Outrage Builds Over GIC Plan Consolidation
January 19, 2018NewsHarvard Pilgrim & Fallon Dropped; Tufts Now Medicare Only JANUARY 19, 2018: Thursday, the state’s Group Insurance Commission ...Read More
State workers’s health insurance choices shrink in cost-cutting move
January 19, 2018NewsBy Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Read More
Retirees & Unions Call For Balance on State Insurance Board
January 9, 2018NewsLegislature Eyes Changing GIC CompesitionIf legislative action this fall is any indication, 2018 may finally be the year when Mass ...Read More
Decision Time For GIC
January 9, 2018NewsAffordability Subcommittee CreatedFollowing months of discussion and review, the State’s Group Insurance Commission (GIC) is expected to decide on ...Read More
Mass Retirees Holds 1st Telephone Town Hall Meeting
January 9, 2018NewsNearly 3,000 Members ParticipatedIn an effort to enhance communication and outreach with Association members, Mass Retirees conducted its first ...Read More
Future State and Teachers’ COLA Base Hurdles
January 9, 2018NewsChallenges In Achieving Higher AmountsIt’s been five and a half years – July 2012 to be exact – since state and ...Read More
January 2018 Legislative Update
January 9, 2018NewsHealthcare Reform Bill AdvancesThe start of a New Year, ending in an even number, sets the stage for what will ...Read More
2018 Marks Medicare Part B Increase For Many Retirees
January 9, 2018NewsStandard Monthly Payment Now $134With the official news this fall that Social Security would be paying a 2.0% COLA ...Read More
Social Security WEP Update
January 9, 2018NewsWays and Means Activity ContinuesAmidst the work done to craft the tax reform package passed by the House of Representatives ...Read More
National News: Public Sector Health Plans Meet
January 9, 2018NewsShare Ideas on Quality & Cost ContainmentIn early November, the Association took part in the 13th Annual Conference of the ...Read More
Cancer Prevention Takes Center Stage At Retirement Conference
January 9, 2018NewsFirefighters Focus on PreventionTwice a year the Mass. Association of Contributory Retirement Systems (MACRS) holds educational conferences designed to enhance ...Read More
Celebrating Fifty Years: 1968 – 2018
January 9, 2018NewsThe New Year brings extra reason to celebrate for Mass Retirees members, as 2018 marks the Fiftieth Anniversary of our ...Read More
Quincy Leaving the GIC
January 8, 2018NewsEnrolling in Blue CrossAfter nine years, the City of Quincy has notified the Group Insurance Commission (GIC) that it will ...Read More
GIC To Hold 9 Public Hearings Across MA
January 5, 2018NewsFrom January 19th – 29thJANAURY 5, 2018: Responding to calls for increased transparency and openness to public input, the state’s ...Read More
Impact of Federal Tax Law on Retirees Under Review
December 21, 2017NewsPassage May Clear Path For WEP Reform DECEMBER 21, 2017: Now that Congress has passed and President Trump has ...Read More
GIC Selects CVS & Express Scripts for Pharmacy Management
December 19, 2017NewsPotential 3-Year Savings May Exceed $700 Million Read More
Legislative Spotlight on Healthcare
December 12, 2017NewsLitany of Bills Before Public Service CommitteeAt its first public hearing kicking off the fall legislative calendar, the Joint Committee ...Read More
Health Insurance Bids Now Under Review
December 11, 2017NewsRetirees Caution Against Cost Shifts & Benefit ErosionThe September edition of the Voice not only captured the attention of Association ...Read More
High Deductible Plans No Longer Just An Idea
December 10, 2017NewsNow Being Offered LocallyFor sometime, we’ve spoken about high deductible plans,” according to Association official Shawn Duhamel. “These are ...Read More