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Public Employees Benefits Board News
Public Employees Benefits Board News

• Customer Data Stolen from Express Scripts: How it Might Affect PEBB and Basic Health Enrollees
  In mid-November, Express Scripts, Inc. (ESI) told UMP that it had received extortion threats from an unknown person or persons claiming they have the personal data of millions of their customers and would expose that data if their demands for money wer...
• FAQ regarding the future of the Uniform Medical Plan
  Information about upcoming changes in the UMP to take effect in 2010. Is UMP going away? No.  It is our most popular plan.  More than half the people covered through the Public Employees Benefits Board belong to UMP. Who runs UMP? T...
• Frequently Asked Questions about 2009 Changes
  Read details on hearing aid benefit, premium increase and other topics. If your question isn’t answered here, try our Frequently Asked Questions search tool. Topics: Hearing aid benefit change Adult dependents 2009 premium increases ...
• Newsletters for employees and retirees summarize open enrollment
  The October newsletters describe changes to your benefits for 2009 and offers tips on actions you can take during the annual open enrollment period. The current edition of the employee and retiree newsletter has useful tips and information ab...
• Changes in Benefits and Premiums Approved by PEBB
  The Public Employees Benefits Board (PEB Board) met July 9, 2008 to vote on changes to PEBB health coverage for state employees and retirees, effective January 1, 2009. The changes include: Rates The cost to provide health insurance benefits for stat...
• PEBB has Updated the Look of its Newsletters
  The current edition of the employee and retiree newsletter has useful tips and information about your benefits.
• Understand When and How You Can Make Changes to Your Benefits
  Changes to your PEBB medical and dental plans or enrollment can be done once a year during our annual open enrollment. PEBB also recognizes certain life events that allow you to make changes midyear. Below are some of the events that allow you to chan...
• Find Out How You Can Use the Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  Do you: Spend at least $240 each year in out-of-pocket health costs for yourself and your family? Want to save money? If so, you can benefit by enrolling in a flexible spending account (FSA)! You can set aside part of your salary duri...
• Find Out How You Can Use the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP)
  The Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP) allows you to save on child or elder care expenses such as babysitting, daycare, or in-home care for an older dependent by setting aside pre-tax dollars from your paycheck.
• PEBB Announces Changes to Domestic Partner Eligibility
  There are two new changes to domestic partner eligibility: The Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) expanded domestic partner eligibility to include domestic partners who are barred from marriage. This changes the eligibility criteria on PEBB'...