Summer 2021
From the desk of RPEA President, Rosemary Knox:
The Dispute between Anthem Blue Cross and Dignity Health, which affected nearly 15,000 CalPERS members, settled over the weekend. The agreement includes a provision CalPERS requested to backdate the new contract to the July 15 termination date. This means that no CalPERS member who sought care at Dignity during the dispute period will be billed for out-of-network care.
From the desk of RPEA Director of Health Benefits, JJ Jelincic:
CalPERS has provided the following link for information on the Long-Term-Care lawsuit.
Margaret Brown and Tiffany Emon-Moran are running for seats B and A respectively. Both candidates are endorsed by the RPEA Board of Directors because of their commitment to transparency in CalPERS affairs and their ability to analyze proposals by CalPERS staff based on their vast managerial experience and educational backgrounds. Without them, the CalPERS Board will lack enough astute members who are leaders on the Board and can guide the Board to more sound decisions on investments and administrative issues and governing decisions. They will not ‘rubber-stamp’ issues that require probing questions and explanations ahead of a final decision. They recognize that the CalPERS trust fund is your money and not that of CalPERS staff or management.
Vice President, Al Darby
On July 13, 2021, RPEA along with several other CalPERS retiree associations and public employers succeeded in getting this CalPERS’ ‘secret loans’ bill killed again in the state legislature. Details about this bill and its shortcomings will be available in our press release and this website’s News section shortly.
Vice President, Al Darby
CALPERS SECRET LENDING BILL FAILS UNDER SCRUTINY BY SENATORS