FY21 STATE BUDGET SENT TO GOVERNOR
December 4, 2020NewsIncludes State/Teachers’ 3% COLA & Extends Retiree Work Waiver December 4, 2020: House and Senate leaders completed work on ...
House & Senate Negotiate FY21 Budget Differences
November 23, 2020News$46 Billion Budget Contains State/Teachers’ COLA NOVEMBER 23, 2020: House and Senate leaders have begun negotiations over the FY21 ...
A special guest
November 20, 2020Weekly News Update, NewsNOVEMBER 20, 2020: This week, our Association President Frank Valeri joins me for our weekly video update. While it’s ...
Budget contains good news for retirees
November 6, 2020NewsWeekly Mass Retirees News update Before I jump into this week’s news, let me first remind you that our ...
Budget contains good news for retirees
November 6, 2020NewsWeekly Mass Retirees News update By Shawn Duhamel, CEO Mass Retirees Association Before I jump into this week’s news ...
2021 Medicare Part B Premiums Remain Steady
November 6, 2020NewsNovember 6, 2020: Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the 2021 monthly Medicare Parts A and ...
Experts Expect Stronger Focus on Medicare Price Negotiation Over Drug Importation if Biden Wins
November 3, 2020NewsPolicy experts are anticipating that a Biden presidency will likely result in the prioritization of allowing Medicare to negotiate cheaper ...
3rd Interim Budget Funds State Through November
October 27, 2020NewsCOLA & Retiree Work Extension In-WorksOctober 27, 2020: Working in coordination, Governor Charlie Baker and the state legislature ...
SOCIAL SECURITY ANNOUNCES 1.3% COLA INCREASE FOR 2021
October 15, 2020NewsCongress Caps 2021 Medicare Part B PremiumOctober 15, 2020: As just announced by the Social Security Administration (SSA) this ...
Passing Social Security WEP Reform in 2020
October 9, 2020NewsThe harm brought to nearly 2 million public retirees by the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) is a serious ...