Retirement Boards Elections & Appointments

November 4, 2023
Arlington – Retired Police Lieutenant, Kenneth Hughes* and retired Fire Chief Robert Jefferson were both reelected to the Arlington Retirement Board ...Read More

November: Diabetes Awareness Month

November 4, 2023
Ibis Can Help – a Member’s Story November is National Diabetes Month, an effort to raise awareness about an illness ...Read More

Medicare Major Development: Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Beginning

November 4, 2023
First Drugs Selected for the Program In our September Voice, we updated our readers on the status of the federal ...Read More
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House Republican Leaders File WEP Reform Proposal

November 4, 2023
Total of 6 Bills Now Pending to Repeal or Reform WEP & GPO. Texas Congressman Jodey Arrington has stepped in ...Read More

State Retirement Board: Kathryn Kougias Appointed Executive Director

October 27, 2023
State Treasurer Deb Goldberg appointed Kathryn Kougias Executive Director of the Massachusetts State Retirement Board (MSRB), after being the Board ...Read More

Health Policy Commission Raises Alarms

October 27, 2023
Post Pandemic Costs Trend Upward In mid-September, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) released its annual report on health ...Read More

Medicare Major Development: 2024 Medicare Part B Premium Likely to Increase

October 27, 2023
New Alzheimer’s Drug a Major Factor While approval of a new Alzheimer’s drug has understandably raised hope among ...Read More
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2023 Area Meetings –

October 27, 2023
Here is a schedule of the Association’s area meetings until year’s end. During our 2023-2024 Meeting Season ...Read More

Tax Relief Becoming Law

October 27, 2023
Includes Major Provisions Benefiting Retirees While the legislation awaits the governor’s signature at press time, there’s no question ...Read More

State & Teacher Cola Base At Crossroads

October 27, 2023
1996 Reform Serves as Blueprint for Improvements Just over a quarter century ago state-wide policy for the cost-of ...Read More