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Municipal budgets feeling pain of rising health care costs

March 30, 2026,
BY SAM DRYSDALE, SHNS STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, March 30, 2026: Escalating health care costs are adding mounting pressure on local ...Read More - Municipal budgets feeling pain of rising health care costs
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Connarton Seeks PRIM Board Seat

March 30, 2026,
Former PERAC Director Uniquely Qualified Mass Retirees Treasurer Joseph Connarton has announced his candidacy for the state’s Pension Reserves ...Read More - Connarton Seeks PRIM Board Seat
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State Budget Concerns Threaten GIC Benefits

February 17, 2026
Many Cost Control “Options” Simply Cost Shifting In response to growing concerns over a potential “fiscal cliff” that would seriously ...Read More - State Budget Concerns Threaten GIC Benefits
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GLP-1 Medications: Access, Affordability, and What Comes Next

February 17, 2026
GLP-1 medications for weight loss have become some of the most widely discussed drugs of the past decade. Evidence ...Read More - GLP-1 Medications: Access, Affordability, and What Comes Next
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Valeri Wins Reelection

February 17, 2026
To State Retirement Board According to the tally in the State Retirement Board election, Association President Frank Valeri has received ...Read More - Valeri Wins Reelection
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Federal Tax on Social Security Benefits

February 17, 2026
Remains In Effect With Newly Created Deduction While reporting on the repeal of Social Security’s WEP & GPO laws ...Read More - Federal Tax on Social Security Benefits
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2026 Medicare Premium Changes

February 17, 2026
Standard Part B Increasing By 9.7% Symptomatic of today’s ever increasing healthcare costs, most Medicare beneficiaries will experience ...Read More - 2026 Medicare Premium Changes
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Mass Retirees Keeping Engaged & Informed on Critical Healthcare Issues

February 17, 2026
As long-time Mass Retirees members know, retiree health insurance and healthcare policy are a major focus of the Association ...Read More - Mass Retirees Keeping Engaged & Informed on Critical Healthcare Issues
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Association Actively Participates in BCBS Summit

February 17, 2026
The Municipal Health Insurance Summit, hosted and sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, is a collaboration between ...Read More - Association Actively Participates in BCBS Summit