A Bellevue officer suffered serious injuries on a Vice President Kamala Harris motorcade in 2023. Now, he will lose his insurance.
The city of Bellevue will deny Officer Kevin Bereta health insurance benefits following months of treatment after sustaining critical injuries while serving on the detail for Vice President Kamala Harris. His attorney accuses the city of behaving “callously and shamefully.”
Koehler says it will cost him upwards of $3,000 a month, and he’s worried he won’t be able to care for his family and afford the health care. “I can’t tell you why they wouldn’t other than they’re being inhuman and wanting to hold everything to the letter of the law, even when it makes no sense whatsoever and is putting lives in jeopardy of people they contracted with to protect and serve,” Koehler said.
Robinson did not respond when asked by the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH whether or not the city should continue offering Bereta health benefits. On her LinkedIn account, however, Robinson“Employees injured on the job have a number of options to receive support through their recovery,” the statement read. “The city works closely with these employees to help assess options, navigate systems and understand available benefits and timelines.
into the accident. She said it hasn’t yet been completed, pointing to a piece of the incident report as proof. But Koehler says the WSP asked for a statement when Bereta was hospitalized and, possibly, once when he was released. He was unable to provide one at the time. She’s not aware of WSP investigators asking for a statement since at least September.Attempts to involve the Secret Service and Vice President Kamala Harris’ office to secure health benefits have been unsuccessful.
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