News & Updates

September 1, 2010
Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Recipients Announced
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced its first group of Massachusetts employers and unions to receive funding under the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program.

This program began accepting applications on June 29, 2010 and will continue to approve applicants until the $5 billion appropriated for the program are expended. Those interested in completing an application can download forms at www.healthcare.gov.

Listed below are the Massachusetts HHS funding recipients:

Acushnet Company
Berkshire Bank
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.
Boston Scientific Corporation
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Boston University
Cabot Corporation
Cell Signaling Technology Inc.
City of Boston
City of Brockton
City of Cambridge
City of Chicopee
City of Everett
City of Gardner
City of Gloucester
City of Haverhill
City of Leominster
City of Lowell
City of Malden
City of New Bedford
City of Northampton
City of Peabody
City of Revere
City of Somerville
City of Westfield
City of Worcester
County of Norfolk
Friendly Ice Cream Corporation
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School
Hampshire Council of Governments
IUOE Local 4 Health & Welfare Fund
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company, LLC
Massachusetts Bay Health Care Trust Fund
Massachusetts Bricklayers and Masons Health & Welfare Fund
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mayflower Municipal Health Group
Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Minuteman Nashoba Health Group

New England Biolabs, Inc.
New England Life Insurance Company
Northeastern University
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
President and Fellows of Harvard College
Putnam Investments, LLC
Raytheon Company
Reed Elsevier, Inc.
Scantic Valley Regional Health Trust
Sheet Metal Workers Local 63 Health and Welfare Fund
Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 Insurance Fund
Southeastern Massachusetts Health Group
Staples, Inc.
State Street Corporation
Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Services Company, Inc.
Teamsters Health Services and Insurance Plan Of Local 404
Teamsters Local 170 Health and Welfare Fund
Teamsters Union 25 Health Services and Insurance Plan
The City of Newton
The Hanover Insurance Company
Town of Andover
Town of Arlington
Town of Auburn
Town of Bellingham
Town of Belmont
Town of Canton
Town of Fairhaven
Town of Foxborough
Town of Lincoln
Town of Mattapoisett
Town of Plymouth
Town of Sharon
Town of Tewksbury
Town of Webster
Town of Westborough
Welch Foods Inc., A Cooperative

This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Please consult your legal counsel regarding your specific situation.

Please note that this content is only intended to describe national health care reform requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). It does not address Massachusetts law requirements or the potential impact of Massachusetts law on federal PPACA requirements.

For purposes of PPACA implementation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts assumes the plan year is the policy year, unless an account notifies us otherwise.