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 ...Read More
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 ...Read More
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 ...Read More
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 ...Read More
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 ...Read More
WINCHESTER RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE UNDER ATTACK
November 20, 2012NewsNOVEMBER 19, 2012: Winchester retirees won’t be thinking kindly of the town’s board of selectmen this Thanksgiving after ...Read More
MEDICARE ANNOUNCES $5 PART B INCREASE
November 19, 2012NewsNOVEMBER 19, 2012: Medicare has announced that the standard Medicare Part B premium will increase by $5 or approximately 5 ...Read More
Medicare Premiums to Rise by $5 a Month
November 19, 2012NewsMedicare premiums will rise by $5 a month next year, the government said Friday. That is less than expected, but ...Read More
Easthampton Postpones Insurance Action
November 8, 2012NewsNOVEMBER 8, 2012: Last night, the Easthampton City Council postponed any action on Mayor Tautznik’s proposal to adopt Sections ...Read More
EASTHAMPTON EYES INSURANCE REFORMS
November 7, 2012NewsNOVEMBER 7, 2012: Easthampton – The nine-member Easthampton City Council will meet tonight, November 7, and vote on a proposal ...Read More