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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June 21, 2026
Latest Federal News from the Roundtable
Public Sector Healthcare Roundtable: June 21, 2026: Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Advances Bills to Improve Health Care Access and Affordability On June 17, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee advanced eight bipartisan health care ...Read More - Latest Federal News from the Roundtable
June 16, 2026
Update: Local COLA Base Increases – Eleven More Systems
Since our last report in the April Voice, we have eleven more local retirement systems that have increased their COLA Base. It’s noteworthy that for all of them it wasn’t their first time doing so. Chaired by retired ...Read More - Update: Local COLA Base Increases – Eleven More Systems
June 16, 2026
PAC Fundraiser: Another Success
Thank You To Those Who Donated During this spring fundraising drive, members demonstrated their generosity to the request for donations by the Association’s political committee, the Retired Public Employees PAC. “Thanks to those members who voluntarily donated to the ...Read More - PAC Fundraiser: Another Success
June 16, 2026
Senate Approves Post Retirement Earnings Limits
Mass Police Association Initiated Amendment The State Senate has approved an increase in post-retirement work earnings limits. If passed into law, the measure will mark the first increase in the limit since 2014. Initiated by the Mass Police Association ...Read More - Senate Approves Post Retirement Earnings Limits
June 9, 2026
Connarton Wins in Landslide
Elected to State’s PRIM Board Mass Retirees Treasurer Joseph Connarton has secured a landslide victory to represent his fellow state retirees on the Pension Reserves Investment Management (PRIM) Board. Support from retirees resulted in Connarton securing 61% of the ...Read More - Connarton Wins in Landslide
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Proposed Rule Establishes Long-Term Structure for Medicare Drug Price Negotiations
June 22, 2026Public Sector Healthcare Roundtable: June 22, 2026 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would establish a permanent framework for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (DPNP) beginning with the 2029 negotiation cycle, replacing ...Read More - Proposed Rule Establishes Long-Term Structure for Medicare Drug Price Negotiations
Latest Federal News from the Roundtable
June 21, 2026Public Sector Healthcare Roundtable: June 21, 2026: Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Advances Bills to Improve Health Care Access and Affordability On June 17, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee advanced eight bipartisan health care ...Read More - Latest Federal News from the Roundtable
2026 – 2027 Mass Retirees Meeting Season
June 16, 2026Traditionally with our September 18th Annual Meeting in Peabody, Mass Retirees kicks off its 2026-2027 Season of in-person area meetings https://massretirees.com/events/ for up to date information.Read More - 2026 – 2027 Mass Retirees Meeting Season
Mass Retirees Joins HPC Advisory Council
June 16, 2026Healthcare & Ret. Advocacy Dir. Nancy McGovern Appointed This spring also marked the beginning of a new two-year term for the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Advisory Council. The HPC is the state agency tasked with monitoring health care ...Read More - Mass Retirees Joins HPC Advisory Council
Update: Local COLA Base Increases – Eleven More Systems
June 16, 2026Since our last report in the April Voice, we have eleven more local retirement systems that have increased their COLA Base. It’s noteworthy that for all of them it wasn’t their first time doing so. Chaired by retired ...Read More - Update: Local COLA Base Increases – Eleven More Systems