Thursday, August 31, 2017

An interesting read; Massachusetts law about governmental health insurance.

Massachusetts General Law; chapter 32B:

Section 7Premiums; withholding, contribution; direct payment

Section 7. (a) With respect to any period of insurance which is in effect for an active or retired employee and dependent there shall be withheld from each payment of salary, wages, other compensation, pension or retirement allowance, subject to the provisions of section nine A, fifty per cent of the premium for the insurance of the employee and his dependents and the governmental unit shall contribute the remaining fifty per cent of such premium. The governmental unit shall also contribute fifty per cent of any additional premium which may be required for coverage of an employee's dependent child who is nineteen years of age or over and mentally or physically incapable of earning his own living.

So it is not a corporation or private business covered by the 50%/50% as someone who is uninformed commented. It is a governmental unit, as in a Town, that is required to pay at least 50% of health insurance premium. The town can agree to pay more but it only has to pay 50%, that is the law and it is not hard to understand nor is the math. That is no gibberish either!

One would think that someone who serves on the Templeton Insurance Advisory Committee would be up on these things. Maybe there lie the problem?

25 comments:

  1. Anonymous12:10 PM

    Two unrelated questions:

    How can a solar panel monstrosity be installed in a village district without a hearing?

    What is going into 252 Baldwinville Road?

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  2. Anonymous1:49 PM

    Funny, your 2 unrelated questions both involve Kirk M. The planning board chairman.
    Just thought I'd add a little tidbit of more illegal and unethical happening here in Templeton.

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  3. Anonymous9:14 PM

    the persons on the IAC have got no clue as to what it is costing the town. Some of them have stated publicly a few years ago they did not want any changes to medical ins. no matter what it cost the towm asks HY

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    1. In my opinion, when and if this Town ever starts to live within their means, there will have to be some big changes to our government. There is no way the people can afford to float a government the size of what we have, with the increases that people want for benefits and pays, unless we find some revenue real fast. We do not have the help a business base would give us, one most other town's have. The TA would not relent when the AC brought up the fact that the committee felt the revenue figure was too high, that they used for a base for the budget. If this same thing was/is done year after year, then the Town will always be scrounging for ways to fill holes, borrowing from Peter to pay Paul. This is what the Town has done for a good long time, I figure about 19 years, but in the end we just hurt the people who work for the town, and the town's reputation. The fact that the TA and the BOS could not put a penny in stabilization is very telling. This is what we were told we needed to do to get a bond rating, but the "powers that be" could not find a penny to do that ?? Because they needed to spend every penny we had to support a government that is to big for our britches !! There is no doubt in my mind, the changes will come, sooner or later, or the town will not survive. Bev.

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  4. a Town, that is required to pay at "least" 50% of health insurance premium.
    As i said negotiated by the elected board will be the benefit.
    Hard for the ones who pick at things to understand or decipher the reason behind things of this magnitude.But i wouldn't expect this blog to have much to offer anyway.
    Space age tech is developing 252.
    I think ananon is hy and forgot how to spell# so funny
    So bevy wants to cut cut cut.
    After all the cut cut cut we can raise even less less less to run the town with.
    Till we find the amount we need year to year for the school purse we will never know!
    With a 400k + use from the E+D fund for funding the expanded budget how can we think the funds will be there next time they do the budget.
    Do they know now if the E+D fund will have the 400K+ for the 2019 budget?
    If they know now and don't tell us is it a over ride for the 400K+ or a budget cut for the school?
    Both the AC and the BOS won't tell us or ask this toughest question will they.
    Insurance is the least of this towns worries and with the lack of the AC involvement where it's needed we'll loose any gains we have made.

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  5. Anonymous9:34 AM

    Wouldn't it be nice if David (no so) Smart stayed on his own blog. It appears he comments more here with his misinformation and absolute nonsense.

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    1. Dave can call it a cut, or anything he wants to, but the down and dirty fact is the Town cannot continue living beyond our means...Simple as that. The town does not generate enough revenue. What do most people get for their taxes ? If they do not have kids in school, then they get their roads plowed, that is it. Raise taxes and we will have more empty houses. Does that make sense ? Throwing more money at Town Hall does not solve the problem, otherwise everything would be golden in beautiful downtown Templeton. My opinion, Bev.

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  6. Without any audits and a finalized DOR end game how would bevy have any idea what she just wrote. Another AC statement from the backup spokesperson or is that bobi now i lost track of who speaks for who with all the anons switches going on again and again ,over and over. the truth hurts those who drop the ball again and again.
    Thank a AC member when you see them for no answers we ask for.
    Nap time soon.
    keep hidden 934 it's better for the town that way.
    too funney!!!!
    seriously!!!!!
    like you know!
    lol
    KMA

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  7. Anonymous4:47 PM

    Dave the genius. You only repeat what you hear from others. And you get that wrong because there is 5 inches of cement where your brain should be.

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  8. Anonos 4:47 wipe your drool again and again!!!
    He He He!!!
    To funny
    lol
    lmao
    Seriously
    KMA
    To bad lil jefie won't comment but he would need another email joke!!

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  9. Could it be he will stop comments again and again?
    What a hoot!
    lmao
    seriously!!!
    He He He !!!

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  10. Anonymous8:14 PM

    If I were Highway boss, I would reprimand an employee who publicly posted that Templeton hired unqualified workers.

    If I were Templeton's insurer, I would ask Highway why they have an employee running his mouth about unqualified workers.

    If I were an employee whose union steward said I wasn't qualified, I would call the Business Agent and complain.

    If I were Dave Smart, I would stop my mindless babble.

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  11. If i were a ANONOS 8:14 i would wipe like he was told to and stop trying to be an
    "if I"
    Jefie should just post his own comments and be a big boy.
    LMAO
    It's hard for a anonos to "If I"
    Stick to just wiping,get that down and move on from there.
    BABY steps work better sometime.
    It must be sad to be a ANONOS and only IF I
    after you wipe try to click your heals again and again.
    LMAO
    TOO FUN here.
    Next

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  12. Anonymous11:34 AM

    Ask someone who can read to read the above gibberish outloud to you. Then you will (maybe) understand how illiterate you are.

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  13. "Butt" Only if you were not a Anonos.
    Guess that can't happen either.
    LMAO
    To funny
    Seriously
    Nameless drones = Anonos
    If I were
    What a joke
    thats it ,all you have? No wonder you have no name or backbones to get one either.
    Another jefie pal

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  14. Anonymous5:26 PM

    Good lord you're illiterate.

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  15. If I were
    What a joke
    Thats it ,all you have? No wonder you have no name or backbones to get one either.
    Another jefie pal

    I guess Anonos are all washed up and lacking any Credibility to write anything original or of some meaning.
    That should be of no surprise as "it' has had a hard time in the past trying to get anything out of his lil head.
    LMAO
    to funny
    and kind of sad a little
    NOT

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  16. Anonymous6:42 AM

    Do you speak the way you write?

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  17. "to funny" ANONOS has no more to add and reverts back every time to his lackluster
    way. Down to one sentence and getting smaller means a failure to communicate even at my level i do better.Is it kind of sad to be a no credibility ANONOS type?
    LMAO
    Again and again over and over.
    SERIOUSLY

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  18. Anonymous7:08 AM

    Getting ready, thirteen minutes before you "work". Gossip and bullshit at taxpayer expense. And bullying of new coworkers.

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  19. That's new coworker now.
    Any facts you do bring here are proven unbelievable 708
    Get some help you look foolish and when mommy reads it you'll be sent to the corner again for a longer time then the last time.
    LMAO
    2 funny
    Seriously

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  20. Anonymous6:20 PM

    Keep typing, monkey. There's only one of you, so we don't expect Shakespeare. We'll settle for a coherent and correct paragraph. You can submit it for your third grade GED.

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  21. WE! who is in your fantasies?
    ME myself and I! All three of you are the
    Three Blind ZEROS

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  22. Anonymous8:05 AM

    We, as in 98% of townspeople who are sick of your useless incoerant gibberish rants all for your own gratification, because nobody knows what the hell your trying to say.

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  23. Anonymous9:14 PM

    the persons on the IAC have got no clue as to what it is costing the town. Some of them have stated publicly a few years ago they did not want any changes to medical ins. no matter what it cost the towm asks HY

    Spelling for town is done like this you ZERO "TOWN" i guess towm is where you went to the school for Zeros training.

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    Anonymous8:05 AM

    We, as in 98% of townspeople who are sick of your useless incoerant gibberish rants all for your own gratification, because nobody knows what the hell your trying to say.
    Another poor spelling error from the zero again and again over and over. It's "incoherent" like you are most of the times here.
    It could be that loss of brain tissue that could be your problem that would explain a lot about your abilities and lopsidedness.
    But all in all you keep up the hard work and some day that sign could come down.
    We're scheduled to take and replace some soon. Junior was against them from the start.
    LMAO
    2 funny
    sreiously
    What a ZERO

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