The Voice of the Retired Public Employee
Retired State, County and Municipal Employees Association of Massachusetts
Founded in 1968, now in its 57th year of serving retired Massachusetts public employees of the 104 public retirement systems within the Commonwealth, the Mass Retirees Association is widely recognized as one of the strongest independent advocacy groups on Beacon Hill. From public pensions and health insurance, to federal issues such as the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision, Government Pension Offset and Medicare the Association leads the fight exclusively for all Massachusetts retired public employees. We are The Voice of the Retired Public Employee.
Breaking News
June 19, 2025
Healthcare Affordability Concerns Deepen
Steps Must Be Taken to Prevent Crisis Scenario For the better part of two years, Mass Retirees has sounded the alarm regarding what we believe to be a growing healthcare affordability crisis. As healthcare costs continue to sharply increase, our ...Read More
June 19, 2025
Cola Commission: Reviews and Deliberates on Benefit Improvements
As Mass Retirees members know, the Special COLA Commission is now reviewing steps that can be taken to improve COLA benefits. Created at the behest of our Association within the outside sections of the FY25 Budget, the Commission’s mandate ...Read More
June 19, 2025
PAC Message to Donors: Thank You!
Another Successful Spring Fundraising Drive We’re pleased to report that during this spring, members generously responded to the request for donations by the Association’s political committee, the Retired Public Employees PAC. “Our PAC thanks those members who donated ...Read More
June 17, 2025
2025 – 2026 Mass Retirees Meeting Season
Begins With the Annual Meeting on September 12. Traditionally with our September 12th Annual Meeting in Westport, Mass Retirees kicks off its 2025-2026 Season of in-person area meetings. HERE IS OUR FALL SCHEDULE: Read MoreRead More
May 10, 2025
GIC Supplemental Funding
On Thursday, May 15th, the state legislature passed and Governor Healey signed into law, the $240 million supplemental appropriation fully funding the GIC for the remainder of FY25. Please read the 5/10/2025 breaking news below for full information ...Read More
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Latest News From Mass Retirees
Social Security Eligibility 101
July 7, 2025The following was first published as the Mass Retirees Association's weekly news update on Friday, June 13, 2025. Each Friday, news and important information related to public retirees is emailed to all Association members. Given the extraordinary importance of ...Read More
COLA Commission: Begins Discussions on State and Teacher Benefits
July 2, 2025The Special Commission on State and Teacher COLA improvements recently held its second meeting on March 10th. During this meeting, in-depth exhibits were presented by State Actuary John Boorack to the Commission members, identifying various levels of improvements, costs ...Read More
Medicare Program Continues Push
July 2, 2025CMS Begins 2nd Cycle of Negotiations Since its creation by IRA, the federal Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) , we’ve been reporting on the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program being administered by CMS (Centers for Medicare ...Read More
Healthcare Affordability Concerns Deepen
June 19, 2025Steps Must Be Taken to Prevent Crisis Scenario For the better part of two years, Mass Retirees has sounded the alarm regarding what we believe to be a growing healthcare affordability crisis. As healthcare costs continue to sharply increase, our ...Read More
Cola Commission: Reviews and Deliberates on Benefit Improvements
June 19, 2025As Mass Retirees members know, the Special COLA Commission is now reviewing steps that can be taken to improve COLA benefits. Created at the behest of our Association within the outside sections of the FY25 Budget, the Commission’s mandate ...Read More