Progress Continues on WEP Reform
March 1, 2016NewsObama Reignites GPO Debate MARCH 1, 2016: Association officials joined our Texas counterparts on Monday for a series of meetings ...Read More - Progress Continues on WEP Reform
Florida Gulf Coast Meeting Alert
February 24, 2016NewsNew Meeting Locations in Largo & Ft. Myers BeachFEBRUARY 24, 2016: The Association will be on Florida’s Gulf Coast ...Read More - Florida Gulf Coast Meeting Alert
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 - Federal Budget Deal Averts Medicare Disaster
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 - GIC ANNOUNCES 2016 HEALTH FAIRS
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 - Mass. health care reform pioneer Dolores Mitchell retires
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 Director Retiring
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 - GIC OME Subscribers: Do Not Opt Out of SilverScript Plan
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 - Medicare Forecast: Part B Premium Going Up For Some
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 - Social Security WEP Reform Effort Continues
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 - Insurance Mitigation Funds Revisted
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 - Medicare Q & A
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 - Skilled Nursing Home Care Expanded
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 - Budget deal blunts, but doesn’t erase, increase in Medicare premiums
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 - Federal Budget Deal Contains Medicare Fix
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 - No Social Security COLA for 2016
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 - Join Us! Springfield Area Meeting This Week
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 - STATE BOARD BEGINS TO PAY ERIP RETIREES
Bill would have state set raises for retirees
August 19, 2015NewsBy Cliff ClarkSentinel & EnterpriseRead More - Bill would have state set raises for retirees
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 - Basic Life Insurance Bill Advances
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 - Bill Numbers Assigned to Association’s Legislative Package