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Health

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Premium conversion may slightly reduce the Social Security benefit you will receive upon retirement. The extent of the impact depends upon several factors:

  • the retirement system that you participate in;
  • whether your salary exceeds the Social Security wage base; and
  • the number of years left until your retirement.
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