GOVERNOR PATRICK ANNOUNCES PLANS TO FILE LEGISLATION TO REFORM RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS
January 12, 2013NewsReform Would Tackle Fiscal Challenges Head-On, Save As Much as $20 Billion over the Next 30 Years BOSTON – Friday ...
Repairs to Medicare
January 7, 2013NewsBy Editorial Board, Sunday, January 6, 6:54 PM By Editorial Board, Sunday, January 6, 6:54 PMON NEW YEAR ...
Starting March 1: Electronic Payments Are a Must for S.S. Recipients
January 4, 2013NewsJANUARY 4, 2013: For years, Social Security has stressed the convenience, security, and safety of getting benefit payments electronically. Soon ...
Special commission recommends changes in health benefits for future retirees
December 22, 2012NewsDecember 21, 2012Mass. Teachers Association December 21, 2012Mass. Teachers AssociationLabor representatives and the association representing retired public employees in Massachusetts ...
PATRICK TO FEATURE PANEL’S RETIREE HEALTH CARE REFORMS IN BUDGET
December 21, 2012NewsBy Matt MurphySTATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICESTATE HOUSE, BOSTON, DEC. 20, 2012….State and municipal employees would have to wait until ...
HEALTHCARE COMMISSION ENDORSES MASSIVE $15-$20 BILLION REFORM
December 20, 2012NewsRetiree Protections Include Contribution Rate “Freeze”DECEMBER 20, 2012: Following nine months of lengthy meetings, detailed analysis and intense negotiations ...
Pension bonds risky for state and local governments-Moody’s
December 19, 2012NewsMunicipal bonds that states and local governments use to pay for some of their public pension obligations rarely improve the ...
HEALTHCARE DEBATE HEATS UP AS REPORT DATE NEARS
December 3, 2012NewsRetirees & Labor Present Unified Front DECEMBER 3, 2012: After more than eight months of meetings and analysis, the 12 ...
Medicare beneficiaries reach $5 billion in drug savings
December 3, 2012NewsKelly Kennedy, USA TodayDecember 3. 2012 - Since passage of the health care overhaul two years ago, 5.8 million Medicare ...
STATE RETIREMENT BOARD MOVES TO NEW HOME
November 26, 2012NewsNOVEMBER 26, 2012: It was a busy Thanksgiving weekend for the staff of the State Board of Retirement who were ...