How the House Was Forced to Act
November 20, 2024News, Breaking NewsPublic 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
WEP/GPO UPDATE
October 3, 2024NewsWill Supermajority Congressional Support Yield Results? Congressional support to bring an end to the Social Security Windfall Elimination (WEP) and ...Read More - WEP/GPO UPDATE
Mass Retirees: Legislative Update
October 3, 2024NewsGeneral 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
State Pension Fund Achieves Record
October 3, 2024News, Breaking NewsPrim 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
HEALTHCARE NEWS: GIC & Blue Cross
October 3, 2024NewsHealth 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
Blue Cross Municipal Health Insurance Summit
October 3, 2024NewsBlue 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 Announces Drug Prices: Producing Future Significant Savings
October 3, 2024NewsSince 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
Investment Returns & Funded Ratios for 104 Retirement Systems
October 3, 2024NewsKey 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
Medicare 2025 Part B Premiums Expected to Increase
October 3, 2024NewsLater this fall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) will be announcing the Medicare Part B Premiums for next ...Read More - Medicare 2025 Part B Premiums Expected to Increase
Mass Retirees Annual Cola Update: Twenty Systems Increase Base in Fy25
October 3, 2024NewsFor FY25, Mass Retirees is pleased to report that all 102 local retirement board have approved a 3% COLA, effective ...Read More - Mass Retirees Annual Cola Update: Twenty Systems Increase Base in Fy25