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Monthly Archives: October 2006
Leapfrog Names 59 Top US Hospitals — MA’s Got Five of Them
The Leapfrog Group, a business backed coalition that pushes hospitals to improve quality of care, has named 59 participating hospitals to their first Leapfrog Top Hospitals list. Their survey evaluated 1,200 hospitals nationwide to determine the state of health care … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care Market, Health Care Quality
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Public Citizen Ranks State Med Board Websites — We’re #3
Click here for a new Public Citizen report rating and ranking each state’s website that provides information on physicians. Massachusetts’ website ranks #3 overall — New Jersey and Virginia are slightly ahead. Click here for the summary on the Massachusetts … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care Quality, States
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Primer on Private Health Insurance Regulation
Families USA, the national consumer advocacy organization, has produced a solid primer on private health insurance regulation: Understanding How Health Insurance Premiums Are Regulated. Click here to obtain. The private health insurance market is the next frontier for MA health … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care Market, MA Health Reform
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Tip of the Hat to LG Candidate Tim Murray
If you missed it, you can view last night’s debate by the candidates for lieutenant governor on New England Cable News by clicking here. If you click the link for the debate, the 6th segment includes an exchange between Democrat … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care Politics, MA Health Reform
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CA Health Reform Process Deepens
More evidence of the impact of Massachusetts health reform on other states’ policy processes. The Institute for Health Policy Solutions has produced a report (funded by the California Health Care Foundation) on policy options to cover all Californians. Click here … Continue reading
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Quality and Cost Council Meeting #3
The Cost and Quality Council held its third meeting on October 17. The agenda consisted of reports from four subcommittees (governance, quality, cost, and communications). The Governance subcommittee presented draft by-laws, and much of the meeting was spent going through … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care Quality, MA Health Reform
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SHNS: Speaker Wary of Health Reform Deadlines
Excerpts from today’s State House News Service, by Jim O’Sullivan House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi said Tuesday he was concerned the implementation of the state’s health care reform could flag in reaching its deadlines, which are important for preserving access to … Continue reading
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Market Merger Commission to Meet with Kingsdale and Connector Staff
The Special Commission appointed to study the anticipated effects of the merger of the non-group and small group insurance markets, and the firm they have hired to do the study, have wisely determined that much of their analysis hinges on … Continue reading
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Romney Admin’s Six Month Implementation Update
You can get the Romney Administration’s Six Month Implementation Report to the House and Senate by clicking here. No surprises or curveballs we could see, lots of good and nitty gritty information, especially on public health restorations.
Posted in MA Health Reform, MassHealth/Medicaid
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Public Hearing on MassHealth and Citizen Documentation Rules
From our colleagues at Mass. Law Reform Institute: You have an opportunity to tell MassHealth how to improve new rules for US citizens to verify citizenship and identity on October 20, 2006 at 10 a.m. Conference Room 3, 21st Floor, … Continue reading
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