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WINCHESTER RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE UNDER ATTACK

November 20, 2012
NOVEMBER 19, 2012: Winchester retirees won’t be thinking kindly of the town’s board of selectmen this Thanksgiving after ...
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MEDICARE ANNOUNCES $5 PART B INCREASE

November 19, 2012
NOVEMBER 19, 2012: Medicare has announced that the standard Medicare Part B premium will increase by $5 or approximately 5 ...
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Medicare Premiums to Rise by $5 a Month

November 19, 2012
Medicare premiums will rise by $5 a month next year, the government said Friday. That is less than expected, but ...
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Easthampton Postpones Insurance Action

November 8, 2012
NOVEMBER 8, 2012: Last night, the Easthampton City Council postponed any action on Mayor Tautznik’s proposal to adopt Sections ...
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EASTHAMPTON EYES INSURANCE REFORMS

November 7, 2012
NOVEMBER 7, 2012: Easthampton – The nine-member Easthampton City Council will meet tonight, November 7, and vote on a proposal ...
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2011-2012 LEGISLATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

November 2, 2012
NOVEMBER 2012 VOICE: Our Association played a leading role in the passage into law of the following legislation during the ...
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PENSION FUNDS

November 1, 2012
NOVEMBER 2012 VOICE: Buoyed by a strong market surge, the Commonwealth’s $50 billion Pension Reserves Investment Trust (PRIT) Fund ...
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DISABILITY COMMISSION UNDERWAY

October 31, 2012
NOVEMBER 2012 VOICE: At long last the twelve-member Special Commission on Accidental Disability held its initial meeting this September ...
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WASHINGTON GRIDLOCK SLOWS WEP/GPO PROGRESS

October 31, 2012
Members’ Frustration GrowsNOVEMBER 2012 VOICE: After more than a decade of starts and stops in the effort to repeal both ...
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BIG WEEK FOR HEALTHCARE ON BEACON HILL ENDS

October 26, 2012
GIC & Special Commission Meetings HeldOCTOBER 26, 2012: On Tuesday, the Special Commission on Retiree Healthcare held its 5th meeting ...