Chamber calls for PEBP changes

On January 26th, a week before the start of the 2009 Legislative session, the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce held a press conference, whereby they called for reform of the Public Employees’ Benefit Program (or PEBP). While also addressing other issues, the applicable healthcare provisions were as follows:

1) Eliminate the PEBP retiree health care subsidy for all new employees.
2) Reduce the PEBP retiree health care cost for all current employees.
3) Eliminate PEBP retiree health care subsidy for all current employees when they become eligible for Medicare.

The Chamber’s call for reform follow a series of fiscal analysis reports performed by Jeremy Aguero of Applied Analysis and Guy Hobbs of Hobbs, Ong & Associates, whose purpose according to the Chamber was to “provide a factual foundation from which the Chamber can make informed public policy recommendations.”