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From the Health Care Authority (HCA): Editor’s note: This applies only to those who receive their health insurance through HCA’s Public Employees’ Benefits Board (PEBB). The Health Care Authority (HCA) is introducing a new online enrollment system called Benefits 24/7. Anticipated to go live in May 2023, Benefits 24/7 will integrate online account access for subscribers from the Public Employees …

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From The Stand: Retired public employees, educators join forces in Olympia By DEREK VANSPOOR OLYMPIA (Feb. 9, 2023) — On a brisk Monday morning, public sector retirees from the Retired Public Employees Council of WA (RPEC) and the Washington Education Association – Retired (WEA-Retired) joined forces in-person for the first time since 2020 to swarm the Capitol campus in a show …

Dear RPEC Leaders & Members: The legislative session is off to an exciting start.  For the first time in a decade, three bills, introduced in January, pertain to finally addressing a recurring cost-of-living (COLA) for Plan 1 retirees.  Moreover, a handful of bills also directly relate to increasing oversight of the Health Care Authority (HCA), which selects and administers healthcare …