Facebook Live event August 21
Employees will have an opportunity to get their questions answered by Employees and Retirees Benefits Division Director Dave Iseminger next Wednesday during our first SEBB Program Facebook Live event. The Q&A session will run from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on August 21. Join the event through our Facebook page and follow us to keep up on the latest SEBB news from HCA.
SEB Board approves Premera premiums
The SEB Board voted on August 1 to approve rates for Premera Blue Cross’ three medical plans, completing the process of approving rates for all 17 SEBB Program medical plans.
See HCA’s announcement on SEBB medical premiums for more information.
Ask employees to update their mailing addresses
The SEBB Program’s first annual open enrollment starts October 1, and employees should get the School Employee Initial Enrollment Guide in the mail in mid-September. To ensure they receive this important booklet, ask your employees to make sure their correct mailing address is in your system before September 3. Then, upload your employee eligibility file in SEBB My Account by September 10 so we’ll have the most up-to-date data to mail them the enrollment guide.
How the funding rate works
The state provides school districts, charter schools, and ESDs with a set funding rate ($994/month for 2020) for each state-funded FTE. SEBB organizations pay that amount for each eligible employee to the Health Care Authority to cover benefit costs and administer the SEBB Program. (Learn more about the funding process.)
The funding rate includes an employer contribution for medical premiums ($555/month for 2020). SEBB organizations pay the same amount for each employee who is eligible for SEBB benefits, whether or not the employee enrolls only themselves or has enrolled dependents. Employees pay what remains of the total monthly premium after the employer contribution. The employees’ premiums vary, depending on which plan they choose and whether they enroll dependents. Plans range from $13 to $116 for subscriber-only coverage, or $39 to $348 to cover a subscriber, their spouse or state-registered domestic partner, and children.
Defaulted employees can enroll in supplemental insurance at any time
A correction from the July 31 SEBB Update: Subscribers, including those who are defaulted into coverage, can enroll in supplemental life, AD&D, or LTD insurance at any time. They will have to provide evidence of insurability if they are enrolling in supplemental benefits outside of annual open enrollment or their initial enrollment period.
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