Retired State Employees 65 or older recently received a letter from the Maryland Department of Budget & Management. This letter stated that Medicare beneficiaries who are retired and covered under State of Maryland insurance would lose their current prescription drug coverage on December 31, 2018, thankfully our medical coverage by the State of Maryland will …
This is a repost of information from Maryland State Police Alumni Association about what to do if your MSP retired spouse passes away. This information will remain available on Lodge 88’s website. Surviving Spouses, while this is not a pleasant subject to deal with, it is in the best interest of our members that their families have this …
Please plan to attend your MTA Lodge 88 meeting August 14, 2018. There will be no River Meeting in August instead the August meeting will be at Barrack “O” at the regular meeting time of 5:30 PM. The River Meeting will be held this year on September 11, 2018. We hope that Brian Blubaugh will …
The MSP Annual Softball tournament will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, August 1st and 2nd, at Pinecliff Park in Frederick, and the MTA Store will be there both days. We plan on having lots of merchandise, including items reduced for quick sale. Even if you’re not on a team, why not stop by to …
Maryland state retirees urged to plan for Medicare prescription coverage enrollment. Sen. Andrew Serafini, R-Washington, discusses changes in prescription coverage for the state’s retirees. Published on 7/3/18 in the Hagerstown Herald-Mail Newspaper. Tamela Baker wrote in the news publication. The below link will take to the video of Senator Serafini on the HeraldMailMedia.com https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/heraldmailmedia.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/1e/01e37cea-7e50-11e8-909f-3b938ca0c826/5b3ac48f2fea3.video.mp4
Well, by now all of the members of the Maryland State Police over the age of 64, should have gotten their registered letter notice. In substance, the letter is a duplicate that was received in the mail a few weeks ago. I guess the state of Maryland is anticipating problems or lawsuits from their legislative …
Well, it is official the State of Maryland moved up the end date for drug coverage for Retirees over 65 years old. All affected retirees should have received a three-page letter by U.S. Mail on or about May 16, 2018, explaining the ending of their prescription drug coverage. In substance, it tells us that the older state employees …
Below is a letter to Del. Paul Corderman encouraging his support regarding two first responder bills that have been enacted by the state legislature but have not been locally approved in Washington County. I encourage all that want to assist in improving the lives of our first responders to write delicate Quarterman and let him know your views. His …
Thanks to Governor O’Malley and the Maryland General Assembly back in 2011 who enacted comprehensive pension reform. This act simply put will whittle away at the benefits of retirees. The state of Maryland saw an opportunity to save money by closing the doughnut hole coverage early. This change was due to be implemented in July of …
Jay Diggs reported via the MTA Listserv that this year’s COLA is 2.130%. The COLA takes effect on our retirement benefits after 1/07/18. We should see the increase in our August 2018 retirement checks.