Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, § 9A (2026)

Political subdivision; contribution for insurance premiums of retired employees

✓ current as of July 2026

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Section 9A. A county, except Worcester county, by vote of the county commissioners, a city having a Plan D or a Plan E charter by majority vote of its city council, any other city by vote of its city council, approved by the mayor, a regional school district by vote of the regional district school committee and a district by vote of the district at a district meeting, may provide that it will pay one-half of the amount of the premium to be paid by a retired employee under the first sentence of section 9. A town shall provide for the payment by vote of the town at a town meeting or if a majority of the votes cast in answer to the following question which shall be printed on the official ballot to be used at an election in said town is in the affirmative:— ''Shall the town pay one-half the premium costs payable by a retired employee for group life insurance and for group general or blanket hospital, surgical, medical, dental and other health insurance?''

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases, 1983–2020 · leading case: Galenski v. Town of Erving, 28 N.E.3d 470 (Mass. 2015).

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Galenski v. Town of Erving, 28 N.E.3d 470 (Mass. 2015). · cites it 10× “32B, § 9, if group health insurance is offered to a municipality’s active employees, such insurance coverage “shall be continued [for retired employees] and the retired employee shall pay the full premium cost, subject to the provisions of [G. L. c. 32B, § 9A or 9E,] whichever…”

City of Somerville v. Commonwealth Emp. Relations Bd., 24 N.E.3d 552 (Mass. 2015). · cites it 3× “32B, § 9, retirees bear the full cost of their health insurance premiums unless a municipality has accepted the more generous provisions of G. L. c. 32B, § 9A or 9E. If a municipality accepts G.”

Twomey v. Town of Middleborough, 468 Mass. 260 (Mass. 2014). “, G. L. c. 32B, § 9A (town shall contribute one-half of premium to be paid by retired employees for group indemnity insurance when approved by vote of town at town meeting).”

Yeretsky v. City of Attleboro, 424 Mass. 315 (Mass. 1997). “For retirees, the municipality is not required to pay anything toward the premium cost of indemnity plans but most have adopted G. L. c. 32B, § 9A or § 9E, and pay 50% or more.”

McDonald v. Town Manager of Southbridge, 657 N.E.2d 1285 (Mass. App. Ct. 1995). “In 1964, the town accepted the provisions of G. L. c. 32B, § 9A, a local option statute, which, in relevant part, provides that the town will pay one-half of the premiums to be paid by a retired employee for group health insurance.”

Boss v. Town of Leverett (Mass. 2020). · cites it 18× “There are two issues presented here: first, whether the town's adoption of G. L. c. 32B, § 9A, obligated it to contribute toward the premiums associated with retirees' dependents; and second, if G.”

Massachusetts Nurses Ass'n v. Cambridge Pub. Health Comm'n, 976 N.E.2d 839 (Mass. App. Ct. 2012). “32B, § 9, a retiree bears the full cost of his health insurance premium unless the “municipality” has accepted the more generous provisions of G. L. c. 32B, § 9A or § 9E. See G. L. c. 32B, § 9; Yeretsky v.”

Allison v. Whittier Reg'l Vocational High Sch. Dist., 445 N.E.2d 625 (Mass. App. Ct. 1983). “During his employment by the local school committee, Haverhill’s city council on May 24, 1966, accepted G. L. c. 32B, §§ 9A and 11B, and later accepted §§ 7A and 9E.”

Cuticchia v. Town of Andover, 121 N.E.3d 703 (Mass. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “Although G. L. c. 32B, § 9, states that retirees are to bear the full cost of their health insurance, municipalities may elect to pay a share of those premiums by "accept[ing] the more generous provisions of G.”

City of Somerville v. Commonwealth Emp. Relations Bd. (Mass. 2015). · cites it 2× “32B, § 9, retirees bear the full cost of their health insurance premiums unless a municipality has accepted the more generous provisions of G. L. c. 32B, § 9A or § 9E. If a municipality accepts G.”

McDonald v. Chandler, 2 Mass. L. Rptr. 86 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1994). · cites it 2× “By agreement of the parties, this case was tried as an action seeking relief in the form of mandamus 2 for an alleged denial of the plaintiffs rights under G.L.c. 32B, §9A. 3 For the reasons outlined below, the plaintiffs complaint is DISMISSED.”

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