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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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

Cola Commission: Reviews and Deliberates on Benefit Improvements

June 19, 2025
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
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Social Security WEP/GPO Update

June 19, 2025
Fairness Act Implementation Continues Since the repeal of the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) laws, more than 110,000 Massachusetts residents have benefited. Retirees impacted by the WEP have witnessed their monthly Social Security ...Read More

2025 – 2026 Legislative & Budget Update

June 19, 2025
The legislative session is in full swing with activity on the Fiscal Year 2026 budget underway between the middle of April and the end of May. The House released their budget in the second week of April and debated the ...Read More
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Locals Continuing to Increase Their COLA Base

June 19, 2025
Increases Range From $15k to $22k Since local retirement boards have until July 1 to approve a new 2025 COLA, we typically wait until the next (October Voice) to provide a complete rundown of the COLA Bases for all 104 ...Read More