State Budget & WEP/GPO News

June 18, 2024, ,
This week our focus returns to the FY25 State Budget, which is now before a House /Senate conference committee, as ...Read More

Health care in Massachusetts is in need of reform

May 15, 2024, ,
It is the Legislature’s responsibility to ensure that what happened with Steward Health Care never happens again in Massachusetts ...Read More

Social Security Subcommittee Hearing on the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset Testimony

April 30, 2024,
April 16, 2024: Official testimony submitted to the House Committee on Ways and Means  Chairman Jason Smith, Ranking Member Richard ...Read More

WEP/GPO Hearing Rundown

April 19, 2024,
April 19, 2024: The following is Mass Retirees analysis of the April 16, 2024 Congressional hearing on the Social Security ...Read More

Special Alert: WEP/GPO hearing scheduled

April 12, 2024,
A Congressional hearing on the Social Security WEP and GPO has been scheduled for this coming Tuesday, April 16, at ...Read More

Seeking your thoughts on medical marijuana

April 12, 2024, ,
Before jumping to the topic of this week’s message, we want to first update you on positive developments surrounding ...Read More

Annual PAC Drive Begins

April 2, 2024,
April marks the start of our annual Retired Public Employees Political Action Committee (PAC) drive. While participation in the PAC ...Read More

WEP/GPO Congressional Testimony From Mass Retirees

March 25, 2024,
Social Security’s Disservice to Public Servants: How the Windfall Elimination Provision & Government Pension Offset Mistreat Government Workers Thank ...Read More

‘Deeply concerning and troubling’: 2 in 5 Mass. residents put off health care due to high costs, survey finds

March 21, 2024, ,
A survey from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts found that the number of people concerned about health costs has ...Read More

UniCare is Becoming Wellpoint

February 2, 2024
Mass Retirees Weekly Update By Mass Retirees CEO Shawn Duhamel For this week’s news video, I’m joined by ...Read More