Articles about Health Insurance that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees
Medicare Premium Changes for 2025
December 16, 2024NewsStandard Part B Increasing By 5.9% As we accurately projected in our last (October) Voice, the 2025 standard premium ...Read More - Medicare Premium Changes for 2025
Ibis Health’s Partnership With MIIA Leads to Better Outcomes
December 16, 2024NewsJust Ask Paul! Since 2021, Mass Retirees has been reporting on the partnership between Senscio Systems and MIIA (Massachusetts Interlocal ...Read More - Ibis Health’s Partnership With MIIA Leads to Better Outcomes
Association Officials Attend Roundtable Annual Conference
December 16, 2024NewsIn addition to participating this fall in the Municipal Health Insurance Summit (see p.4) and the BCBS Fall Labor ...Read More - Association Officials Attend Roundtable Annual Conference
Need Help With Problems Sleeping: What to Consider
December 16, 2024NewsPrescription Sleep Medications or Medical Cannabis? Many, untold thousands of Mass Retirees members are among the 50% of older adults ...Read More - Need Help With Problems Sleeping: What to Consider
Healthcare in Massachusetts Is Too Expensive. Better Primary Care Can Help
December 2, 2024News, From the MediaThe following article was published by our friends at Wellpoint. December 2, 2024 The rising cost of healthcare services in ...Read More - Healthcare in Massachusetts Is Too Expensive. Better Primary Care Can Help
Healthcare affordability crisis looms
November 22, 2024Breaking News, Weekly News Update, NewsWe have two topics to report on this week: The growing crisis that is healthcare affordability; and an update on ...Read More - Healthcare affordability crisis looms
New weight loss drugs raise questions of access, costs
October 18, 2024News, From the MediaGLP-1 drugs are effective in treating obesity. By Boston Globe The Editorial Board Updated October 18, 2024 New, popular ...Read More - New weight loss drugs raise questions of access, costs
HEALTHCARE NEWS: GIC & Blue Cross
October 3, 2024NewsHealth insurance and benefits for public retirees, both at the GIC and the local level remain a focus of the ...Read More - HEALTHCARE NEWS: GIC & Blue Cross
Blue Cross Municipal Health Insurance Summit
October 3, 2024NewsBlue Cross Blue Shield will be sponsoring a second Municipal Health Insurance Summit in which Mass Retirees will again be ...Read More - Blue Cross Municipal Health Insurance Summit
Medicare Announces Drug Prices: Producing Future Significant Savings
October 3, 2024NewsSince its creation in the federal Income Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L.117-169), Mass Retirees has been closely ...Read More - Medicare Announces Drug Prices: Producing Future Significant Savings