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Retired State, County and Municipal Employees Association of Massachusetts
Founded in 1968, now in its 55th 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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November 22, 2023
Important Information Regarding Your SMART Plan Account
Dear SMART Plan Participant: Empower recently experienced a processing issue which inadvertently created an erroneous statement showing your SMART Plan account with a balance of zero. We want to assure you that this issue was not the result of a ...Read More

November 7, 2023
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MASSACHUSETTS REMOVES PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME CARE SERVICES
State’s leading health plan takes step to ease capacity crunch in local hospitals; change will speed discharges & eliminate 14,000+ authorizations from the health care system BOSTON , Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Cross Blue Shield of ...Read More
Latest News From Mass Retirees

Important Information Regarding Your SMART Plan Account
November 22, 2023Dear SMART Plan Participant: Empower recently experienced a processing issue which inadvertently created an erroneous statement showing your SMART Plan account with a balance of zero. We want to assure you that this issue was not the result of a ...Read More

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MASSACHUSETTS REMOVES PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME CARE SERVICES
November 7, 2023State’s leading health plan takes step to ease capacity crunch in local hospitals; change will speed discharges & eliminate 14,000+ authorizations from the health care system BOSTON , Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Cross Blue Shield of ...Read More