Urgent Call to Action on WEP Reform
December 2, 2022Breaking News, NewsTime to Act is Now! December 1, 2022: Let me get right to the point. If you are subjected to ...
Major retiree health insurance news
October 24, 2022Weekly News Update, NewsOctober 21, 2022: Thursday brought some highly anticipated news to the 460,000 enrollees covered by the state’s Group ...
CPI hits 8.7%
October 14, 2022News, Weekly News Update, Breaking NewsOctober 14, 2022: Thursday morning’s announcement by the Social Security Administration of an 8.7% COLA increase for 2023 ...
New developments with Social Security
September 23, 2022Breaking News, NewsSeptember 23, 2022: This week brought major developments in the nationwide fight to repeal or reform the Social Security WEP ...
Retirees were heard
September 9, 2022Weekly News Update, From the Media, News9/9/22 Weekly Update: By CEO Shawn Duhamel Before I jump into the news of the week, let me ...
5% COLA For State and Teacher Retirees: Local Option Pending in Senate
September 1, 2022NewsSeptember 2022 Voice: During the summer of 2021, as serious signs of inflation began to become evident, Mass Retirees put ...
Likelihood of WEP & GPO Full Repeal: A Dead End!
August 30, 2022NewsAssociation Will Not Engage in Political Gamesmanship September 1, 2022: Editorial By Frank Valeri and Shawn Duhamel Since our founding ...
Senate Passes Landmark Bill to Cut Prescription Drug Prices
August 8, 2022Breaking News, NewsThe U.S. Senate passed a historic budget bill on Aug. 7 that would help millions of Medicare enrollees better ...
The truth about the WEP & GPO
August 5, 2022News, Breaking News, Weekly News Update8/5/2022 Weekly Update: While the bulk of today’s (long and detailed) email is on the status of ...
5% COLA approved by legislature
July 22, 2022Weekly News Update, NewsAwaits Approval By Governor Baker Our efforts to pass a 5% COLA for FY23 took a major step forward this ...
Legislature Approves 5% COLA With Local Option
July 18, 2022Breaking News, NewsBudget Measure Now Before Governor Baker JULY 18, 2022: Late Sunday evening, House and Senate budget negotiators unveiled a compromise ...
Governor Signs Post Retirement Work “Waiver” Law
June 11, 2022Breaking News, NewsNo Hour & Income Restrictions for Non-Disability Retirees In Public Service During 2022 June 10, 2022: Governor Charlie Baker ...
As the Red Cross moves to a pricey blood treatment method, hospitals call for more choice
May 17, 2022From the Media, NewsAmericans generally don’t spend much time thinking about the nation’s blood That’s mainly because the collection and ...
House Approves Largest COLA Increase Since 1992
April 27, 2022Breaking News, NewsLocal Retirement Systems Empowered to Increase COLA Up To 5% APRIL 27, 2022: Today, the Massachusetts House of Representatives unanimously ...
COLA improvements pending before House
April 22, 2022News, Weekly News UpdateAPRIL 22, 2022: After nearly a year of preparation by our Association, debate is about to begin in the House ...
House FY23 Budget Contains 3% State and Teacher COLA
April 19, 2022News, Breaking NewsAmendments Filed to Improve COLA Benefits APRIL 19, 2022: On Wednesday the House released their version of the Fiscal Year ...
Very exciting news to share
April 8, 2022Weekly News Update, NewsWeekly Update 4/8/2022: It is always a great day when we can share good news with our members ...
GIC launches health plan procurement process
April 1, 2022News, Weekly News UpdateWeekly Update 4/1/2022: Every five years the state’s Group Insurance Commission (GIC) is required to rebid all ...
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. This ...
UNICARE’S INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO BETTER HEALTH CARE
March 10, 2022NewsThe Shift to Whole Person Health March 2022 Voice: As healthcare costs have continued to rise, a major focus of ...