CalPERS

CalPERS health premiums to rise an average 9.1 percent

Bobby Caina Calvan, The Sacramento Bee State workers, already financially drained by furloughs and threatened with possible pay cuts, can brace for another potential hit to their pocketbooks next year: A surge in health insurance premiums, some by more than 16 percent. A CalPERS committee on Tuesday recommended an array of premium increases and other measures to rein in its rising costs in providing health care services to 1.3 million public employees, retirees and their families…

CalPERS raises state contribution by $600 million

Dale Kasler, The Sacramento Bee A key CalPERS committee today voted to raise the state's annual contribution to the pension fund by $600 million in the upcoming fiscal year. CalPERS' full board will vote on the increase Wednesday. The increase means the state's annual tab for CalPERS would rise to about $3.9 billion, putting additional strain on the troubled state budget...