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
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
May 10, 2025
GIC Supplemental Funding
We have received several inquiries, from concerned retirees, regarding a report in today’s Boston Globe (the article might be paywalled for non-Globe subscribers) regarding the state’s Group Insurance Commission (GIC) having “run out of money” to pay ...Read More
January 30, 2025
Mass Retirees 2025-26 Legislative Proposals
Mass Retirees has filed our 2025-2026 Legislative package. The proposal contains 18 bills – 12 filed in the House and 6 in the State Senate. The bills will likely be given bill numbers and assigned to the relevant committees in ...Read More
January 12, 2025
WEP & GPO REPEALED!!!
41-Year Fight for Social Security Fairness is Won On Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 4:42 PM EST, President Joe Biden Signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law fully repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension ...Read More
January 6, 2025
Biden Approves WEP/GPO Repeal
The Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) laws are repealed! I just left the White House, where I had the honor of witnessing President Biden sign HR82 into law. Being able to represent Mass Retirees ...Read More
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Latest News From Mass Retirees
Medicare Fraud Prevention Week
May 30, 2025Weekly Update, May 30, 2025: With Medicare Fraud Prevention Week starting on Monday, our focus this week is on the steps retirees can take to help prevent fraud and what you can do to better protect yourself. We also want ...Read More
Alert: Beware of Social Security Scams
May 16, 2025This week our focus returns to two main topics of concern: Social Security and healthcare. We also want to remind Mass Retirees members to Save the Date for next Friday’s Tele-Town Hall Meeting. Next Friday (5/23/2025 ...Read More
Protecting Retiree Health Insurance
May 14, 2025Help Defend Your Right to Quality & Affordable Health Care As a public retiree, your right to high-quality and affordable health care is at great risk. Whether you are insured through the Group Insurance Commission (GIC) or enrolled in ...Read More
Social Security Fairness Act Implementation Underway
May 13, 2025Effected Retirees Receive Retro Payments to January 2024 Just seven weeks after the Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden, retirees receiving Social Security benefits that had been reduced by the WEP or GPO laws ...Read More
Upcoming Spring Meetings
May 13, 2025With winter winding down (hopefully), Mass Retirees will be conducting a full schedule of Spring Meetings. “Please pay particular attention to our new meeting for our members in Natick and surrounding region, as well as the first-ever Annual Meeting ...Read More