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

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 ...Read More - Herman Departs GIC
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 ...Read More - Legislature Weighs Health Insurance Reform
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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 ...Read More - Bad Medicine For Medicare Retirees
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 ...Read More - Life Insurance & Health Insurance Focus of Beacon Hill Hearing
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State Lawmakers Reach Compromise On $43.1 Billion State Budget

July 21, 2019
STATEHOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 21, 2019 (STATEHOUSE NEWS SERVICE) – Three weeks after the start of the new fiscal year, Democratic leaders ...Read More - State Lawmakers Reach Compromise On $43.1 Billion State Budget
Mass Retirees & Unions Meet With GIC

Mass Retirees & Unions Meet With GIC

July 10, 2019
Focus on Members’ Costs & Future Plan DesignJULY 10, 2019: In what might very well be a first, the ...Read More - Mass Retirees & Unions Meet With GIC
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GIC Open Enrollment Ends Today, May 1st

May 1, 2019
MAY 1, 2019: The month’s long open enrollment for the state Group Insurance Commission’s (GIC) health and ...Read More - GIC Open Enrollment Ends Today, May 1st
GIC Annual Enrollment Now Underway

GIC Annual Enrollment Now Underway

April 3, 2019
Benefit Fairs Begin April 10thAPRIL 3, 2019: The state Group Insurance Commission’s annual open enrollment period began today ...Read More - GIC Annual Enrollment Now Underway
GIC Announces FY20 Rates

GIC Announces FY20 Rates

March 1, 2019
1.9% Increase for Popular OME PlanMARCH 1, 2019: On Thursday the state’s Group Insurance Commission (GIC) delivered ...Read More - GIC Announces FY20 Rates
GIC Approves 2020 Plan Design

GIC Approves 2020 Plan Design

February 7, 2019
No Medicare Benefit ChangesFEBRUARY 7, 2019: The 17-member Group Insurance Commission (GIC) met this morning to set insurance ...Read More - GIC Approves 2020 Plan Design