Articles about Health Insurance that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees
No Social Security COLA for 2016
October 9, 2015NewsMedicare Rates May Increase for Some Retirees OCTOBER 9, 2015: A flat Consumer Price Index (CPI) means there will be ...Read More
Basic Life Insurance Bill Advances
August 11, 2015NewsPublic Service Committee Grants Favorable Report AUGUST 11, 2015: Legislation that would increase the basic life insurance benefit for state ...Read More
New Prescription Plan Coming for GIC’s OME Enrollees
July 27, 2015NewsOnly Medicare Retirees Subcribed to State Unicare Plan ImpactedJuly 2015 Voice: As of January 1, 2016 retirees enrolled in the ...Read More
Deep Concerns Over GIC Insurance Costs
June 10, 2015NewsAssociation Initiative Would Lower Expense CapMAY 2015 VOICE: After five-years of low cost growth and medical inflation, retiree costs ...Read More
Governor Baker Supports FY15 COLA
June 8, 2015NewsAlso Maintains State Retiree Insurance % In Budget ProposalMAY 2015 VOICE: In his first budget proposal, Governor Charlie Baker has proposed ...Read More
New Law to Strip Social Security Numbers From Medicare Cards
April 20, 2015NewsWASHINGTON — Concerned about the rising prevalence and sophistication of identity theft, most private health insurance companies have abandoned the use ...Read More
Agreement Between GIC and U-Mass Medical
April 7, 2015NewsOpen Enrollment Begins APRIL 7, 2015: At the proverbial 11th hour, U-Mass Medical Group agreed to a new contract ...Read More
Blue Cross vastly expands quality-based payment systems
March 6, 2015NewsBy Priyanka Dayal McCluskeyGlobe Staff March 05, 2015 The Massachusetts health care industry’s traditional system of paying doctors ...Read More
GIC INSURANCE PREMIUM COSTS GOING UP
March 6, 2015NewsGovernor Proposes Higher Employee Contributions MARCH 5, 2015: Monthly insurance premiums for the 425,000 enrollees of the state’s ...Read More
CVS CareMark Retained by GIC
February 20, 2015NewsReduces Costs by $145m Over Three-Years FEBRUARY 18, 2015: Following an extensive search process, the state’s Group Insurance ...Read More