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 ...
BY MIKE NOLTING About 25 people attended the Morgantown Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) meeting Tuesday night. Those who spoke expressed concerns about cost and a lack of timely communication during debate over Senate Bill 268, the measure designed to stabilize the health ...
CHARLESTON — Workers who have state insurance can have some say-so this week about three options that will all hit their pocketbooks. “They’re pretty huge increases for folks, and that comes after years of no increases,” said Elaine Harris, whose work for the Communications Workers ...
CHARLESTON — The agency that oversees insurance for public employees is taking three new plan options on the road because of new legislation that will raise costs. “We have to now reconvene and adopt a new financial plan based on Senate Bill 268,” said Jason Haught, acting director ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice acknowledged three inter-related bills with financial significance at a ceremonial signing of a budget bill, a bill making changes to the insurance program for public employees and a bill reflecting a pay raise for public employees. The governor described ...
CHARLESTON — Senators accepted some changes that delegates made to a broad-ranging bill affecting insurance for public employees, and then they moved ahead with final passage of the bill. So the controversial bill now goes to the governor, who has publicly indicated he supports the ...