RPEC Weekly Newsflash, June 30, 2023 PEBB Medicare Retiree Plans Face Proposed Premium Increases On Thursday, June 29th, the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) met to discuss proposed Medicare plan premium increases for 2024. All available plans to public retirees receiving their healthcare insurance under PEBB are facing increases in premiums, from 3% to an astounding 22%. Although it is …
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CMS Releases Revised Guidance for Historic Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
CMS Releases Revised Guidance for Historic Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program From the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services For the first time in history, Medicare has the ability to directly negotiate the prices of covered prescription drugs due to President Biden’s historic prescription drug law, the Inflation Reduction Act. Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released …
Read More »PEBB Medicare Retiree Plans Face Proposed Premium Increases
PEBB Medicare Retiree Plans Face Proposed Premium Increases On Thursday, June 29th, the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) met to discuss proposed Medicare plan premium increases for 2024. All available plans to public retirees receiving their healthcare insurance under PEBB are facing increases in premiums, from 3% to an astounding 22%. Although it is typical to see premiums increase year …
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The Alliance for Retired Americans is holding a workshop on June 29th to discuss tricks and tips for writing a Letter to the Editor that gets printed and makes an impact. What: A free, one-hour online workshop that will show you how to write Letters to the Editor that will make your voice heard. When: Thursday, June 29 at 4 …
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