http://www.pebb.hca.wa.gov/news_releases.html Public Employees Benefits Board News Releases en-us http://www.pebb.hca.wa.gov/news_release/hca-moving-lacey-services-to-olympia-on.html?rss=yes LACEY, WA, Wednesday, February 1, 2012 – In mid-February, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) makes its final move as part of its merger with the state Medicaid Purchasing Administration when it relocates its remaining Lacey staff to Olymp... 2012-02-02 07:36:35 -0800 http://www.pebb.hca.wa.gov/news_release/health-care-authority-schedules-open-enrollment-benefit.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA - The Health Care Authority's Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) Program started its annual open enrollment on November 1, which allows state employees and retirees to make changes to their health coverage for 2012. PEBB members can learn m... 2011-11-03 13:25:32 -0700 http://www.pebb.hca.wa.gov/news_release/health-care-authority-says-regence-making-progress.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA - Health Care Authority Deputy Director Heidi Robbins Brown said today (Tuesday, October 18) that the third party administrator of state employee and retiree health benefits is making solid progress in cutting a backlog of retiree medical claim... 2011-10-20 08:32:02 -0700 http://www.pebb.hca.wa.gov/news_release/public-employees-benefits-board-approves-2012-health.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA - The state's Public Employees Benefits Board (PEB Board) has approved health plan options that some 340,000 state employees, dependents and retirees will be able to choose during open enrollment this fall (November 1-30). For the first time, ... 2011-07-26 16:07:49 -0700 http://www.pebb.hca.wa.gov/news_release/washington-state-medicaid-health-care-authority-to.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA – Governor Chris Gregoire's vision of consolidating the two major state health care purchasers becomes a reality on Friday, July 1, when the Washington State Medicaid program and the Health Care Authority merge together in a single state agency... 2011-06-29 15:18:24 -0700 http://www.pebb.hca.wa.gov/news_release/state-removes-6200-people-from-health-care.html?rss=yes (OLYMPIA, WA) – An audit conducted by the state agency that provides health insurance to state employees has identified 6,200 dependents who should not receive coverage. The Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) program covers more than 334,000 peopl... 2010-08-11 03:09:37 -0700 http://www.pebb.hca.wa.gov/documents/2011changes.pdf At their July 21 meeting, the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEB Board) approved several changes to monthly premiums and eligibility. In addition, the Health Care Authority (HCA) recommended not offering several medical plans for 2011. These changes ... 2010-07-23 03:06:53 -0700