Articles about Health Insurance that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees
GIC Health Fairs Begin Friday
April 6, 2016NewsKicks Off Annual Insurance Open EnrollmentAPRIL 6, 2016: Today begins the month-long open enrollment period for the state’s ...
GIC Sets Insurance Rates For FY17
March 4, 2016NewsOME Prices Drop -7.2% MARCH 4, 2016: Retirees who are enrolled in the state Group Insurance Commission’s (GIC ...
Federal Budget Deal Averts Medicare Disaster
February 20, 2016NewsMass. Officials Play Central RoleJANUARY 2016 VOICE: A major budget deal between the White House and Congress has come to ...
GIC ANNOUNCES 2016 HEALTH FAIRS
February 12, 2016News13 Locations Across The State Thru April February 12, 2016: Today the Group Insurance Commission announced the schedule ...
Mass. health care reform pioneer Dolores Mitchell retires
February 8, 2016NewsWith an eye on rising costs, the health care industry today is looking for new ways to contain spending while ...
GIC Director Retiring
December 21, 2015NewsMitchell Led Agency For Nearly 29 YearsDECEMBER 21, 2015: At the close of the state Group Insurance Commission’s December ...
GIC OME Subscribers: Do Not Opt Out of SilverScript Plan
November 22, 2015NewsOnly Impacts Certain Medicare EnrolleesNOVEMBER 21, 2015: Members who are insured under the state Group Insurance Commission’s (GIC) Option ...
Skilled Nursing Home Care Expanded
November 1, 2015NewsWhat Does Medicare Cover For Nursing and Therapy Services at Home?“On this, I’ve heard from members complaining because ...
Medicare Q & A
November 1, 2015NewsAm I Required to Enroll in Medicare?“By far, this is one of the more frequent questions that I’m ...
Insurance Mitigation Funds Revisted
November 1, 2015NewsA Sampling of Local ExperienceNovember 2015 Voice: With municipal health insurance reform in 2011, there was a spike in the ...