As the Red Cross moves to a pricey blood treatment method, hospitals call for more choice

May 17, 2022,
Americans generally don’t spend much time thinking about the nation’s bloodRead More
House Approves Largest COLA Increase Since 1992

House Approves Largest COLA Increase Since 1992

April 27, 2022,
Local Retirement Systems Empowered to Increase COLA Up To 5% APRIL 27, 2022: Today, the Massachusetts House of ...Read More
COLA improvements pending before House

COLA improvements pending before House

April 22, 2022,
APRIL 22, 2022: After nearly a year of preparation by our Association, debate is about to begin in the House ...Read More
House FY23 Budget Contains 3% State and Teacher COLA

House FY23 Budget Contains 3% State and Teacher COLA

April 19, 2022,
Amendments Filed to Improve COLA Benefits APRIL 19, 2022: On Wednesday the House released their version of the ...Read More
Very exciting news to share

Very exciting news to share

April 8, 2022,
Weekly Update 4/8/2022: It is always a great day when we can share good news with our ...Read More
GIC launches health plan procurement process

GIC launches health plan procurement process

April 1, 2022,
Weekly Update 4/1/2022: Every five years the state’s Group Insurance Commission (GIC) is required to rebid ...Read More
Striking a deal on WEP reform

Striking a deal on WEP reform

March 18, 2022,
Weekly Update 3/18/2022: Well over half of our membership are impacted by the Social Security WEP law ...Read More

UNICARE’S INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO BETTER HEALTH CARE

March 10, 2022
The Shift to Whole Person HealthMarch 2022 Voice:  As healthcare costs have continued to rise, a major focus of ...Read More
GIC Announces FY23 Plan Design & Premiums

GIC Announces FY23 Plan Design & Premiums

March 3, 2022,
Popular UniCare OME Plan to Increase 1.3%March 3, 2022: The state’s Group Insurance Commission held their ...Read More
Mass Retirees Calls For Divestment from Russia

Mass Retirees Calls For Divestment from Russia

March 3, 2022,
Supports Moves by Treasurer Goldberg & Legislature to ActMarch 2, 2022: In the wake of Russia’s ongoing invasion ...Read More
Pension Fund Gains Added $70 Billion Over 10 Years

Pension Fund Gains Added $70 Billion Over 10 Years

February 17, 2022,
February 17, 2022: The state's pension fund has gained $70.6 billion over the past decade, exceeding its targets ...Read More
New WEP/GPO Proposals

New WEP/GPO Proposals

January 27, 2022
Four Bills Now Pending Before the HouseJanaury 2022 Voice: Over the course of a week, spanning late October into early ...Read More
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COLA: Rising Inflation Adds to Urgency

January 27, 2022
Janaury 2022 Voice: In the past two editions of The Voice, we documented the outstanding long-term investment success of ...Read More
Time for COLA improvements

Time for COLA improvements

January 14, 2022,
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What’s happing in 2022

January 7, 2022,
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Preview of the January 2022 Voice

Preview of the January 2022 Voice

December 10, 2021,
DECEMBER 10, 2021: As promised, for this week’s video I am joined by Bill Rehrey and Nancy McGovern for ...Read More
PEABODY FIREFIGHTER HONORED POSTHUMOUSLY

Peabody Firefighter Honored Posthumously

November 19, 2021,
NOVEMBER 19, 2021: PEABODY — There were plenty of smiles to go around Wednesday morning at the Fire Department headquarters on ...Read More
Congressman Brady Files WEP Reform Proposal

Congressman Brady Files WEP Reform Proposal

November 8, 2021,
Marks 4th WEP/GPO Bill Pending Before House in 2021NOVEMBER 8, 2021: In the course of a week, the ...Read More
Breaking news on WEP & GPO

Breaking news on WEP & GPO

November 1, 2021,
October 29, 2021: Weekly ReportBy Shawn DuhamelEvery so often something unexpected happens in life that has the potential to become ...Read More
Medicare Advantage Marketing Targets Retirees

Medicare Advantage Marketing Targets Retirees

October 29, 2021,
Members Should Not Drop GIC or Municipal InsuranceOctober 29, 2021: Each fall, during the Medicare open enrollment period, a plethora ...Read More