Dear Senator Last Name,
I am a retired public employee urging you to support SSB 5169. Please protect retirees by helping to move these bills out of Ways & Means before cutoff.
One of the many reasons that I dedicated my career to public service was to earn retirement benefits. Among those benefits is access to high-quality health insurance plans offered through the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB). Unfortunately, this benefit has recently come under attack.
In June 2022, the Health Care Authority (HCA), which oversees PEBB, attempted to eliminate Uniform Medical Plan (UMP) Classic Medicare, the most…
