityCore Plan, administered by Moda Health

CityHD Medical (LMBC), administered by Moda Health

Summary of Benefits and Coverage CityHD (High Deductible)

Dental Plans

Vision


Portland Police Association - Portland Police Bureau (PPA-PPB) Plan Details

Benefit details for employees represented by Portland Police Association - Portland Police Bureau (PPA-PPB)

Who is covered under the Portland Police Association Plans? (PPA-PPB)

The Portland Police Association – Portland Police Bureau (PPA-PPB) Board, makes plan design recommendations specifically for employees represented by Portland Police Association. 

Get an Overview of your PPA-PPB Plans: Benefits Highlights Guides

These Highlights Guides are quick reference tools to give you an overview of Health Benefit plans, rates and coverage. 

Explore Your PPA-PPB Plans in Detail: City of Portland Summary Plan Descriptions (SPDs)

A Summary Plan Description (SPD) is a City of Portland guide that shares more detailed, clear and convenient information about the different plans with health benefit details and processes to guide your choices and help you understand all that is available to you.   

Your Health Coverage at a Glance: Summaries of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) for PPA-PPB

What is an Summary of Benefits Coverage (SBC)?

A Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) provides a concise, plain-language overview of a health insurance plan's key features, including covered benefits, cost-sharing (like deductibles and copays), and limitations. It's designed to help individuals easily compare different health plans and understand their coverage.

Kaiser Medical (PPA-PPB) 

CityNet Medical (PPA-PPB) , administered by Moda Health

Summary of Benefits and Coverage for CityNet Plan, administered by Moda Health

CityHDP Medical (PPA-PPB) , administered by Moda Health

Summary of Benefits and Coverage CityHDP (High Deductible Plan)

CityHDP (High Deductible)

Dental Plans 

Vision


Seasonal/Casual Employees (CityBasic) Plan Details

Lean more about the benefits available for seasonal and casual employees: 

Go to Seasonal / Casual Employee Benefit Eligibility

The CityBasic Benefits Highlight Guide is a quick reference tool to give you an overview of your Health Benefit plan, rates and coverage. 

CityBasic Benefits Highlight Guide

Summary of Benefit Coverage (SBC)

A Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) provides a concise, plain-language overview of a health insurance plan's key features, including covered benefits, cost-sharing (like deductibles and copays), and limitations. It's designed to help individuals easily compare different health plans and understand their coverage.


Quick Look: Plan Comparison Charts

Plan comparison charts are quick comparisons between the different health, dental and vision plans offered at the City. Remember - Customized and interactive plan comparisons can be obtained within your benefits portal. Simply select the plans you wish to compare during your plan election phase and hit compare once selected.  

LMBC Plans (PROTEC17, DCTU, PFFA, PPCOA, PPA-BOEC, AFSCME, PCL, LiUNA and Non-Represented Employees)

Portland Police Association (PPA) Plans


Life Insurance, Retirement Savings & Family Planning Specialty Guides and More

Learn more about the 2 types of Flexible Spending Accounts offered at the City.

Flexible Spending Accounts

Learn more about Life and Long Term Disability Insurance offered through your City benefits, including Supplemental Life Insurance and Life Insurance for Dependents. 

Life and Disability Insurance

Learn more about Travel Assistance, offered through the Standard.

Travel Assistance

Learn more about Deferred Compensation and Retirement Savings

Deferred Compensation

This resource Includes information about the PERS pension program as well as the deferred compensation (voluntary) retirement plan:

Learn more about CityStrong, and the Employee Assistance Program (available to every employee!)

CityStrong and EAP

Learn more about Carrot Fertility benefits, as well as the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)


How does the City decide what benefits to offer employees?

Two committees – the Labor Management Benefits Committee (LMBC) and the Portland Police Association – Portland Police Bureau (PPA-PPB), - meet year-round to recommend employee healthcare plan designs to City Council. 

The Labor Management Benefits Committee (LMBC), is a collaborative group of managers and union representatives. Each year, they makes plan design recommendations for non-represented employees, and those employees represented by PROTEC17, DCTU, PFFA, PPCOA, PPA-BOEC, AFSCME, PCL, and LiUNA.

The Portland Police Association – Portland Police Bureau (PPA-PPB) Board, makes plan design recommendations specifically for employees represented by Portland Police Association. 

City Council has the final authority to approve changes to our medical, dental and vision employee benefit plan design for employees and their dependents each year. The Bureau of Human Resources does not make changes to benefit plan designs unless required for administrative reasons. 

On April 16th. City Council voted to approve the 2025-2026 Benefits Plans for both LMBC and PPA-PPB. 


Required Notices


Plan Document

The most detailed City of Portland plan document.

Transparency in Coverage Health Plan Machine-Readable Files

Moda: Moda Health - Machine Readable Files

Kaiser: Transparency In Pricing Machine-Readable Files | Kaiser Permanente

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