State Budget Concerns Threaten GIC Benefits
February 17, 2026NewsMany Cost Control “Options” Simply Cost Shifting In response to growing concerns over a potential “fiscal cliff” that would seriously ...Read More - State Budget Concerns Threaten GIC Benefits
GLP-1 Medications: Access, Affordability, and What Comes Next
February 17, 2026NewsGLP-1 medications for weight loss have become some of the most widely discussed drugs of the past decade. Evidence ...Read More - GLP-1 Medications: Access, Affordability, and What Comes Next
Valeri Wins Reelection
February 17, 2026NewsTo State Retirement Board According to the tally in the State Retirement Board election, Association President Frank Valeri has received ...Read More - Valeri Wins Reelection
Federal Tax on Social Security Benefits
February 17, 2026NewsRemains In Effect With Newly Created Deduction While reporting on the repeal of Social Security’s WEP & GPO laws ...Read More - Federal Tax on Social Security Benefits
2026 Medicare Premium Changes
February 17, 2026NewsStandard Part B Increasing By 9.7% Symptomatic of today’s ever increasing healthcare costs, most Medicare beneficiaries will experience ...Read More - 2026 Medicare Premium Changes
Medicare Program Continues Push for Lower Rx Prescription Drug Prices
February 17, 2026NewsSince its creation three years ago by the IRA, the federal Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169 ...Read More - Medicare Program Continues Push for Lower Rx Prescription Drug Prices
Mass Retirees Keeping Engaged & Informed on Critical Healthcare Issues
February 17, 2026NewsAs long-time Mass Retirees members know, retiree health insurance and healthcare policy are a major focus of the Association ...Read More - Mass Retirees Keeping Engaged & Informed on Critical Healthcare Issues
Association Actively Participates in BCBS Summit
February 17, 2026NewsThe Municipal Health Insurance Summit, hosted and sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, is a collaboration between ...Read More - Association Actively Participates in BCBS Summit
GIC 2025 Plan Enrollment
February 17, 2026NewsTop Plans: HP Explorer & Wellpoint Medicare Extension Upon completing its open plan enrollment, Group Insurance Commission annually releases data ...Read More - GIC 2025 Plan Enrollment
Banner Year for Retired Public Employees PAC
February 17, 2026NewsTHANK YOU TO THOSE WHO DONATED Since our founding in 1968, the Association has prided itself in being politically active ...Read More - Banner Year for Retired Public Employees PAC
Opposing GIC Cost Shifting
February 12, 2026Breaking NewsThe following is an open letter sent by Mass Retirees to the Group Insurance Commission in opposition to what we ...Read More - Opposing GIC Cost Shifting
Proposed health care plan changes for state employees a big step backwards
February 9, 2026From the MediaBy Jamie Hartmann-Boyce & Theo Schall Rising health care costs pose an existential threat to the well-being of ...Read More - Proposed health care plan changes for state employees a big step backwards
Pension Fund on Track for Another Banner Year
January 31, 2026NewsInvestment Success Aligns With Pending COLA Report The Commonwealth’s Pension Reserves Investment Trust (PRIT) Fund is on track to ...Read More - Pension Fund on Track for Another Banner Year
Connarton Seeks PRIM Board Seat
January 30, 2026NewsFormer PERAC Director Uniquely Qualified Mass Retirees Treasurer Joseph Connarton has announced his candidacy for the state’s Pension Reserves ...Read More - Connarton Seeks PRIM Board Seat
Association Pushes for GIC Medicare Buy-in
January 28, 2026NewsWould Bring Major Cost Savings for Retirees & State With the threat of major healthcare cost increases on the horizon ...Read More - Association Pushes for GIC Medicare Buy-in
COLA COMMISSION: Report Update
January 18, 2026NewsAt the request of our Association, the Special COLA Commission was initiated by Governor Healey and included by the legislature ...Read More - COLA COMMISSION: Report Update
MASS RETIREES LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Association Bills Advancing
January 15, 2026NewsInto Session’s 2nd Year As we enter the second year of the 2025–2026 legislative session, all of the ...Read More - MASS RETIREES LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Association Bills Advancing
Retirement Boards Elections & Appointments
January 14, 2026NewsBraintree– Braintree Retirement Board members reappointed David DelGallo as their fifth member. In addition, the town Finance Director Michael Esmond ...Read More - Retirement Boards Elections & Appointments
PERAC Board: MacKinnon Reappointed
January 12, 2026NewsReappointed Commissioner Richard D. MacKinnon, Jr., President of the Professional Fire fighters of Massachusetts (PFFM), has been reappointed to a ...Read More - PERAC Board: MacKinnon Reappointed
State & Teachers’ 2026 Pension Payments
January 10, 2026NewsCalendar of Mailing & Direct Deposit Dates For our state and teacher members, we’re including a calendar of the ...Read More - State & Teachers’ 2026 Pension Payments