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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)

PEBB Program notices

O&T: updates and reminders

• How to address unpaid employee premium payments (June 25, 2026)
• New base funding rate effective July 1, 2026 for state agencies and higher education (June 8, 2026)
• New base funding rate effective July 1, 2026 for PEBB employer groups (June 8, 2026)
• Mailings regarding MultiCare and Regence BlueShield (June 5, 2026)
• MultiCare provider contract updates with Regence and Premera (June 3, 2026)
• PEBB newsletter mails May 21 and behavioral health survey request (May 19, 2026)
• Update on MultiCare provider network status with UMP in Grays Harbor, Thurston, and Yakima counties (May 15, 2026)
• State agencies and higher ed: Reminder to keep your Navia Benefits employer portal login active (April 30, 2026)
• Network status mailing from Regence BlueShield/Uniform Medical Plan (April 7, 2026)
• State agencies and higher ed: Updated guidance for using eligibility worksheets (April 1, 2026) 
• Employer groups: Updated guidance for using eligibility worksheets (April 1, 2026)
• Changes to Optum Care Washington services in Kaiser Permanente WA network (March 19, 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)
• Update on incorrect tobacco attestations (February 13, 2026)
• PEBB newsletter mails February 13 (February 11, 2026)
• 2025 Forms 1095 are mailed (February 10, 2026)
• State agencies and higher ed: Correction letter mailing to some CBA FSA recipients (February 6, 2026)
• State agencies and higher ed: Reminder on how employees can send appeals to the PEBB Program (February 5, 2026)
• Employer groups: Reminder on how employees can send appeals to the PEBB Program (February 5, 2026)
• State agencies and higher ed: Qualifying employees received a $300 employer-paid CBA FSA contribution (February 2, 2026)
• Employer groups: Your HSA W-2 Data is now available in Benefits 24/7 (January 26, 2026)
• Support reminder: How to escalate employee questions (January 16, 2026)
• Spousal premium surcharge letter mailing soon (January 14, 2026)
• Kootenai Health and Optum will stay in UMP network (January 6, 2026)
• We'd like to hear from PEBB employees (January 5, 2026)
• FSA-DCAP enrollment file from Navia Benefits Solutions now available in Benefits 24/7 (December 18, 2025)
• Resources for those impacted by statewide flooding (December 12, 2025)
• PEBB retiree insurance materials available (December 12, 2025)
• Notification of Health Insurance Marketplace (December 11, 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)
• Guidance for 2026 W-2s and Non-Qualified Tax Dependent (November 4, 2025)
• Regence and EvergreenHealth reach contract agreement (October 31, 2025)
• Medical premiums being displayed in Benefits 24/7 for employer groups (October 29, 2025)
• Important update: Medical Only Waived Surcharge enforcement beginning January 1, 2026 (October 20, 2025)
• PEBB For Your Benefit newsletter is mailing soon (October 7, 2025)
• Updated toolkit for advising employees about the $300 CBA FSA contribution (October 2, 2025)
• Mailing to employees regarding CBA likely eligible letter (September 29, 2025)
• Issue with being able to claim employees in Benefits 24/7 resolved (September 19, 2025)
• 2026 PEBB Program rates: state agencies and higher ed (September 12, 2025)
• 2026 PEBB Program rates: employer groups (September 12, 2025)
• Issue with Benefits Administrators being able to claim employees in Benefits 24/7 (September 5, 2025)
• We’re revamping our retiree webpages (September 4, 2025)
• PEBB Pre-Open Enrollment webinar registration is now open (August 26, 2025)
• New behavioral health toolkit resources for employees (July 21, 2025)
• Preparing employees for 2026 UMP Plus plan closure (July 7, 2025)

PEB Board announcements

• PEB Board June 25 meeting materials (June 23, 2026)
• PEB Board June 11 meeting materials (June 8, 2026)
• May 21, 2026 Public Employees Benefits Board meeting has been cancelled (May 18, 2026)
• PEB Board April 16 meeting materials (April 13, 2026)
• PEB Board receives legislative session update and insights on unchanged vaccine coverage (March 25, 2026)
• PEB Board March 12 meeting materials (March 10, 2026)
• PEB Board begins 2026 season (February 25, 2026)
• PEB Board January 29 retreat materials (January 26, 2026)
• PEB Board authorizes 2026 non-Medicare premiums (July 23, 2025)
• PEB Board authorizes 2026 premiums for Medicare plans (July 15, 2025)
• PEB Board July 17 meeting materials (July 14, 2025)
• PEB Board July 10 meeting materials (July 7, 2025)
• PEB Board learns about 2026 premiums for Medicare plans (July 2, 2025)