Federal Budget Deal Averts Medicare Disaster
February 20, 2016NewsMass. Officials Play Central RoleJANUARY 2016 VOICE: A major budget deal between the White House and Congress has come to ...Read More
GIC ANNOUNCES 2016 HEALTH FAIRS
February 12, 2016News13 Locations Across The State Thru April February 12, 2016: Today the Group Insurance Commission announced the schedule ...Read More
Mass. health care reform pioneer Dolores Mitchell retires
February 8, 2016NewsWith an eye on rising costs, the health care industry today is looking for new ways to contain spending while ...Read More
GIC Director Retiring
December 21, 2015NewsMitchell Led Agency For Nearly 29 YearsDECEMBER 21, 2015: At the close of the state Group Insurance Commission’s December ...Read More
GIC OME Subscribers: Do Not Opt Out of SilverScript Plan
November 22, 2015NewsOnly Impacts Certain Medicare EnrolleesNOVEMBER 21, 2015: Members who are insured under the state Group Insurance Commission’s (GIC) Option ...Read More
Medicare Forecast: Part B Premium Going Up For Some
November 1, 2015NewsNo Social Security COLA Projected For 2016Editor's Note: In late November, a budget deal was struck between Congress and ...Read More
Social Security WEP Reform Effort Continues
November 1, 2015NewsAs we continue our lobbying in Washington, D.C. to reform the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), reports indicate that the ...Read More
Insurance Mitigation Funds Revisted
November 1, 2015NewsA Sampling of Local ExperienceNovember 2015 Voice: With municipal health insurance reform in 2011, there was a spike in the ...Read More
Medicare Q & A
November 1, 2015NewsAm I Required to Enroll in Medicare?“By far, this is one of the more frequent questions that I’m ...Read More
Skilled Nursing Home Care Expanded
November 1, 2015NewsWhat Does Medicare Cover For Nursing and Therapy Services at Home?“On this, I’ve heard from members complaining because ...Read More
Budget deal blunts, but doesn’t erase, increase in Medicare premiums
October 28, 2015NewsThe tentative budget agreement forged by congressional leaders and the Obama administration will ward off a historic spike in Medicare ...Read More
Federal Budget Deal Contains Medicare Fix
October 27, 2015NewsWarren, Neal, Clark, McGovern and Tsongas Help Protect Retirees OCTOBER 27, 2015: The federal government is about to come to ...Read More
No Social Security COLA for 2016
October 9, 2015NewsMedicare Rates May Increase for Some Retirees OCTOBER 9, 2015: A flat Consumer Price Index (CPI) means there will be ...Read More
Join Us! Springfield Area Meeting This Week
October 5, 2015NewsOn Wednesday, October 7th, our Association will hold its first ever Springfield-Area meeting. The meeting begins at 11:00 ...Read More
STATE BOARD BEGINS TO PAY ERIP RETIREES
August 27, 2015NewsWork Continues On Remaining ApplicationsOn August 31, approximately 600 former state employees, who retired under the Employee Retirement Incentive Program ...Read More
Bill would have state set raises for retirees
August 19, 2015NewsBy Cliff ClarkSentinel & EnterpriseRead More
Basic Life Insurance Bill Advances
August 11, 2015NewsPublic Service Committee Grants Favorable Report AUGUST 11, 2015: Legislation that would increase the basic life insurance benefit for state ...Read More
Bill Numbers Assigned to Association’s Legislative Package
July 28, 2015NewsAs the Public Service Committee begins its work, all of the bills, in the Association’s 2015-2016 Legislative Package ...Read More
New Prescription Plan Coming for GIC’s OME Enrollees
July 27, 2015NewsOnly Medicare Retirees Subcribed to State Unicare Plan ImpactedJuly 2015 Voice: As of January 1, 2016 retirees enrolled in the ...Read More
3% COLA For State & Teacher Retirees
July 21, 2015NewsTreasurer Goldberg to Include Payment in July Pensions JULY 21, 2014: Following Governor Charlie Baker’s approval of the 3 ...Read More