COLA Commission: Begins Discussions on State and Teacher Benefits

July 2, 2025
The Special Commission on State and Teacher COLA improvements recently held its second meeting on March 10th. During this meeting ...Read More

Medicare Program Continues Push

July 2, 2025
CMS Begins 2nd Cycle of Negotiations Since its creation by IRA, the federal Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L ...Read More

Healthcare Affordability Concerns Deepen

June 19, 2025,
Steps Must Be Taken to Prevent Crisis Scenario For the better part of two years, Mass Retirees has sounded the ...Read More

Cola Commission: Reviews and Deliberates on Benefit Improvements

June 19, 2025,
As Mass Retirees members know, the Special COLA Commission is now reviewing steps that can be taken to improve COLA ...Read More
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Social Security WEP/GPO Update

June 19, 2025
Fairness Act Implementation Continues Since the repeal of the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO ...Read More

2025 – 2026 Legislative & Budget Update

June 19, 2025
The legislative session is in full swing with activity on the Fiscal Year 2026 budget underway between the middle of ...Read More
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Locals Continuing to Increase Their COLA Base

June 19, 2025
Increases Range From $15k to $22k Since local retirement boards have until July 1 to approve a new 2025 COLA ...Read More

2025-26 Membership Dues Increase

June 19, 2025
As an Association representing public retirees who are living on fixed incomes, we are extremely mindful of the need to ...Read More

COLA History: Milestones Thru the Decades

June 19, 2025
Mass Retirees at the Center of Reforms During the January meeting of the Special COLA Commission, Mass Retirees President Frank ...Read More

Spotlight: Mayflower Municipal Health Group

June 19, 2025
Closer Look at Joint Purchasing Arrangements Over the past year and a half, we have become increasingly concerned about rising ...Read More