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Mass Retirees Specialty License Plate

December 16, 2024
Since we first began exploring a program for a Mass Retirees specialty license plate, we anticipated that interest among the ...Read More - Mass Retirees Specialty License Plate
Pension funds

Reports Indicate Healthy State & Teachers’ Systems

December 16, 2024,
As Prit Fund on Track for 2nd Consecutive Double-digit Return Through the first three quarters of 2024, the Commonwealth ...Read More - Reports Indicate Healthy State & Teachers’ Systems
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How the House Was Forced to Act

November 20, 2024,
Public awareness, combined with the tenacious advocacy of individual retirees and organizations from across the country has led to this ...Read More - How the House Was Forced to Act
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WEP/GPO UPDATE

October 3, 2024
Will Supermajority Congressional Support Yield Results? Congressional support to bring an end to the Social Security Windfall Elimination (WEP) and ...Read More - WEP/GPO UPDATE
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Mass Retirees: Legislative Update

October 3, 2024
General Court Completes Formal Sessions with New Retiree Legislation Being Enacted 2024 is the second year of the 2023-2024 ...Read More - Mass Retirees: Legislative Update
Pension funds

State Pension Fund Achieves Record

October 3, 2024,
Prim Ends Fy24 With $105.3 Billion in Assets Last month, the state’s PRIM investment committee reported a record ...Read More - State Pension Fund Achieves Record
Health insurance

HEALTHCARE NEWS: GIC & Blue Cross

October 3, 2024
Health insurance and benefits for public retirees, both at the GIC and the local level remain a focus of the ...Read More - HEALTHCARE NEWS: GIC & Blue Cross
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Blue Cross Municipal Health Insurance Summit

October 3, 2024
Blue Cross Blue Shield will be sponsoring a second Municipal Health Insurance Summit in which Mass Retirees will again be ...Read More - Blue Cross Municipal Health Insurance Summit
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

Medicare Announces Drug Prices: Producing Future Significant Savings

October 3, 2024
Since its creation in the federal Income Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L.117-169), Mass Retirees has been closely ...Read More - Medicare Announces Drug Prices: Producing Future Significant Savings
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Investment Returns & Funded Ratios for 104 Retirement Systems

October 3, 2024
Key Factors Impacting a Cola Base Increase Earlier we highlighted the success that retirement boards achieved investing their pension funds ...Read More - Investment Returns & Funded Ratios for 104 Retirement Systems