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

Secure retirement benefits

Secure retirement benefits

March 19, 2020
Dear Members,I hope you and your loved ones are safe and enduring this difficult time as best as you ...
Keeping our members safe

Keeping our members safe

March 13, 2020
MARCH 13, 2020: We hope that you and your family are safe and doing well while our nation fights the ...
It's Our Anniversary!

It’s Our Anniversary!

February 28, 2020
Welcome to the 1st Anniversary of Mass Retirees’ Facebook Friday. This week: The state GIC approves FY21 health insurance premium ...
GIC Approves Premium Rates for FY’21

GIC Approves Premium Rates for FY’21

February 27, 2020
No Increase in Copayments or Deductibles February 27, 2020: The 17-member Commission voted today on the rates for ...
GIC Makes it Official: No OPC Increases For FY21

GIC Makes it Official: No OPC Increases For FY21

February 6, 2020
Premium Rate Vote Coming February 27thFEBRUARY 6, 2020: It’s official. There will be no increases in copayments or ...
GIC Launches Planning Process for FY21

GIC Launches Planning Process for FY21

December 19, 2019
Listening Tours Will Proceed Decision Making DECEMBER 19, 2019: Today, the state’s Group Insurance Commission (GIC) formally kicked ...
Herman Departs GIC

Herman Departs GIC

December 11, 2019
Forged Working Relationship With Mass RetireesDECEMBER 11, 2019: Just three and a half years into her tenure as executive ...
Legislature Weighs Health Insurance Reform

Legislature Weighs Health Insurance Reform

September 17, 2019
Rising Costs & Affordability Main ConcernsSEPTEMBER 2019: Earlier this year, Mass Retirees filed six separate legislative proposals relative to health ...
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Bad Medicine For Medicare Retirees

September 14, 2019
Mass Retirees Opposes Voucher-Like SchemeSEPTEMBER 2019: For more than a decade, public retirees have found their health insurance benefits ...
Life Insurance & Health Insurance Focus of Beacon Hill Hearing

Life Insurance & Health Insurance Focus of Beacon Hill Hearing

July 25, 2019
Affordability, Representation and Transparency Key Issues JULY 25, 2019: Mass Retirees and union leaders packed a State House hearing today ...