As I read last week’s article about Jan McGrath and the Bassett retirees’ battle to stop last-minute changes to their health insurance benefits (“Bassett Halts Changes to Retiree Benefits,” issue of December 12, 2024), I couldn’t help but think of Yogi Berra’s memorable quote, “It’s déjà vu all over again.”…
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Jan McGrath
Those of us over the age of 60 and with 20 years of Bassett employment had, at retirement, received a written pledge that there would be no increase in costs to us going forward. We were therefore dismayed to receive notification of increased charges.…
Our concerns were heard.” The relief must have been palpable as Bassett Healthcare Network retiree Jan McGrath listened to a voice mail left by Bassett President and Chief Executive Officer Staci Thompson, MHA, FACMPE late Friday afternoon, December 6. Only hours before, McGrath was one of more than two dozen Bassett Healthcare Network retirees who met on Thursday, December 5 to discuss unexpected changes to their Medicare Supplemental Plan, when words like “disappointed,” “betrayed,” “angry” and “shocked” were used over…