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Retiree subcommittee to vote this summer on insurance

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

  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 …

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Retiree skewers subcommittee for possible change in benefits

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

A retiree’s voice broke as she recounted to the SEBC Retiree Benefits Subcommittee on Friday what it would mean for her health coverage to change. “About 10 days ago, my husband was diagnosed with cancer,” Diana Noonan said in the Zoom call. “He had scheduled for surgery next week. And the word cancer is daunting, and it’s also been frightening, …

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Benefits subcommittees examine rising costs of health care

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

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,  Chris Giovannello of Willis Towers Watson …