MARCH 2000 - Our attempt to obtain retiree dental coverage during the current legislative session received a major boost in January after Governor Paul Cellucci endorsed our plan.

MARCH 2000 - HMO Now Under State Control - With the birth of a new year, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HPHC) has found itself in severe financial difficulty after registering a $197 million loss in 1999. The first week of January, it became known that HPHC had lost $78 million more for the year than had previously been assumed. As the company teetered on the verge of bankruptcy, state officials and the Supreme Judicial Court promptly placed HPHC under state receivership.

JANUARY 2000 - State and Local Retirees Would Be Eligible - Association lobbyists are on the verge of a major breakthrough in providing comprehensive dental and vision coverage to members insured through the state's Group Insurance Commission (GIC). The news follows several attempts in recent years to obtain coverage for state and local retirees insured under the GIC.