State OPEB Trust: $4.7 Billion in Assets
August 25, 2026NewsFor two decades, we’ve been reporting on OPEB, the acronym for Other Post Employment Benefits in addition to retiree ...Read More - State OPEB Trust: $4.7 Billion in Assets
Mass Retirees Featured at MACRS Annual Conference
August 25, 2026NewsHealth insurance continues to be one of the most significant issues facing public retirees and the retirement systems that serve ...Read More - Mass Retirees Featured at MACRS Annual Conference
Retirement Boards: Elections & Appointments
August 25, 2026NewsAdams – Incumbent Adams Retirement Board member Holli Havens-Jayko* received 109 votes to defeat DPW employee Steven Skrocki who received ...Read More - Retirement Boards: Elections & Appointments
Investment Returns & Funded Ratios for 104 Retirement Systems: Key Factors Impacting a Cola BASE Increase
August 24, 2026Breaking NewsEarlier in this Voice (page 1) we reported on the 2025 Investment Report by PERAC (Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission ...Read More - Investment Returns & Funded Ratios for 104 Retirement Systems: Key Factors Impacting a Cola BASE Increase
Healey Signs Cola Reform Into Law
August 24, 2026NewsLandmark Change to Benefit Generations of Retirees The past two years have brought a series of big wins for Massachusetts ...Read More - Healey Signs Cola Reform Into Law
21 Local Retirement Systems Increase Their Fy27 Cola BASE
August 23, 2026NewsSince the enactment of Chapter 188 in 2010, local retirement systems are authorized, with the approval of their local legislative ...Read More - 21 Local Retirement Systems Increase Their Fy27 Cola BASE
Post Retirement Earnings: Limit Increased by $10,000
August 22, 2026NewsAmong the budget’s most significant provisions is the increase in the post-retirement public employment earnings limit. Effective for ...Read More - Post Retirement Earnings: Limit Increased by $10,000
Mass Retirees Major Cola Achievements: Looking Back at 60 Years of Cola History
August 21, 2026NewsSince the founding of the Mass Retirees Association in 1968, the COLA has always been a core “bread & butter ...Read More - Mass Retirees Major Cola Achievements: Looking Back at 60 Years of Cola History
2026 Primary Elections: Mass Retirees Endorsements
August 16, 2026Breaking NewsMass Retirees is proud to endorse the following State Senators and State Representatives in the Massachusetts Democratic Primary Election taking ...Read More - 2026 Primary Elections: Mass Retirees Endorsements
2025 Banner Year for Retirement Systems
August 14, 2026News3rd Consecutive Year of Strong Investment Gains Last year proved to be another banner year of investment gains for the ...Read More - 2025 Banner Year for Retirement Systems
Mass Retirees Legislative Update: FY27 Budget Delivers Key Wins for Public Retirees
August 12, 2026NewsThe Fiscal Year 2027 State Budget delivered several important victories for Massachusetts public retirees. Along with continued funding of the ...Read More - Mass Retirees Legislative Update: FY27 Budget Delivers Key Wins for Public Retirees
Group Insurance Commission: Important Developments – Plan Enrollment Highlights
August 11, 2026NewsAnnual Enrollment is often overshadowed by discussions of premium increases and benefit changes, yet it provides one of the best ...Read More - Group Insurance Commission: Important Developments – Plan Enrollment Highlights
Returns elevate state pension fund balance to nearly $130 billion
August 10, 2026From the MediaColin A. Young, State House News Service For the fourth time in a row, the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management ...Read More - Returns elevate state pension fund balance to nearly $130 billion
Healey targets premiums, drug prices in health affordability push
August 3, 2026From the MediaAlison Kuznitz, State House News Service STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, Aug. 3, 2026.....Gov. Maura Healey unveiled long-promised healthcare affordability ...Read More - Healey targets premiums, drug prices in health affordability push
Regulators approve steep health insurance premium increases
July 22, 2026From the MediaAlison Kuznitz, State House News Service STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, July 22, 2026….Nearly 700,000 Bay Staters will still see ...Read More - Regulators approve steep health insurance premium increases
COLA Update: Local Boards Continuing to Increase Their Cola Base
July 14, 2026NewsAnnually we list the COLA bases for the 102 local retirement systems. Since local boards can approve a COLA up ...Read More - COLA Update: Local Boards Continuing to Increase Their Cola Base
Retirees & Unions Rally to Defeat Cost Shifting
July 14, 2026NewsGIC Premiums Increase 7.5% on Average In late February, public retirees and employees achieved a major victory when it ...Read More - Retirees & Unions Rally to Defeat Cost Shifting
New Data Estimates Four Million Medicare Enrollees Eligible to Receive GLP-1s Through Bridge Program
July 6, 2026From the MediaHealthcare Roundtable, July 6, 2026: New research from KFF found that 3.8 million Medicare Part D enrollees are eligible ...Read More - New Data Estimates Four Million Medicare Enrollees Eligible to Receive GLP-1s Through Bridge Program
Recent Primary Election Losses Signal Potential Health Committee Leadership Changes
July 6, 2026Breaking NewsJuly 6, 2026: The most recent news from the Public Sector Healthcare Roundtable A series of congressional primary defeats has ...Read More - Recent Primary Election Losses Signal Potential Health Committee Leadership Changes
Legislature passes COLA Reform & Earnings Increase
July 1, 2026Breaking NewsThis evening, the House and Senate approved both our COLA Reform initiative and an increase in the post-retirement earnings ...Read More - Legislature passes COLA Reform & Earnings Increase