Articles about Local Insurance that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees

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Insurance Premium Moratorium Extended

September 28, 2016
New Focus on Retiree Healthcare ReformSEPTEMBER 2016 VOICE: In the final hours of the formal legislative session for 2016, the ...
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Legislature Extends Municipal Retiree Insurance Moratorium

August 1, 2016
Association & Labor Leaders Work Through Weekend AUGUST 1, 2016: With just 9 minutes remaining in the formal legislative session ...
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Retiree Insurance Moratorium Vote Pending

July 29, 2016
As Legislature Convenes Rare Weekend Session JULY 29, 2016: Our legislative team will be at work on Beacon Hill through ...
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Governor Baker Vetoes Municipal Retiree Insurance Protection

July 8, 2016
Legislative Override SoughtJULY 8, 2016: Despite wide bipartisan legislative support, Governor Charlie Baker vetoed the two-year extension of the ...
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Legislature Extends Municipal Insurance Moratorium

June 30, 2016
Retiree Insurance Reform Likely Topic in 2017-18 SessionJUNE 30, 2016: On the final day of Fiscal Year 2016, the ...
Senate Approves Retiree Insurance Protection

Senate Approves Retiree Insurance Protection

May 24, 2016
Municipal Premium Moratorium Extended Two Years MAY 24, 2016: Today, the MA State Senate unanimously passed an amendment to the ...
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Municipal Insurance Amendment Before Senate

May 23, 2016
Extends Insurance Premium Moritorium Until July 2018MAY 23, 2016: Members are asked for your help in protecting municipal retirees and ...
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GIC Director Retiring

December 21, 2015
Mitchell Led Agency For Nearly 29 YearsDECEMBER 21, 2015: At the close of the state Group Insurance Commission’s December ...
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Insurance Mitigation Funds Revisted

November 1, 2015
A Sampling of Local ExperienceNovember 2015 Voice: With municipal health insurance reform in 2011, there was a spike in the ...
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GIC INSURANCE PREMIUM COSTS GOING UP

March 6, 2015
Governor Proposes Higher Employee Contributions MARCH 5, 2015: Monthly insurance premiums for the 425,000 enrollees of the state’s ...