New weight loss drugs raise questions of access, costs
October 18, 2024From the Media, NewsGLP-1 drugs are effective in treating obesity. By Boston Globe The Editorial Board Updated October 18, 2024 New, popular ...
Mass Retirees Legislative Endorsements
October 18, 2024Breaking News, NewsWith Election Day now just 18 days away and early voting already underway, we would like to share with you ...
Valeri Takes Seat on COLA Commission
October 17, 2024Breaking News, NewsWork About to Begin on Benefit Improvements October 17, 2024: State House, Boston – On Wednesday, Association President Frank Valeri was ...
WEP/GPO UPDATE
October 3, 2024NewsWill Supermajority Congressional Support Yield Results? Congressional support to bring an end to the Social Security Windfall Elimination (WEP) and ...
Mass Retirees: Legislative Update
October 3, 2024NewsGeneral Court Completes Formal Sessions with New Retiree Legislation Being Enacted 2024 is the second year of the 2023-2024 ...
State Pension Fund Achieves Record
October 3, 2024Breaking News, NewsPrim Ends Fy24 With $105.3 Billion in Assets Last month, the state’s PRIM investment committee reported a record ...
HEALTHCARE NEWS: GIC & Blue Cross
October 3, 2024NewsHealth insurance and benefits for public retirees, both at the GIC and the local level remain a focus of the ...
Blue Cross Municipal Health Insurance Summit
October 3, 2024NewsBlue Cross Blue Shield will be sponsoring a second Municipal Health Insurance Summit in which Mass Retirees will again be ...
Medicare Announces Drug Prices: Producing Future Significant Savings
October 3, 2024NewsSince its creation in the federal Income Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L.117-169), Mass Retirees has been closely ...
Investment Returns & Funded Ratios for 104 Retirement Systems
October 3, 2024NewsKey Factors Impacting a Cola Base Increase Earlier we highlighted the success that retirement boards achieved investing their pension funds ...
Medicare 2025 Part B Premiums Expected to Increase
October 3, 2024NewsLater this fall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) will be announcing the Medicare Part B Premiums for next ...
Mass Retirees Annual Cola Update: Twenty Systems Increase Base in Fy25
October 3, 2024NewsFor FY25, Mass Retirees is pleased to report that all 102 local retirement board have approved a 3% COLA, effective ...
IBIS Health and Wellpoint Clinical Trial Study Underway
October 3, 2024NewsNew Data Showing Reductions In Hospitalizations & ER Visits Nearly 18 months into its partnership with Wellpoint (formerly known as ...
Retirement Boards Elections & Appointments
October 3, 2024NewsAdams – Holli Havens-Jayko was unopposed in her reelection for her second term to the Adams Retirement Board. In addition ...
Cape Area Meeting End of Season
October 3, 2024NewsTraditionally Mass Retirees begins its in-person meeting season with the September Annual Meeting. And, it ends with our Cape ...
Studies Focus on Use of Medical Cannabis
October 3, 2024NewsPrevalence of Use Grows, but Lack of Guidance Persists We all know that healthcare continues to become more complicated and ...
WEP/GPO: What’s next?
October 2, 2024Breaking News, NewsGiven the amount of activity taking place on issues directly impacting public retirees, we’re publishing two news updates for ...
WEP/GPO DISCHARGE PETITION GAINS 218 COSPONSORS
September 20, 2024Breaking News, NewsThe discharge petition to force a vote by the US House of Representatives on H.R.82, legislation to repeal ...
Fall 2024 Area Meetings Across the Commonwealth
September 18, 2024NewsWith our September 13th Annual Meeting, Mass Retirees has kicked off its 2024-2025 Season of in-person area meetings ...
2023 Investment Report Issued by Perac
September 18, 2024NewsAsset Gains For All MA Systems Exceed Expectations Since 2007, the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (PERAC) the state’s ...