Articles about Medicare that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees

No Deductible & Copay Increases

March 25, 2024
Good news came by way of the state’s Group Insurance Commission (GIC), which announced at the January commission meeting ...Read More

Wellpoint

March 25, 2024
Unicare’s New Name As always, Mass Retirees will be updating members about this major development here, as well ...Read More

Medicare Buy-in: Local Update

March 25, 2024
Calling on State to Implement Program More local retirees will be participating in the Medicare Buy-In program next year ...Read More

Local Insurance Developments

March 25, 2024
MNHG Insurance Pool Discontinuing Benefits For decades, we’ve highlighted the important role that joint purchasing groups (JPGs) have played ...Read More

UniCare is Becoming Wellpoint

February 2, 2024
Mass Retirees Weekly Update By Mass Retirees CEO Shawn Duhamel For this week’s news video, I’m joined by ...Read More

Medicare: Turning 65

January 5, 2024
A Review of Required Medicare Enrollment & Eligibility One of the most common questions we receive from members is regarding ...Read More

Medicare Part B Going Up in 2024

January 5, 2024
Amounts to a 5.9% Increase As we projected in our November Voice, the Medicare Part B premium will be ...Read More

Healthcare Focus of Fall Forums

January 5, 2024
Association Officials Participated As you know, public retiree health insurance and healthcare policy are major focuses of Mass Retirees. Awareness ...Read More
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IBIS Preliminary Study of MIIA Members

January 5, 2024
Suggests Participation Results in Significant Cost Savings Just a little over two years after MIIA and Mass Retirees first partnered ...Read More

Medicare Advantage: Stay With Your Current Group Coverage

November 4, 2023
It is once again that time of year when celebrities pop up in commercials telling you to call and see ...Read More