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Providing Over 294,000 Massachusetts State and Certain Municipal Employees, Retirees, and Their Dependents with Access to Quality Benefits at a Reasonable Cost.

Dolores L. Mitchell,
Executive Director

New Commissioners share thoughts on Municipal Partnership Act; participating municipalities; resources for municipalities considering joining the GIC.

Three-Tiered office visit co-pays effective July 1, 2008; GIC leads way to improve health care transparency and address physician quality and cost differences; health fair feedback - complete our survey

GIC and Payroll Coordinators - See the Coordinator News section for up-to-date information on annual enrollment coordinator training sessions, late health insurance enrollment requests , imputed income for Non-IRS Dependents; Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) form and procedures for HR/CMS Agencies and UMASS and for Offline Agencies. The all new Coordinator manuals have step-by-step procedures; the LTD manual is also online.

Taking charge of your health: PSA screenings are not always appropriate; tips for older drivers; easing transition from hospital to home; online resource for researching hospital options, and other tools to help you take charge of your health.

Answers to common questions: Marriage, legal separation, divorce, remarriage, dependents age 19 and over coverage, Medicare, layoffs, retirement, leaving state service, life insurance...and GIC benefits. Find out what you need to know to ensure GIC benefits are coordinated with these life events