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Join Yvonne Walker for CalPERS Online Town Hall
CalPERS retired board member representative Yvonne Walker invites you to join her for her second town hall webinar on Thursday, June 13, from 10 to 11 a.m. Ms. Walker will provide an overview of CalPERS priorities and the current health of...
CalHR Addresses CSR Member Dental Concerns
California State Retirees takes advocacy seriously. When many members reported difficulty accessing covered dental care through Delta Dental, CSR leaders raised the issue with state officials. Following months of dialogue, CalHR Director Eraina...
CalPERS Will Vote Against Exxon’s CEO and Board
By CalPERS Communications & Stakeholder Relations Today we are announcing CalPERS will be voting against the CEO and Board of Directors at ExxonMobil. Marcie Frost will be making this announcement as part of a discussion she is having with the...
Your Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) explained
CalPERS members often ask if their pension amount ever increases after retirement; The answer is it can. The Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) may provide an increase to your retirement benefit to help keep up with inflation. To get all the...
CalPERS Names New Chief Investment Officer
The California Public Employees' Retirement System has selected Stephen Gilmore, a senior investment leader with extensive experience in public and private financial institutions and across cultures and geographies, as the pension fund's chief...
CalPERS extends contact with Anthem into April
Anthem Blue Cross and UC Health continue to partner together and agreed to extend their current contract to April 15, allowing time to finalize the new contract. This means members enrolled in the Basic plans of PERS Platinum, PERS Gold,...
Blue Cross Members Can Continue Care at UC Health
Anthem Blue Cross and UC Health have agreed in principle on a new contract providing Anthem members access to care at UC Health’s doctors and hospitals, according to CalPERS. The two health care organizations have also agreed to extend their...
Wanted: CSR Member Feedback on 2023 Open Enrollment
Attention, CSR members: CalHR wants to know your opnions on the 2023 Open Enrollment season. The CalHR Benefits Division created its inaugural Post Open Enrollment Survey. The agency wants to improve the annual process...
Anthem Renews Contract with Salinas Valley Memorial
Anthem Blue Cross and Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital have renewed their contract agreement, retroactive to Aug. 1, 2023. The agreement includes the affiliated providers of Salinas Valley Health, Salinas Valley Medical Clinics, Taylor Farms...