Retired Plan Members

Contact Us

Please contact Health Association Nova Scotia, Group Benefits Solutions, at our toll free number 1-866-886-7246.

• When your contact information changes, please contact us to update your address and/or phone number;
• When you have a question regarding your benefit entitlements;
• Would like to change the name of your beneficiary, or
• Have any other questions or concerns related to your benefits coverage.

Retiree Change Form – Group Insurance Benefits

To change your address, phone number, name of your beneficiary or other group insurance benefit information, click here to view and print the Retiree Change Form.

Retiree Benefits Plans

I am a Retiree in the HANS Retiree Plan 

• Benefits Summary
• My HANS Retiree Health Plan
• My HANS Retiree Basic Life Plan

I am a Retiree in the HANS NSH Lifetime Cost Sharing Plan

• Benefits Summary
• My HANS Retiree Health Plan – Lifetime Cost Sharing
• My HANS Retiree Basic Life Plan – Cost sharing to Age 65

I am a Retiree in the Province of Nova Scotia Public Service Superannuation Plan and retired before June 1, 2022 and I have health coverage through Medavie Blue Cross under policy numbers 001600001 and 0016500001

• Please visit https://beta.novascotia.ca/programs-and-services/benefit-resources-government-employees-retirees-and-member-employers

Quick Links

For general information about provincial programs for seniors, please visit the Nova Scotia Department of Seniors.
For general information about the provincial Pharmacare Program, please visit the Department of Health and Wellness Seniors’ Pharmacare Program.

Special Note

The information posted on this web site is provided for general information purposes only and does not constitute a contract or legal or other professional advice. It is accurate and up-to-date at the time of posting. If any discrepancies exist between this web site material and the official Contracts, the Contracts and applicable legislation will govern in all cases.

Health Association Nova Scotia reserves the right to review the benefits program and to modify, amend, discontinue, and/or make exceptions to the program without prior notice. All information is subject to change.

As Plan Sponsors for the Health Plan, Health Association Nova Scotia are liable for the payment of all covered benefits, notwithstanding any insurance policy which may be attached to this Employee Benefit Plan.

Please remember us when your contact information changes. If you have a change in address or phone number, please contact us toll free at 1-866-886-7246.

For those employees approaching retirement who would like to know the changes you can expect when you retire, please refer to the Thinking about Retirement Benefits Information Sheets at:

Benefits Pamphlets & Information Sheets