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Benefits 24/7 stabilization updates

• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update – June 2026 (June 30, 2026)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update – week of May 25-29 (May 28, 2026)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update – week of April 20-24 (April 24, 2026)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update – week of March 23 – 27 (March 27, 2026)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update and a request – week of February 23 - 27 (February 27, 2026)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update – January 30, 2026 (January 30, 2026)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update – December 19, 2025 (December 19, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - November 26, 2025 (November 26, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - October 27, 2025 (October 27, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - September 26, 2025 (September 26, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - August 22, 2025 (August 22, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - July 18, 2025 (July 18, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of June 16-20 (June 20, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of June 9-13 (June 13, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of June 2-6 (June 6, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of May 26-30 (May 30, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of May 19-23 (May 23, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of May 12-16 (May 16, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of May 5-9 (May 9, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of April 28-May 2 (May 2, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of April 21-25 (April 25, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of April 14-18 (April 18, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of April 7-11 (April 11, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of March 31-April 4 (April 4, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of March 24-28 (March 28, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of March 17-21 (March 21, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of March 10-14 (March 14, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of March 3-7 (March 7, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of February 24-28 (February 28, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of February 17-21 (February 21, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of February 10-14 (February 14, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of February 3-7 (February 7, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of January 27-31 (January 31, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 stabilization update - week of January 21-24 (January 24, 2025)
• How we’re working toward Benefits 24/7 stabilization (January 17, 2025)

SEBB Program notices

O&T: updates and reminders

• MultiCare provider contract updates with Premera (July 1, 2026)
• How to address unpaid employee premium payments (June 25, 2026)
• New base funding rate effective September 1, 2026 (June 8, 2026)
• Mailings regarding MultiCare and Regence BlueShield (June 5, 2026)
• MultiCare provider contract updates with Regence and Premera (June 3, 2026)
• Premera and MultiCare contract extension (June 1, 2026)
• Update on MultiCare provider network status with UMP in Grays Harbor, Thurston, and Yakima counties (May 15, 2026)
• SEBB newsletter mails May 14 and behavioral health survey request (May 14, 2026)
• New podcast for SEBB members about health insurance in retirement (May 8, 2026)
• MultiCare possible departure from Premera Blue Cross network (April 30, 2026)
• HCA conducting audit of dependent verification (April 15, 2026)
• Register for our upcoming “End of the School Year” and “Start of the School Year” webinars (April 9, 2026)
• Network status mailing from Regence BlueShield/Uniform Medical Plan (April 7, 2026)
• Updated guidance for using eligibility worksheets (April 1, 2026)
• Changes to Optum Care Washington services in Kaiser Permanente WA network (March 19, 2026)
• Follow-up: Corrected SEBB billing file now available in Benefits 24/7 (March 18, 2026)
• Issue identified with some SEBB billing files (March 17, 2026)
• Navia data breach update and mailing (March 17, 2026)
• Remind employees about the FSA and DCAP claims filing deadline and carryover (March 11, 2026)
• Notification of Navia data breach (March 3, 2026)
• Legacy Health possible departure from Uniform Medical Plan (UMP) network (March 2, 2026)
• Correction: Changes to PFML requirements for maintaining health benefits (February 20, 2026)
• SEBB newsletter mails February 20 (February 17, 2026)
• Update on incorrect tobacco attestations (February 13, 2026)
• Correction letter mailing to some CBA FSA recipients (February 6, 2026)
• Reminder on how employees can send appeals to the SEBB Program (February 5, 2026)
• Qualifying employees received a $200 employer-paid CBA FSA contribution (February 2, 2026)
• Support reminder: How to escalate employee questions (January 16, 2026)
• Spousal premium surcharge letter mailing soon (January 14, 2026)
• New employee-paid LTD rates for 2026 (January 12, 2026)
• W-2 data files are available in Benefits 24/7 (January 7, 2026)
• Kootenai Health and Optum will stay in UMP network (January 6, 2026)
• We’d like to hear from SEBB employees (January 5, 2026)
• CHIPRA Notice template available (December 30, 2025)
• Resources for those impacted by statewide flooding (December 12, 2025)
• FSA-DCAP enrollment file from Navia Benefits Solutions now available in Benefits 24/7 (December 12, 2025)
• PEBB retiree insurance materials available (December 12, 2025)
• PEBB retiree health insurance webinars for 2026 (December 5, 2025)
• Benefits 24/7 reports and upcoming spousal surcharge mailing for employees (December 5, 2025)
• Reminder to report your SEBB optional benefits offerings by December 1 (November 10, 2025)
• Guidance for 2026 W-2s and Non-Qualified Tax Dependent (November 4, 2025)
• Regence and EvergreenHealth reach contract agreement (October 31, 2025)
• SEBB Intercom newsletter is mailing soon (October 13, 2025)
• It's time to report your SEBB optional benefits offerings to HCA (October 1, 2025)
• Issue with being able to claim employees in Benefits 24/7 resolved (September 19, 2025)
• 2026 program rates for SEBB organizations (September 11, 2025)
• We're revamping our retiree webpages (September 4, 2025)
• Issue with Benefits Administrators being able to claim employees in Benefits 24/7 (August 27, 2025)
• SEBB Pre-Open Enrollment webinar registration is now open (August 26, 2025)
• New toolkit for advising employees about the $200 FSA CBA contribution (August 25, 2025)
• New base funding rate effective September 1, 2025 (August 12, 2025)
• New behavioral health toolkit resources for employees (July 21, 2025)
• Prohibiting waiver of SEBB employee medical coverage for PEBB retiree insurance coverage (July 12, 2024)

SEB Board announcements

• SEB Board July 9 meeting materials (July 6, 2026)
• SEB Board reviews proposed 2027 plan premiums (June 29, 2026)
• SEB Board June 24 meeting materials (June 23, 2026)
• SEB Board looks at SmartHealth program engagement and prepares for plan year 2027 (June 8, 2026)
• SEB Board June 4 meeting materials (June 1, 2026)
• SEB Board expands benefit election period options for school board members (May 18, 2026)
• SEB Board May 14 meeting materials (May 11, 2026)
• SEB Board receives a wrap-up of the 2026 legislative session (April 9, 2026)
• SEB Board April 9 meeting materials (April 6, 2026)
• SEB Board looks at 2026 legislation and vaccine coverage (March 10, 2026)
• SEB Board March 5 meeting materials (March 2, 2026)
• SEB Board begins 2026 meeting season (January 26, 2026)
• SEB Board January 22 retreat materials (January 20, 2026)
• SEB Board authorizes 2026 plan premiums (July 22, 2025)
• SEB Board July 16 meeting materials (July 15, 2025)
• SEB Board reviews proposed 2026 plan premiums (July 14, 2025)