Articles about Health Insurance that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees
GIC OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS DROP 3.8%
September 11, 2013NewsSEPTEMBER 2013 VOICE: In its second annual report on out-of-pocket costs (OPC), the state’s Group Insurance Commission ...Read More
ASSOCIATION BILLS ADVANCE
September 9, 2013NewsH59 Retiree Insurance Reform Eyed For FallSEPTEMBER 2013 VOICE: The Joint Committee on Public Service has favorably released a key ...Read More
FALL LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGINS
September 5, 2013NewsBusy Schedule For Public Service CommitteeSEPTEMBER 5, 2013: With the summer recess now in the rearview mirror, the state Legislature ...Read More
HALLOWEEN HEARING SET FOR RETIREE HEALTHCARE REFORM
August 7, 2013NewsH59 Marks Largest Issue of 2013AUGUST 7, 2013: The Joint Committee on Public Service has announced that on October 31 ...Read More
FALL EYED FOR HEALTH REFORM HEARING
July 26, 2013NewsPublic Service Weighing Association ProposalsJULY 26, 2013: September looks to be when the legislature will begin to actively consider H59 ...Read More
A FOLLOW UP: FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS
July 2, 2013NewsJULY 2013 VOICE: In our May Voice, we opened the door for discussion on the concept of for-profit hospitals ...Read More
ASSOCIATION JOINS INSURANCE ADVISORY GROUP
June 19, 2013NewsFocus On Municipal HealthcareJUNE 19, 2013: The Association has joined Fallon Community Health Plan’s Municipal Advisory Group, which brings ...Read More
BILL WOULD ALLOW FREE REIGN ON DENTAL PRICING
June 13, 2013NewsAssociation Opposes ‘Anti-Consumer’ ProposalJUNE 13, 2013: A bill that would allow dentists to negate contractual agreements with insurance companies ...Read More
Is Obamacare Too Complicated to Succeed?
May 30, 2013NewsThe Affordable Care Act has been under siege since before it even had a name. Some on the right saw ...Read More
GIC Rates Again Beat Trends
May 20, 2013News3.5% Increase Below State National AveragesMAY 2013 VOICE: Once again the state’s Group Insurance Commission (GIC) has been ...Read More