Articles about Medicare that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees
November: Diabetes Awareness Month
November 4, 2023NewsIbis Can Help – a Member’s Story November is National Diabetes Month, an effort to raise awareness about an illness ...Read More - November: Diabetes Awareness Month
Medicare Major Development: Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Beginning
November 4, 2023NewsFirst Drugs Selected for the Program In our September Voice, we updated our readers on the status of the federal ...Read More - Medicare Major Development: Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Beginning
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 - Health Policy Commission Raises Alarms
Medicare Major Development: 2024 Medicare Part B Premium Likely to Increase
October 27, 2023NewsNew Alzheimer’s Drug a Major Factor While approval of a new Alzheimer’s drug has understandably raised hope among ...Read More - Medicare Major Development: 2024 Medicare Part B Premium Likely to Increase
GIC Simplifies Hearing Aid Benefit Design
August 14, 2023NewsMaximum $1,700 Benefit For Each Ear Beginning this July, the GIC’s Medicare and non-Medicare/active plans, with ...Read More - GIC Simplifies Hearing Aid Benefit Design
IBIS Update: Local Outreach With Miia
August 14, 2023NewsSince 2021 Senscio – a very familiar name to our readers - has partnered with the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association (MIIA) and ...Read More - IBIS Update: Local Outreach With Miia
UPDATE: Inflation Reduction Act and Medicare Rx Reforms
August 14, 2023NewsWhat’s The Timeline for Implementation Last year we reported on the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including several Medicare ...Read More - UPDATE: Inflation Reduction Act and Medicare Rx Reforms
FDA Fully Approves Alzheimer’s Drug
July 7, 2023News, Breaking NewsPotential Impact on Medicare Part B Premium July 7, 2023: Today, the federal Food and Drug Administration. (FDA) granted full ...Read More - FDA Fully Approves Alzheimer’s Drug
GIC Open Enrollment & Annual PAC Drive Begins
March 31, 2023News, Weekly News UpdateMarch 31, 2023: It is very hard to believe that today is the end of March. For what is normally ...Read More - GIC Open Enrollment & Annual PAC Drive Begins
Yes, Social Security and Medicare still need to be reformed — and soon
February 6, 2023From the Media, NewsFebruary 6, 2023: Washington Post Editorial House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced last week that cuts to Social Security ...Read More - Yes, Social Security and Medicare still need to be reformed — and soon