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.

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One big disaster for Massachusetts health care

July 17, 2025
Approximately 326,000 Mass. residents are expected to lose insurance coverage under Trump’s big tax and spending cuts bill. By The Boston Globe Editorial Board The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” will be one big disaster for Massachusetts’ health ...Read More

Social Security Eligibility 101

July 7, 2025
The 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, 2025
The 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, 2025
CMS 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, 2025
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