Articles about Health Insurance that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees
HEALTHCARE COMMISSION ENDORSES MASSIVE $15-$20 BILLION REFORM
December 20, 2012NewsRetiree Protections Include Contribution Rate “Freeze”DECEMBER 20, 2012: Following nine months of lengthy meetings, detailed analysis and intense negotiations ...Read More
HEALTHCARE DEBATE HEATS UP AS REPORT DATE NEARS
December 3, 2012NewsRetirees & Labor Present Unified Front DECEMBER 3, 2012: After more than eight months of meetings and analysis, the 12 ...Read More
WINCHESTER RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE UNDER ATTACK
November 20, 2012NewsNOVEMBER 19, 2012: Winchester retirees won’t be thinking kindly of the town’s board of selectmen this Thanksgiving after ...Read More
MEDICARE ANNOUNCES $5 PART B INCREASE
November 19, 2012NewsNOVEMBER 19, 2012: Medicare has announced that the standard Medicare Part B premium will increase by $5 or approximately 5 ...Read More
Medicare Premiums to Rise by $5 a Month
November 19, 2012NewsMedicare premiums will rise by $5 a month next year, the government said Friday. That is less than expected, but ...Read More
Easthampton Postpones Insurance Action
November 8, 2012NewsNOVEMBER 8, 2012: Last night, the Easthampton City Council postponed any action on Mayor Tautznik’s proposal to adopt Sections ...Read More
EASTHAMPTON EYES INSURANCE REFORMS
November 7, 2012NewsNOVEMBER 7, 2012: Easthampton – The nine-member Easthampton City Council will meet tonight, November 7, and vote on a proposal ...Read More
BIG WEEK FOR HEALTHCARE ON BEACON HILL ENDS
October 26, 2012NewsGIC & Special Commission Meetings HeldOCTOBER 26, 2012: On Tuesday, the Special Commission on Retiree Healthcare held its 5th meeting ...Read More
GIC TO SAVE $1.29 BILLION OVER 5 YEARS
October 11, 2012NewsCost Containment RFP Seeks To Reshape Health PlansOCTOBER 11, 2012: Phase 2 of Health Care Reform is now well underway ...Read More
How Insurers Can Help
October 1, 2012NewsNew York Times EditorialOctober 1, 2012: Private insurance companies should be leading the way in the struggle to control health ...Read More