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Founded in 1968, now in its forty seventh year of serving retired Massachusetts public employees of the 105 public retirement systems within the Commonwealth, the 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.

Legislature Extends Municipal Retiree Insurance Moratorium

Association & Labor Leaders Work Through Weekend

AUGUST 1, 2016: With just 9 minutes remaining in the formal legislative session for the year (which ended Sunday at midnight), the State Senate voted to override Governor Charlie Baker’s veto of a law...

Retiree Insurance Moratorium Vote Pending

As Legislature Convenes Rare Weekend Session

JULY 29, 2016: Our legislative team will be at work on Beacon Hill through the last weekend in July as the state legislature holds rare back-to-back weekend sessions. The Saturday-Sunday sessions mark the end...

WEP Reform Moves Forward on Bumpy Road

Disagreement Among Advocates Raises Concern

JULY 18, 2016: A week that began with the promise of legislation reforming the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) advancing in Congress, has instead ended with the bill suffering a setback....

Making Social Security fair for all

Let's Fix The WEP Law Now

By Reps. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and Richard Neal (D-Mass.)

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Texans playing key roles in social security benefit fix	Houston Courier
Mass. health care reform pioneer Dolores Mitchell retires	Boston Globe
Budget deal blunts, but doesn’t erase, increase in Medicare premiums	Washington Post
Bill would have state set raises for retirees	Leominster Sentinel
3rd time not a charm, as Leominster board again denies pension raise for retirees	Sentinel and Enterprise

Latest Articles from The Voice

Medicare Q & A

Am I Required to Enroll in Medicare?

“By far, this is one of the more frequent questions that I’m asked,” says Association Insurance Coordninator Cheryl Stillman. “Here’s what you should know.”

Insurance Mitigation Funds Revisted

A Sampling of Local Experience

November 2015 Voice: With municipal health insurance reform in 2011, there was a spike in the number of Public Employee Committees (PECs) across the Commonwealth. Currently, some 185 Association members are serving as retiree designees on PECs that negotiate with local officials over health insurance plans.

Medicare Forecast: Part B Premium Going Up For Some

No Social Security COLA Projected For 2016

Editor's Note: In late November, a budget deal was struck between Congress and President Obama which contains to the Medicare law that prevent the servere increase in Medicare Part B premiums that are spoke of in the following story. Read the latest news on this issue here.

Skilled Nursing Home Care Expanded

What Does Medicare Cover For Nursing and Therapy Services at Home?

“On this, I’ve heard from members complaining because Medicare refused to cover the cost of skilled nursing and therapy care that they were receiving at home,” reports Stillman. “That’s because Medicare had what they called the ‘Improvement Standard.’

Ralph White Since 1968 the Retired State, County and Municipal Employees Association has been the leading voice for Massachusetts public retirees and their families. Join with our 62,000 members as we continue the fight.