News & Updates, Group Insurance Commission, Oversight Agencies, Insurance & Retirement, Administration and Finance, Commonwealth of MassachusettsAdministration and Finance, Commonwealth of Massachusettshttp://www.mass.gov/?pageID=afhomepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoafhttp://www.mass.gov/Eoaf/RSS/Home/Insurance%20&%20Retirement/Oversight%20Agencies/Group%20Insurance%20Commission/newsandupdates.xml© 2009 Commonwealth of Massachusetts2009-11-24T00:00:00ZBenefit Changes for February 1st, 2010http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=afmodulechunk&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Insurance+%26+Retirement&L2=Oversight+Agencies&L3=Group+Insurance+Commission&sid=Eoaf&b=terminalcontent&f=gic_news_benefit_changes_Feb12010&csid=Eoaf2009-11-24T00:00:00Z2009-11-24T00:00:00ZNews & Updates Archivehttp://www.mass.gov?pageID=afnewsandupdates&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Insurance+%26+Retirement&L2=Oversight+Agencies&L3=Group+Insurance+Commission&f=Group+Insurance+Commission_more&sid=Eoaf#top2009-09-24T00:00:00Z2009-09-24T00:00:00ZSheriffs Departments, Transportation Agencies Join GIChttp://www.mass.gov/?pageID=afmodulechunk&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Insurance+%26+Retirement&L2=Oversight+Agencies&L3=Group+Insurance+Commission&sid=Eoaf&b=terminalcontent&f=gic_news_sheriffs_trasnp&csid=Eoaf2009-09-02T00:00:00Z2009-09-02T00:00:00ZVoluntary Retirement Incentive for State Employees Includes New Premium Rates for Employees Who File for Retirement After October 1, 2009http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=afmodulechunk&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Insurance+%26+Retirement&L2=Oversight+Agencies&L3=Group+Insurance+Commission&sid=Eoaf&b=terminalcontent&f=gic_news_voluntary_retirement&csid=Eoaf2009-09-02T00:00:00Z2009-09-02T00:00:00ZState Employees See Two Premium Increases For First Time Since Summer of 2003http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=afmodulechunk&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Insurance+%26+Retirement&L2=Oversight+Agencies&L3=Group+Insurance+Commission&sid=Eoaf&b=terminalcontent&f=gic_news_state_emp_premium_increase&csid=Eoaf2009-09-02T00:00:00Z2009-09-02T00:00:00ZImportant Claims Processing Information For Current HCSA and DCAP Participantshttp://www.mass.gov/?pageID=afmodulechunk&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Insurance+%26+Retirement&L2=Oversight+Agencies&L3=Group+Insurance+Commission&sid=Eoaf&b=terminalcontent&f=gic_news_current_hcsa_dcap_memberinfo&csid=Eoaf2009-09-02T00:00:00Z2009-09-02T00:00:00ZWeigh Hospital Options Before Admissionhttp://www.mass.gov/?pageID=afmodulechunk&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Insurance+%26+Retirement&L2=Oversight+Agencies&L3=Group+Insurance+Commission&sid=Eoaf&b=terminalcontent&f=gic_news_weigh_hospital_options&csid=Eoaf2009-09-02T00:00:00Z2009-09-02T00:00:00ZPatrick-Murray Administration Municipal Health Insurance Reform Plan Already Saving Millions For Cities and Townshttp://www.mass.gov/?pageID=afmodulechunk&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Insurance+%26+Retirement&L2=Oversight+Agencies&L3=Group+Insurance+Commission&sid=Eoaf&b=terminalcontent&f=gic_municipalities_municipalities_joining_gic_save+&csid=Eoaf2009-07-02T00:00:00Z2009-07-02T00:00:00ZActive State Employees' Premium to Change Effective August 1, 2009http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=afmodulechunk&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Insurance+%26+Retirement&L2=Oversight+Agencies&L3=Group+Insurance+Commission&sid=Eoaf&b=terminalcontent&f=gic_news_premium_cont_change_August1_2009&csid=Eoaf2009-06-30T00:00:00Z2009-06-30T00:00:00ZInvoluntarily Terminated or Laid Off? 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