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Board discussed surviving-spouse medical coverage and interplay of Medicare and PEB benefits
Summary
Board staff outlined differences between medical coverage options for surviving spouses and catastrophic disability retirees and said changes would require legislation; a written comment from Renee Marziger on surviving-spouse insurance was distributed to board members.
At the Feb. 26 meeting the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Plan 2 Retirement Board discussed questions about medical insurance for surviving spouses and the difference between coverage for surviving spouses and for catastrophically disabled retirees.
Steve, staff member, summarized the legislative history: an earlier bill that would have placed certain surviving spouses into the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) was not enacted, and the board later recommended a different approach for catastrophic disability retirees. "At that time, PEB…
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