Response to Herald Assault on Public Pensions
July 11, 2024News, Breaking NewsTo The Editor: The July 9, 2024, editorial “Taxpayer-funded public pensions have got to go” represents a misleading and ...Read More
Nearly 20% of Retirement Systems at or Near Full Funding
July 10, 2024News, Breaking NewsInvestment Success Must Be Shared Twenty of the 104 Massachusetts public retirement systems were at least 90% fully funded as ...Read More
WEP/GPO Origins & Solutions
July 10, 2024News, Breaking NewsFocus of Congressional Hearing To restate the obvious, Mass Retirees has sought to end the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision ...Read More
Mass Retirees Legislative Update Formal Session Ends July 31st
July 10, 2024News, Breaking NewsBudget & Several Impactful Bills Pending The end of the 2023-2024 legislative session is fast approaching with full formal ...Read More
Mass Retirees Spring Area Meetings
July 10, 2024News, Breaking NewsMembers Turn Out for Latest News With legislative activity intensifying as the State House approaches the end of its formal ...Read More
IBIS Health: Managing Your Medications Properly
July 10, 2024News, Breaking NewsTaking the Right Dose on the Right Day, at the Right Time Exactly four years ago, Mass Retirees announced in ...Read More
Retirement Boards: Elections & Appointments
July 10, 2024News, Breaking NewsAndover – Andover Retirement Board members reappointed Blackwell “Bojay” Taylor as their fifth member and Firefighter Eric Teichert was re-elected ...Read More
Mass Retirees Survey Shows Strong Interest in Medical Cannabis
July 10, 2024News, Breaking NewsMore Than 1,900 Members Participated in Poll Twelve years after medical marijuana was legalized here in Massachusetts and with ...Read More
EO Care Study: Promising Results
July 10, 2024News, Breaking NewsInitial studies around the impact of the use of medical cannabis on health care costs are promising, including one by ...Read More
Health insurance news to start FY25
June 28, 2024News, Weekly News UpdateWeekly News Update: June 28, 2024 In addition to this week’s update being the last for the month of ...Read More
State Budget & WEP/GPO News
June 18, 2024News, Breaking News, Weekly News UpdateThis week our focus returns to the FY25 State Budget, which is now before a House /Senate conference committee, as ...Read More
If you’ve earned a public pension, beware of how it affects your Social Security benefits in retirement
June 10, 2024News, From the MediaThe Social Security Administration slashed Falmouth resident Venera Cocks’s benefits and is demanding repayment of over $16,000 after ...Read More
Steward Outlines Process To Sell, Auction Hospitals
May 16, 2024News, From the MediaBids For Mass. Hospitals Would Be Due June 24 Colin A. Young, State House News Service STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MAY ...Read More
Health care in Massachusetts is in need of reform
May 15, 2024News, From the Media, Breaking NewsIt is the Legislature’s responsibility to ensure that what happened with Steward Health Care never happens again in Massachusetts ...Read More
Social Security Subcommittee Hearing on the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset Testimony
April 30, 2024News, Breaking NewsApril 16, 2024: Official testimony submitted to the House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith, Ranking Member Richard ...Read More
WEP/GPO Hearing Rundown
April 19, 2024News, Breaking NewsApril 19, 2024: The following is Mass Retirees analysis of the April 16, 2024 Congressional hearing on the Social Security ...Read More
Special Alert: WEP/GPO hearing scheduled
April 12, 2024News, Breaking NewsA Congressional hearing on the Social Security WEP and GPO has been scheduled for this coming Tuesday, April 16, at ...Read More
As Healthcare Costs Rise GIC Opts Not to Cost Shift
April 12, 2024NewsHealth insurance premiums under the state’s Group Insurance Commission are increasing for FY25. While increased costs are most certainly ...Read More
REMINDER: UniCare is now Wellpoint
April 12, 2024NewsAs we reported in March, UniCare has changed its name to Wellpoint. The change will take effect on July 1 ...Read More
Strong Performance by Commonwealth’s Pension Fund
April 12, 2024NewsPositive news on 2023 investment returns has been reported from the Commonwealth’s pension fund, PRIT (Pension Reserves Investment Trust ...Read More