Articles about the State GIC that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees

Relief From Chronic Pain

May 13, 2025
Medical Cannabis Among the Options Many untold thousands of Mass Retirees members are among the 40% of older adults who ...Read More

GIC Supplemental Funding

May 10, 2025
We have received several inquiries, from concerned retirees, regarding a report in today’s Boston Globe (the article might be ...Read More

Health Insurance Premiums Continue to Climb

April 20, 2025
Affordability Crisis Concerns Grow For the 2nd consecutive year, health insurance premiums across the country have continued to rise for ...Read More

Healthcare Affordability

December 16, 2024,
Challenge Looming for 2025 There is a healthcare affordability crisis looming that will likely cause great harm to a growing ...Read More

GIC & BCBS Meetings

December 16, 2024
Association Participates During the third week of November, both the GIC and the BCBS Labor Advisory Committee held meetings. Mass ...Read More

Association Officials Attend Roundtable Annual Conference

December 16, 2024
In addition to participating this fall in the Municipal Health Insurance Summit (see p.4) and the BCBS Fall Labor ...Read More

Need Help With Problems Sleeping: What to Consider

December 16, 2024
Prescription Sleep Medications or Medical Cannabis? Many, untold thousands of Mass Retirees members are among the 50% of older adults ...Read More

Healthcare in Massachusetts Is Too Expensive. Better Primary Care Can Help

December 2, 2024,
The following article was published by our friends at Wellpoint. December 2, 2024 The rising cost of healthcare services in ...Read More

Healthcare affordability crisis looms

November 22, 2024, ,
We have two topics to report on this week: The growing crisis that is healthcare affordability; and an update on ...Read More

New weight loss drugs raise questions of access, costs

October 18, 2024,
GLP-1 drugs are effective in treating obesity. By Boston Globe The Editorial Board Updated October 18, 2024 New, popular ...Read More