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Retirees group urges lawmakers to protect pensions, warns against Medicare Advantage shift
Summary
The Vermont Retired State Employees Association told the Senate Government Operations Committee it wants promised pensions and state health benefits preserved, outlined membership and outreach plans, and flagged barriers for retirees who want to return to work.
The Vermont Retired State Employees Association told the Senate Government Operations Committee on Jan. 17 that retirees rely on promised pensions and state health benefits and urged lawmakers not to change those commitments.
Shelley Martin, president of the Vermont Retired State Employees Association, told the committee, "All we ask is that what was promised to us when we were employed is given to us and not taken away." Martin said the association had about 23,100 dues-paying members at the end of its fiscal year in September and that its newsletter reaches more than 8,000 recipients.
The association emphasized that pensions and state-administered health insurance are both a financial guarantee to retirees and an economic driver for Vermont. Martin and other witnesses warned that proposals to…
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