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PEBB Program notices

O&T: updates and reminders

• Information about PEBB’s transition to standalone vision coverage in 2025 (April 15, 2024)
• The February For Your Benefit Newsletter mails February 15 (February 14, 2024)
• MultiCare network status with Regence BlueShield/UMP (February 13, 2024).
• Employee FSA claims filing deadline and carryover reminder for state agencies and higher ed (February 2, 2024)
• Eligible employees received a $250 employer-paid Medical FSA contribution: state agencies and higher ed (January 31, 2024).
• Notification about end of Pay1 access ahead of transition to Benefits 24/7 (January 3, 3024)
• Notification of Health Insurance Marketplace (January 2, 2024)
• A new SmartHealth experience is here (December 27, 2023)
• Webinars for employees considering retirement - PEBB health insurance options (December 20, 2023)
• Upcoming Benefits 24/7 launch and webinar registration for employer groups (December 19, 2023)
• Upcoming Benefits 24/7 launch and webinar registration for state agencies and higher ed (December 19, 2023)
• New Launch Date for Benefits 24/7 (October 11, 2023)
• Mailing to represented employees who may be eligible to receive the $250 CBA FSA contribution (September 25, 2023)
• Guidance for 2024 W-2s and Nonqualified Tax Dependent (September 22, 2023)
• 2024 PEBB rates for state agencies and institutions of higher education (August 28, 2023)
• 2024 PEBB rates for employer groups (August 28, 2023)
• 2024 PEBB rates for WSIPC (August 28, 2023)
• Benefits 24/7 has been rescheduled (July 10, 2023)
• New base funding rate for Educational Service Districts effective July 1, 2023 (June 1, 2023)
• New base funding rates for PEBB employer groups effective July 1, 2023 (June 1, 2023)
• New base funding rate for state agencies and higher ed effective July 1, 2023 (June 1, 2023)
• PEBB For Your Benefit newsletters mail May 26 (May 24, 2023)
  • The issue contains information about Benefits 24/7, which will replace PAY1 and PEBB My Account on June 12.
• Upcoming MetLife MyBenefits system maintenance (May 17, 2023)

PEB Board announcements

• PEBB Program rulemaking notice (February 21, 2024)
• PEB Board authorizes 2024 premiums (July 20, 2023)
• PEB Board approves Medicare premiums and reviews others (July 12, 2023)

Benefits 24/7 updates

The Health Care Authority (HCA) is introducing a new online enrollment system called Benefits 24/7, which will expand upon the current functionality that PEBB My Account provides.

• Status update on Benefits 24/7 and what’s next (April 9, 2024)
• Update and rescheduled dates for post-launch Benefits 24/7 webinars (January 29, 2024)
• Upcoming Benefits 24/7 mailings to employees (January 19, 2024)
• New Launch Date for Benefits 24/7 (October 11, 2023)
• Benefits 24/7 Training Resources (July 26, 2023)
• Benefits 24/7 has been rescheduled (July 10, 2023)
• Delay in launch of Benefits 24/7 online enrollment system (June 8, 2023)
• Join our pre and post launch Benefits 24/7 webinars for state agencies and higher ed (June 2, 2023)
• Join our pre and post launch Benefits 24/7 webinars for employer groups (June 2, 2023)
• Update about transition from PEBB My Account to Benefits 24/7 (June 1, 2023)
• Comprehensive FAQs for the upcoming Benefits 24/7 system launch (May 26, 2023)
• New instructional videos and help accessing Benefits 24/7 through SAW (May 2, 2023)
• Benefits 24/7 launch rescheduled to June (April 26, 2023)
• The third round of Benefits 24/7 instructional videos are now available (April 19, 2023)
• The second round of Benefits 24/7 instructional videos are now available (April 12, 2023)
• Benefits 24/7 instructional videos are now available for benefits administrators (April 4, 2023)
• Preparing for the launch of Benefits 24/7 (March 27, 2023)
• Check out the new Benefits 24/7 webpage just for PEBB benefits (February 17, 2023)
• Exciting changes are ahead as HCA rolls out new online enrollment system, Benefits 24/7 (January 20, 2023)