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Everett Retirees Win Insurance Freeze
MARCH 2003 - Legislation Sponsored By Mayor - City of Everett retirees are the happy beneficiaries of a law that will lock them into their current health insurance premium contribution percentage.
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Association Representative Takes Seat On Methuen's Insurance Coalition
MARCH 2003 - "We're pleased to announce that Connie Childs has agreed to take our Association's seat on Methuen's newly established coalition bargaining committee for health insurance, "reports Insurance Coordinator Cheryl Stillman. "Connie was our clear choice, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to the coalition." (See January Voice for more details on the coalition.)
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Coalition Bargaining: Offers Innovative Approach To Local Health Insurance
JANUARY 2003 - Methuen Adopts Local Option Law - As communities tackle the challenge of escalating costs in order to maintain quality health insurance for its retirees and employees, they may take a long, hard look at an Association sponsored law that has been on the books for almost 10 years. And some municipalities, like Methuen, may in fact adopt that law which is commonly referred to as coalition bargaining.In 1993, we heralded the passage of coalition bargaining - a local option law which offered an innovative approach toward establishing a municipality's group health insurance plans. "Coalition bargaining provides a collaborative process in which municipal retirees, employees and officials would be working together to develop mutually agreed-upon health insurance plans," according to Legislative Chairman Bill Hill.
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Association Opposes Town's Position On Medicare Part B Penalty
NOVEMBER 2002 - Law Requires Towns To Pay Entire Penalty - Retirees, who are required by their town to enroll in Medicare (Parts A and B), may be penalized if they are over 65 when they are told to do this. That's because the federal government assesses a penalty against an individual who is over 65 and pays, for the first time, a Medicare Part B premium - a penalty which equals 10% of the Part B premium for each year that the retiree is over 65 when he makes his first payment.
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Stow Votes To Pay One-Half Survivors' Health Insurance
SEPTEMBER 2002 - Since the 1980s, there have been several attempts by Town of Stow retirees and employees to have the town pay 50% of the insurance premium for survivors, instead of nothing. Just last year, a petition calling for this, spearheaded by Association member and former Treasurer-Collector Eila Makey, was presented to the Stow selectmen but failed to make the town warrant because of time restraints.
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