• Retirement Matters – May 2022

    Retirement Matters – May 2022

    By Joanne Bump Hold on to your pocket book as challenges are coming your way. Read: key plans to sunset Social Security and Medicare, Medicare Advantage benefit denials,…

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  • Capitol News – May 2022

    Capitol News – May 2022

    By Mary Pollock STATE BUDGET Both chambers have now passed their versions of department budgets and the next step is conference committees composed of representatives from each chamber’s…

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  • Chair Talk – March 2022

    Chair Talk – March 2022

    By Bob Kopasz I have been contacted by ORS to recruit some retiree volunteers to help with the MI-Login issues. Below is the email I received on March…

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  • Retirement Matters – March 2022

    Retirement Matters – March 2022

    By Joanne Bump Key developments on divesting Michigan investments in Russia, the invasion’s impact on inflation, and Social Security proposals boosting benefits. Inflation Update — Before the Russian invasion…

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  • Capitol News – March 2022

    Capitol News – March 2022

    By Mary Pollock You know it’s close to spring when potholes sprout in Michigan along with the snowdrops and crocus. Governor Whitmer signed an Executive Directive recently ordering…

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  • Chair Talk – February 2022

    Chair Talk – February 2022

    By Bob Kopasz Biden-Harris Administration Will Cover Free Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests Through Medicare CMS Developing Initiative to Enable Access to Eight Free Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests for Medicare Beneficiaries…

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