Articles about Health Insurance that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees
State Budget Concerns Threaten GIC Benefits
February 17, 2026NewsMany 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
GLP-1 Medications: Access, Affordability, and What Comes Next
February 17, 2026NewsGLP-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
2026 Medicare Premium Changes
February 17, 2026NewsStandard 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
Medicare Program Continues Push for Lower Rx Prescription Drug Prices
February 17, 2026NewsSince its creation three years ago by the IRA, the federal Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169 ...Read More - Medicare Program Continues Push for Lower Rx Prescription Drug Prices
Mass Retirees Keeping Engaged & Informed on Critical Healthcare Issues
February 17, 2026NewsAs 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
Association Actively Participates in BCBS Summit
February 17, 2026NewsThe 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
GIC 2025 Plan Enrollment
February 17, 2026NewsTop Plans: HP Explorer & Wellpoint Medicare Extension Upon completing its open plan enrollment, Group Insurance Commission annually releases data ...Read More - GIC 2025 Plan Enrollment
Opposing GIC Cost Shifting
February 12, 2026Breaking NewsThe following is an open letter sent by Mass Retirees to the Group Insurance Commission in opposition to what we ...Read More - Opposing GIC Cost Shifting
Proposed health care plan changes for state employees a big step backwards
February 9, 2026From the MediaBy Jamie Hartmann-Boyce & Theo Schall Rising health care costs pose an existential threat to the well-being of ...Read More - Proposed health care plan changes for state employees a big step backwards
Association Pushes for GIC Medicare Buy-in
January 28, 2026NewsWould Bring Major Cost Savings for Retirees & State With the threat of major healthcare cost increases on the horizon ...Read More - Association Pushes for GIC Medicare Buy-in