Striking a deal on WEP reform
March 18, 2022Weekly News Update, NewsWeekly 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, 2022NewsThe 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
March 3, 2022Breaking News, NewsPopular 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
March 3, 2022Breaking News, NewsSupports 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
February 17, 2022News, Breaking NewsFebruary 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
January 27, 2022NewsFour Bills Now Pending Before the HouseJanaury 2022 Voice: Over the course of a week, spanning late October into early ...Read More
COLA: Rising Inflation Adds to Urgency
January 27, 2022NewsJanaury 2022 Voice: In the past two editions of The Voice, we documented the outstanding long-term investment success of ...Read More
Preview of the January 2022 Voice
December 10, 2021Weekly News Update, NewsDECEMBER 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
November 19, 2021From the Media, NewsNOVEMBER 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
November 8, 2021News, Breaking NewsMarks 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
November 1, 2021Weekly News Update, NewsOctober 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
October 29, 2021Breaking News, NewsMembers Should Not Drop GIC or Municipal InsuranceOctober 29, 2021: Each fall, during the Medicare open enrollment period, a plethora ...Read More
Mass. lawmakers relax decades-old rule to allow public retirees to work more while getting pensions
October 26, 2021News, From the MediaBy Matt Stout, Globe Staff Massachusetts legislators in recent weeks have loosened 40-year-old limits on how many hours ...Read More
A 5.9% COLA
October 20, 2021Weekly News Update, News10/15/2021 Weekly Update, By Shawn DuhamelIf you have read our September newsletter or watched/read any of my ...Read More
What about the WEP?
October 12, 2021NewsOctober 8, 2021By, Shawn DuhamelOn Wednesday we went to press with the November edition of the Voice, which should ...Read More
Work progresses on Beacon Hill
October 1, 2021NewsOctober 1, 2021 Weekly Update: By Chief Executive Officer Shawn DuhamelBefore my brief hiatus in August, I reported to you ...Read More
Benefit Check Delays Continue To Frustrate New Retirees
September 28, 2021NewsSeptember 28, 2021: The "number-one problem" that Mass Retirees President Frank Valeri hears from his members is that it ...Read More
President’s Message: Share the Success!
September 10, 2021NewsSeptember 2021 Voice: There is no question that the tremendous investment success of the Commonwealth and local retirement systems ...Read More