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

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Ibis Health and Wellpoint (Formerly Unicare) Launch Trial Study

March 25, 2024
To Prove Benefits of the Program for Retirees Since first announcing a partnership last spring, Ibis Health has enrolled nearly ...Read More - Ibis Health and Wellpoint (Formerly Unicare) Launch Trial Study
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UniCare is Becoming Wellpoint

February 2, 2024
Mass 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
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Medicare: Turning 65

January 5, 2024
A Review of Required Medicare Enrollment & Eligibility One of the most common questions we receive from members is regarding ...Read More - Medicare: Turning 65
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Healthcare Focus of Fall Forums

January 5, 2024
Association 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
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IBIS Preliminary Study of MIIA Members

January 5, 2024
Suggests 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
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Health Policy Commission Raises Alarms

October 27, 2023
Post Pandemic Costs Trend Upward In mid-September, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) released its annual report on health ...Read More - Health Policy Commission Raises Alarms
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HPC Pressing For Health Care Cost Control Overhaul

September 13, 2023,
Prices, Costs to Consumers Heading "In The Wrong Direction," Seltz Says By Chris Lisinski, State House News Service SEPTEMBER 13 ...Read More - HPC Pressing For Health Care Cost Control Overhaul
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Our focus this fall

September 8, 2023
September 8, 2023: Happy September! Our weekly Mass Retirees news updates are back. After a short Labor Day break, we ...Read More - Our focus this fall
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GIC Simplifies Hearing Aid Benefit Design

August 14, 2023
Maximum $1,700 Benefit For Each Ear Beginning this July, the GIC’s Medicare and non-Medicare/active plans, with ...Read More - GIC Simplifies Hearing Aid Benefit Design