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Public employees, unions and retirees press PEB board to pause cuts and demand audit
Summary
Dozens of public commenters, including union leaders and retirees, urged the PEB board to reject steep premium hikes, seek an independent audit, and phase any increases to avoid forcing employees onto Medicaid or out of state employment.
Dozens of public commenters told the Public Employees Benefits Program Board on Feb. 24 that proposed premium increases and benefit reductions would cause real hardship for workers and retirees and urged an independent audit before the board changes benefits or raises rates.
Julie Balderson Knight, a state worker who said she works in the Nevada Health Authority Office of Data Analytics, told the board there is "about a $36,000,000 fiscal blind spot" in the current proposal and warned that proposed cuts could trigger roughly $43,000,000 in hidden liabilities for Nevada taxpayers. "What costs the…
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