PEBB ready to set health premium rates that don’t climb a lot for state workers in 2015

Most but not all state employees can expect to pay a little more for health insurance in 2015, and a government board is poised to lock in the rates this week.

The Washington Health Care Authority is proposing small premium increases for the state’s most popular plan, Uniform Medical Plan, which caters to 60 percent of state employees and an even larger share of government retirees in the state system. UMP rates will be $84 in January, up $5 per month for single subscribers, and $357 for a full family, up $28.