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Board advances three survivor-medical options for final briefings after members urge action
Summary
Staff outlined three options to close gaps in medical-premium reimbursements for surviving spouses of line-of-duty deaths; after emotional and legal-history arguments, the board voted to seek final actuarial and implementation briefings on all three options in December.
Jacob White presented a comprehensive report on surviving-spouse medical reimbursement, focusing on three issues: (1) whether LEOFF2 should reimburse Medicare premiums for survivors who are Medicare-eligible, (2) whether survivors should have the option of enrolling in PEPB or receive reimbursements equivalent to catastrophic-disability retirees, and (3) whether the plan should reimburse premiums survivors paid during…
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