Retired Public Employees Council of WA Working to protect and enhance the pension and health care benefits of Washington retired state, county and local government employees
RPEC, WEA-R, and WSSRA members testified in support of HB 1390/SB 5400 (Plan 1 COLA) in the Senate Ways & Means Committee meeting on January 15, 2020.
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1099-R tax form available online Jan. 23
From the Department of Retirement Systems Looking for your 1099-R form for tax purposes? Beginning Jan. 23 you can access it by signing in to your retirement account and then selecting the 1099R link from the main menu. From there you can view it or print a copy. Hard copies of the form will be mailed by the end of January. For …
Read More »New law now protects patients from surprise medical bills in Washington
From the Office of the Insurance Commissioner January 2, 2020 OLYMPIA, Wash. – Effective Jan. 1, 2020, certain medical providers are prohibited from sending surprise bills to consumers in Washington state under a new law that Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler championed. Patients in Washington who receive emergency services or certain services at an in-network hospital or surgical facility cannot be …
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