Medicare Q & A
November 1, 2015NewsAm I Required to Enroll in Medicare?“By far, this is one of the more frequent questions that I’m ...
Insurance Mitigation Funds Revisted
November 1, 2015NewsA Sampling of Local ExperienceNovember 2015 Voice: With municipal health insurance reform in 2011, there was a spike in the ...
Social Security WEP Reform Effort Continues
November 1, 2015NewsAs we continue our lobbying in Washington, D.C. to reform the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), reports indicate that the ...
Medicare Forecast: Part B Premium Going Up For Some
November 1, 2015NewsNo Social Security COLA Projected For 2016Editor's Note: In late November, a budget deal was struck between Congress and ...
Budget deal blunts, but doesn’t erase, increase in Medicare premiums
October 28, 2015NewsThe tentative budget agreement forged by congressional leaders and the Obama administration will ward off a historic spike in Medicare ...
Federal Budget Deal Contains Medicare Fix
October 27, 2015NewsWarren, Neal, Clark, McGovern and Tsongas Help Protect Retirees OCTOBER 27, 2015: The federal government is about to come to ...
No Social Security COLA for 2016
October 9, 2015NewsMedicare Rates May Increase for Some Retirees OCTOBER 9, 2015: A flat Consumer Price Index (CPI) means there will be ...
Join Us! Springfield Area Meeting This Week
October 5, 2015NewsOn Wednesday, October 7th, our Association will hold its first ever Springfield-Area meeting. The meeting begins at 11:00 ...
STATE BOARD BEGINS TO PAY ERIP RETIREES
August 27, 2015NewsWork Continues On Remaining ApplicationsOn August 31, approximately 600 former state employees, who retired under the Employee Retirement Incentive Program ...
Bill would have state set raises for retirees
August 19, 2015NewsBy Cliff ClarkSentinel & Enterprise By Cliff ClarkSentinel & EnterpriseLEOMINSTER -- If a bill introduced by two local state legislators is ...