News – Mass Retirees

Senate passes WEP/GPO Repeal

Just moments ago, repeal of the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) laws passed the ...Read More

Just one week after Election Day, the stars aligned on Capitol Hill. By a vote of 327-75, the US ...Read More

Cost Increases Causing Strain on Plans Local health insurance has been in a state of flux over the last 12 ...Read More

On October 1, approximately 80 retired and active municipal members attended the 2nd Annual Municipal Health Insurance Summit at Blue ...Read More

2025-2026 Legislative Session Beginning With Association Filing New Proposals The 2025-2026 legislative session will get underway on New ...Read More

Challenge Looming for 2025 There is a healthcare affordability crisis looming that will likely cause great harm to a growing ...Read More

Association Participates During the third week of November, both the GIC and the BCBS Labor Advisory Committee held meetings. Mass ...Read More

Expected to Begin Work Mass Retirees President Frank Valeri will be serving on the Special COLA Commission as the Association ...Read More

Annually members are asked to donate voluntarily to the Association’s political action committee, the Retired Public Employees PAC. Each ...Read More

Standard Part B Increasing By 5.9% As we accurately projected in our last (October) Voice, the 2025 standard premium ...Read More