A previous version of this story said the committee will vote to endorse a retiree health insurance option on June 26. It will not. It plans to vote at some point during the summer. A subcommittee devoted to finding a solution to insurance for state retirees that balances cost to the state and to the retiree talked about a …
A retireeās voice broke as she recounted to the SEBC Retiree Benefits Subcommittee on Friday what it would mean for her health coverage to change. āAbout 10 days ago, my husband was diagnosed with cancer,ā Diana Noonan said in the Zoom call. āHe had scheduled for surgery next week. And the word cancer is daunting, and it’s also been frightening, …
Two state health subcommittees focused Monday on the rising cost and utilization of health care. Those costs are the basis of predictions about how many healthcare services employees and retirees will use and are used to determine insurance premiums and more. At a joint SEBC Financial and Health Policy & Planning Subcommittee meeting Monday,Ā Chris Giovannello of Willis Towers Watson …
