BY MIKE NOLTING About 50 people attended the Public Employees Insurance Agency Finance Board meeting regarding proposed premium increases in Morgantown Thursday evening. Members of the public and Delegate Evan Hansen (D-Monongalia) blame actions taken during the last legislative session ...
CHARLESTON — PEIA’s Finance Board is going around the state for conversations about what many public employees will likely consider bad news, a 10% premium increase for the coming year. That’s on top of a 24% increase for state employees and educators instituted for the current year ...
People covered by PEIA are looking at another increase for the coming fiscal year — 10%-13% depending on certain individual factors. This, after the 24.2% increase plus the $147 per month spousal surcharge approved in March for FY 2024. According to the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, ...
CHARLESTON — The Public Employees Insurance Agency is considering significant premium increases for the coming year. The PEIA Finance Board is proposing: 10.5% premium increases and no benefits changes for state employees who get the insurance. 13% premium increases for employees ...
Managers of the Public Employees Insurance Agency are encouraged by open enrollment, which has come after big changes to the program. And they are monitoring the results of opt-ins for spouses following the establishment of a surcharge. “We’ve had one of the largest open enrollments ...
The board overseeing finances for the Public Employees Insurance Agency went ahead with straight premium increases to get in line with recently passed legislation. The finance board made that decision Thursday while ruling out hybrid proposals that would have meant lower premium increases ...