Division

Public Employees' Benefits Program

Official name: NVHA - Public Employees' Benefits Program

Public Employees' Benefits Program spent $966 million in FY2026 — 93% of a $1.04 billion budget. It is the fifth-largest of the state's 109 divisions: about $1 in every $26 of all state spending.

That is 15% more than in FY2025 ($840 million), not adjusted for inflation.

Spent FY2026: $966 million$966,096,344
Budget FY2026: $1.04 billionplus $121 million held in reserve
Share of budget spent: 93%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025: +15.0%FY2025: $840 million

10.3% of Nevada Health Authority spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budgetHistory follows the budget accounts in this division in FY2026, looked up by code in every year.

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Where the money went

Explore Public Employees' Benefits Program by budget account: select a block to go a level deeper, or switch views. Totals leave out reserves, pass-through accounts and money paid on to other state accounts.

Budget vs spent, by budget account

3 budget accounts. The largest, PEBP - Public Employees' Benefits Program, accounts for 58% of the total.

Budget accounts of Public Employees' Benefits Program, FY2026
Budget account	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
PEBP - Public Employees' Benefits Program1338

Spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$331 million	Not available
FY2007	$437 million	Not available
FY2008	$508 million	Not available
FY2009	$547 million	Not available
FY2010	$579 million	$623 million
FY2011	$607 million	$628 million
FY2012	$505 million	$623 million
FY2013	$533 million	$663 million
FY2014	$560 million	$593 million
FY2015	$558 million	$618 million
FY2016	$591 million	$613 million
FY2017	$609 million	$647 million
FY2018	$636 million	$675 million
FY2019	$645 million	$661 million
FY2020	$682 million	$723 million
FY2021	$617 million	$724 million
FY2022	$658 million	$687 million
FY2023	$694 million	$713 million
FY2024	$615 million	$788 million
FY2025	$840 million	$838 million
FY2026	$966 million	$1.04 billion
FY2027	See note	$1.11 billion

PEBP - Active Employees Group Insurance1390	$338 millionof $367 million	$367 million	92%	35.0%

PEBP - Retired Employees' Group Insurance1368	$65.0 millionof $99.6 million	$99.6 million	65%	6.7%

Spent each year by budget accounts
Fiscal year	PEBP - Public Employees' Benefits Program	PEBP - Active Employees Group Insurance	PEBP - Retired Employees' Group Insurance	Budget
FY2006	$211 million	$90.6 million	$28.5 million	—
FY2007	$252 million	$156 million	$28.3 million	—
FY2008	$284 million	$165 million	$59.4 million	—
FY2009	$335 million	$182 million	$30.0 million	—

Funding sources by group and revenue ledger code, FY2026 budget
Group	Revenue ledger	Legislature approved	Current budget
Medicaid rebates and provider taxes	$44.6 million	$44.6 million
OF	4218 Ppo RX Rebates	$44.6 million	$44.6 million
Federal funds	$272 thousand	$272 thousand
FF	3817 Medicare Part D Subsidies	$272 thousand	$272 thousand
Everything else	$1.24 million	$2.72 million
OF	4326 Treasurer's Interest Distrib

Budget journey for FY2026: each step and the running total
Step	Amount	Running total
Governor recommended	$1.01 billion	$1.01 billion
Changes made by the Legislature	−$8.8 thousand= $1.01B	$1.01 billion
Legislature approved	$1.01 billion	$1.01 billion
Money carried over from earlier years	−$10.5 million= $998M	$998 million
Other changes after the session	+$37.3 million= $1.04B	$1.04 billion
Current budget	$1.04 billion	$1.04 billion

FY2010	$349 million	$198 million	$31.6 million	$623 million

FY2011	$360 million	$212 million	$35.2 million	$628 million

FY2012	$293 million	$180 million	$31.8 million	$623 million

FY2013	$305 million	$194 million	$33.6 million	$663 million

FY2014	$320 million	$204 million	$35.9 million	$593 million

FY2015	$334 million	$189 million	$34.4 million	$618 million

FY2016	$344 million	$211 million	$35.9 million	$613 million

FY2017	$355 million	$216 million	$38.1 million	$647 million

FY2018	$365 million	$231 million	$39.7 million	$675 million

FY2019	$368 million	$236 million	$41.0 million	$661 million

FY2020	$389 million	$249 million	$43.9 million	$723 million

FY2021	$344 million	$230 million	$41.7 million	$724 million

FY2022	$394 million	$224 million	$39.6 million	$687 million

FY2023	$421 million	$232 million	$41.2 million	$713 million

FY2024	$366 million	$194 million	$54.7 million	$788 million

FY2025	$511 million	$264 million	$65.2 million	$838 million

FY2026	$563 million	$338 million	$65.0 million	$1.04 billion

FY2027	—	—	—	$1.11 billion

Moved between state accounts · not new money	$1.01 billion	$1.02 billion
IA	4325 State Subsidies	$440 million	$440 million
IA	4542 Receipts Active Employees Insurance Premiums	$357 million	$359 million
IA	4323 State Employee Premium	$110 million	$110 million
IA	4514 Retired Employees Group Insurance	$71.5 million	$83.4 million
IA	4321 Non State Subsidy	$22.2 million	$22.2 million
IA	4319 Non State Retiree Premium	$5.02 million	$5.02 million

Moved between state accounts · not new money

4325 State Subsidies

4542 Receipts Active Employees Insurance Premiums

4323 State Employee Premium

4514 Retired Employees Group Insurance

4321 Non State Subsidy

4319 Non State Retiree Premium

Carried over from last year · not new money	$100 million	$89.9 million
BF	2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year	$100 million	$89.9 million

Carried over from last year · not new money

2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year

Public Employees' Benefits Program

Where the money went

Budget vs spent, by budget account

Over time

Who pays for it

How the FY2026 budget got here

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