Articles about Local Insurance that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MASSACHUSETTS REMOVES PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME CARE SERVICES
November 7, 2023Breaking NewsState’s leading health plan takes step to ease capacity crunch in local hospitals; change will speed discharges & ...Read More

Health Policy Commission Raises Alarms
October 27, 2023NewsPost Pandemic Costs Trend Upward In mid-September, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) released its annual report on health ...Read More

Public Service Committee Hearing Schedule for Three Mass Retirees Bills
October 26, 2023News, Breaking NewsThe Joint Committee on Public Service will hold a hearing on Tuesday, October 31st at 10 a.m. at the ...Read More

HPC Pressing For Health Care Cost Control Overhaul
September 13, 2023From the Media, Breaking NewsPrices, Costs to Consumers Heading “In The Wrong Direction,” Seltz Says By Chris Lisinski, State House News Service ...Read More
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GIC Open Enrollment & Annual PAC Drive Begins
March 31, 2023Weekly News Update, NewsMarch 31, 2023: It is very hard to believe that today is the end of March. For what is normally ...Read More

Gic Selects CVS as Fy24 Pharmacy Manager
December 15, 2022News, Breaking NewsINCLUDES MEDICARE & NON-MEDICARE PLANSDECEMBER 15, 2022: The Group Insurance Commission held the final monthly commission meeting of the ...Read More
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Senate Passes Landmark Bill to Cut Prescription Drug Prices
August 8, 2022News, Breaking NewsThe U.S. Senate passed a historic budget bill on Aug. 7 that would help millions of Medicare enrollees better ...Read More

As the Red Cross moves to a pricey blood treatment method, hospitals call for more choice
May 17, 2022News, From the MediaAmericans generally don’t spend much time thinking about the nation’s blood
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GIC Announces FY23 Plan Design & Premiums
March 3, 2022Breaking News, NewsPopular UniCare OME Plan to Increase 1.3%March 3, 2022: The state’s Group Insurance Commission held their ...Read More