Blue Cross plan shows reduction in spending
July 13, 2012NewsBy Liz KowalczykGlobe Staff July 11, 2012The largest private-sector effort to tame medical spending in Massachusetts appears to ...Read More
State officials say new law has saved more than $175m in health insurance premiums for municipalities, school districts
July 11, 2012NewsJuly 11, 2012By Martin Finucane, Globe StaffMassachusetts officials said today that a new law designed to help municipalities and school ...Read More
Superintendents circumvent state pension law
July 9, 2012NewsBy Deirdre FernandesGlobe Staff July 07, 2012By seeking and winning salary increases, school superintendents across the state have maneuvered ...Read More
GOVERNOR APPROVES RETIREE BUDGET AMENDMENTS
July 9, 2012News3% State & Teacher COLA On $13k Base IncludedJULY 9, 2012: On Sunday, Governor Patrick signed the $32.6 billion ...Read More
HEALTHCARE COMMISSION CLOSELY WATCHED
July 2, 2012NewsTasked With Reducing Retiree Insurance CostsJULY 2012 VOICE: Retiree and labor advocates are keeping a close eye on the new ...Read More
BROWN SUPPORTS WEP/GPO REPEAL
June 30, 2012NewsJoins Kerry & Mass. Delegation On Key IssueJULY 2012 VOICE: U.S. Senator Scott Brown has joined his Massachusetts colleague ...Read More
GIC CONTRACTS UP FOR RENEWAL IN FY14
June 29, 2012NewsWill Blue Cross Submit Bid?JULY 2012 VOICE: The start of Fiscal Year 2013 marks the last remaining contract year ...Read More
LEGISLATURE PASSES RETIREE AMENDMENTS
June 28, 2012NewsExtends Dental & Survivor BenefitsJUNE 28, 2012: Retirees and survivors were greeted with good news late last night, as House ...Read More
GROUPS SEEK TO CUT RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS
June 28, 2012NewsCite Current & Future CostsJULY 2012 VOICE: As the strongest advocates for cuts in pension and healthcare benefits, neither the ...Read More
RI Judge to review pension deal with city workers
June 26, 2012NewsBoston Globe June 26, 2012: A lawyer representing city retirees in Providence is expected to tell a judge they have ...Read More
Mass. needs more realistic goal for pension fund returns
June 24, 2012NewsBoston Globe Editorial, June 24, 2012In some ways, lowering expectations for returns on the state’s pension fund investments is ...Read More
On pensions, Boston should avoid extra annual hike
June 24, 2012NewsBoston Globe Editorial, June 24, 2012:Read More
GIC DEADLINE EXTENDED
June 20, 2012NewsPeabody & Orange Eye January EntryJUNE 20, 2012: A newly enacted change to insurance law has opened the door for ...Read More
COLAs: FOCUS OF GLOBE ARTICLE
June 18, 2012NewsPiece Fair But Incomplete PictureJUNE 18, 2012: Figures don’t tell the full story when pension cost-of-living increases ...Read More
Boston considers hike in retirees’ pensions
June 18, 2012NewsBy Andrew Ryan,Globe StaffJune 18, 2012: As cities and states across the nation take aim at public employee pensions ...Read More
State Loses Top Pension Fund Manager
June 11, 2012NewsJUNE 11, 2012: The resignation of Stan Mavromates, the longtime chief investment officer of the Commonwealth’s $50 billion pension ...Read More
WEP/GPO REMAINS ON RADAR
June 11, 2012NewsMASS. Retirement Delegation Takes To CapitolMAY 2012 VOICE: Protecting Social Security, while working to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP ...Read More
HEALTH INSURANCE INCREASE LOWER IN FY13
June 11, 2012NewsState's 1.43% Bucks TrendMAY 2012 VOICE: With national health costs struggling to stay below 100% increases and our ...Read More
Southeastern Mass Brunch This Friday
June 11, 2012NewsLast Year, we held our first brunch meeting for our members living in the Southeastern region. Because of its success ...Read More
MORE MUNICIPALITIES JOINING GIC THIS JULY
June 10, 2012News11,000 New Municipal EnrolleesMAY 2012 VOICE: Lowell is not the only municipality whose retirees and employees will be enrolled ...Read More