Articles about Health Insurance that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees
Local Insurance Developments
March 25, 2024NewsMNHG Insurance Pool Discontinuing Benefits For decades, we’ve highlighted the important role that joint purchasing groups (JPGs) have played ...Read More - Local Insurance Developments
UniCare is Becoming Wellpoint
February 2, 2024Breaking NewsMass Retirees Weekly Update By Mass Retirees CEO Shawn Duhamel For this week’s news video, I’m joined by ...Read More - UniCare is Becoming Wellpoint
Medicare: Turning 65
January 5, 2024NewsA Review of Required Medicare Enrollment & Eligibility One of the most common questions we receive from members is regarding ...Read More - Medicare: Turning 65
Medicare Part B Going Up in 2024
January 5, 2024NewsAmounts to a 5.9% Increase As we projected in our November Voice, the Medicare Part B premium will be ...Read More - Medicare Part B Going Up in 2024
Healthcare Focus of Fall Forums
January 5, 2024NewsAssociation Officials Participated As you know, public retiree health insurance and healthcare policy are major focuses of Mass Retirees. Awareness ...Read More - Healthcare Focus of Fall Forums
Mass Retirees Participates in Blue Cross Educational Forum
January 5, 2024NewsFocus on PECs & Local Insurance Issues Legislative changes in 2011 altered how municipalities bargained for health insurance with active ...Read More - Mass Retirees Participates in Blue Cross Educational Forum
IBIS Preliminary Study of MIIA Members
January 5, 2024NewsSuggests Participation Results in Significant Cost Savings Just a little over two years after MIIA and Mass Retirees first partnered ...Read More - IBIS Preliminary Study of MIIA Members
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MASSACHUSETTS REMOVES PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME CARE SERVICES
November 7, 2023Breaking NewsState's leading health plan takes step to ease capacity crunch in local hospitals; change will speed discharges & eliminate ...Read More - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MASSACHUSETTS REMOVES PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME CARE SERVICES
Medicare Advantage: Stay With Your Current Group Coverage
November 4, 2023NewsIt is once again that time of year when celebrities pop up in commercials telling you to call and see ...Read More - Medicare Advantage: Stay With Your Current Group Coverage
Drug Price Increases Greatly Outpacing Inflation
November 4, 2023NewsConfirmed in Study of Medicare’s Top 25 Part D Drugs Leqembi and its potential impact on Medicare Part B ...Read More - Drug Price Increases Greatly Outpacing Inflation