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Benefits summaries
This page provides information about the benefit plans available to eligible King County employees.
These documents are produced by the insurance plans and are sorted by employee benefit groups. View and download, or request paper copies by contacting Benefits, Payroll and Retirement Operations at 206-684-1556 or kc.benefits@kingcounty.gov.
Summaries of Benefits and Coverage (SBC)
These documents provide a snapshot of a health plan’s costs, benefits, and covered services in easy-to-understand terms. They also have examples of how much you might pay out-of-pocket in three common medical situations. SBCs must follow a standard format, making it easier to compare health plans and costs.
Benefits Booklets
These documents provide a comprehensive description of plan benefits and how the plan operates. Benefits Booklets are provided to explain the plan’s benefits, claims procedures, and participants’ rights.
| Regular employee benefit group | |
|---|---|
| Summary of benefits and coverage | Benefits booklet |
| SmartCare (Kaiser) | SmartCare (Kaiser) |
|
KingCare Select (Regence) |
KingCare Select (Regence) |
| KingCare PPO (Regence) | KingCare PPO (Regence) |
| Delta Dental PPO |
Delta Dental PPO |
| Cigna Dental HMO |
Cigna Dental HMO |
| Vision |
|
| AD&D |
|
| Life |
|
| Long-term disability |
|
| Transit ATU 587 employee benefit group | |
|---|---|
| Summary of benefits and coverage | Benefits booklet |
| SmartCare (Kaiser) | SmartCare (Kaiser) |
|
KingCare Select (Regence) |
KingCare Select (Regence) |
| KingCare PPO (Regence) | KingCare PPO (Regence) |
| Delta Dental PPO |
Delta Dental PPO |
| Cigna Dental HMO |
Cigna Dental HMO |
| Vision |
|
| AD&D |
|
| Life |
|
| Long-term disability |
|
| Deputy Sheriff employee benefit group | |
|---|---|
| Summary of benefits and coverage | Benefits booklet |
| SmartCare (Kaiser) | SmartCare (Kaiser) |
|
KingCare Select (Regence) |
KingCare Select (Regence) |
| KingCare PPO (Regence) | KingCare PPO (Regence) |
| Dental |
Dental |
| Vision |
|
| AD&D |
|
| Life |
|
| TEA-DOT employee benefit group | |
|---|---|
| Summary of benefits and coverage | Benefits booklet |
| SmartCare (Kaiser) | SmartCare (Kaiser) |
| KingCare PPO (Regence) | KingCare PPO (Regence) |
| Dental |
|
| AD&D |
|
| Life |
|
| Long-term disability |
|
Additional employee benefit groups
LEOFF-1 employee benefit group
Law Library employee benefit group
Transparency in coverage: Links to machine-readable files
The federal Transparency in Coverage Final Rules, a provision of the Affordable Care Act, require group health plans post certain health care price information via machine-readable files on a public website. This information includes in-network provider rates, historical out-of-network allowed amounts, and billed charges for covered items and services. The machine-readable files for King County employee medical plans can be obtained by using the links below:
- For the KingCare and KingCare Select plans, the machine-readable files are hosted by Regence BlueShield here. Search using the King County Employer Identification Number (EIN) 916001327s.
- For the SmartCare plan, the machine-readable files are hosted by Kaiser Permanente here.