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Social Security Fairness Act: 3.1 Million Retirees Received $14 Billion in Payments

September 9, 2025
Less than seven months after being signed into law by President Joe Biden, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced ...Read More - Social Security Fairness Act: 3.1 Million Retirees Received $14 Billion in Payments
Legislative update

Mass Retirees Legislative Update: Association Bills Receiving Public Hearings

September 9, 2025
Since the July edition of The Voice, the public hearing process has picked up pace. According Nancy McGovern, Director of ...Read More - Mass Retirees Legislative Update: Association Bills Receiving Public Hearings
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COLA Commission Work Continues: Focus on Creating Enhanced Benefit

September 9, 2025
While local retirement systems continue to focus on incrementally increasing their respective COLA base, the work of the state’s ...Read More - COLA Commission Work Continues: Focus on Creating Enhanced Benefit
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Investment Returns & Funded Ratios for 104 Retirement Systems

September 9, 2025
Key Factors Impacting a COLA Base Increase Earlier in this Voice (page 1) we reported on the 2024 Investment Report ...Read More - Investment Returns & Funded Ratios for 104 Retirement Systems
Macrs

Spring Conference Highlights: Mass Retirees Officials Participating in Panels

September 9, 2025
From June 1st to the 4th, the Association joined the Massachusetts Association of Contributory Retirement Systems (MACRS) at its 2025 ...Read More - Spring Conference Highlights: Mass Retirees Officials Participating in Panels
PERAC

State Retirement Board Improves Operations

September 9, 2025
Estimated Benefit Payment Plan Plays Significant Role A recently issued follow- up Audit by the Commonwealth’s pension oversight agency ...Read More - State Retirement Board Improves Operations
Elections appointments

Retirement Boards Elections & Appointments

September 9, 2025
Belmont – Ross Vona, a firefighter, was unopposed and was reelected to the Belmont Retirement Board. Ross is beginning his fourth ...Read More - Retirement Boards Elections & Appointments
Medicare

Medicare 2026 Part B Premiums: Projected Double Digit Increase

September 9, 2025
Later this fall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) will be announcing the Medicare Part B Premiums for next ...Read More - Medicare 2026 Part B Premiums: Projected Double Digit Increase
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Valeri Announces Reelection for the State Retirement Board

September 8, 2025,
Mass Retirees President Frank Valeri has announced he will be a candidate for reelection to the State Retirement Board. Since ...Read More - Valeri Announces Reelection for the State Retirement Board