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Monthly Archives: May 2007
NJ Puts of Blueprint to Eliminate Disparities
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine and his Department of Health and Human Services have just released a 104 page Strategic Plan to Eliminate Health Disparities in New Jersey. Fantastic document. Great information and analysis. Great plan of action. Have not … Continue reading
“Insuring the Uninsured: Does Massachusetts Have the Right Model?”
A Thursday night forum at Harvard Medical School featured a lively debate over MA health reform vs. single payer. Panelists included Katherine Swartz, professor of Health Policy and Economics at Harvard School of Public Health; Dr. Michael Chin, a Senior … Continue reading
Posted in MA Health Reform
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US: We’re Number One in All the Wrong Ways
Last month, at an Oklahoma University debate on MA health reform, Michael Tanner from the Cato Institute and I tussled over whether the US health care system is the best in the world. I was pretty incredulous that Tanner really … Continue reading
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The Globe Explains Why We Don’t Call C.58 “Universal”
Important Alice Dembner article in today’s Globe — click here – about lower income workers who are ineligible for Commonwealth Care because their employers offer coverage, even though the coverage is offered at a rate these workers cannot afford. Alice … Continue reading
Posted in MA Health Reform
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Connector Pitches in Fenway: Next Week in Health Reform
Health reform comes to bat multiple times next week: Tuesday, May 22 — PITCHING REFORM: Last week we got mysterious emails from the Connector to hold 11:00 am Tuesday for a special announcement. Now we know the line up. State … Continue reading
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Gruber’s Hot in California
Click here for a Blog report on Jon Gruber’s presentation in Sacramento Wednesday. Gruber is the MIT Professor, Connector Board Member, and numbers cruncher on state health reform proposals. Anthony Wright of Health Access California called it a Gruberfest, a … Continue reading
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W8 2 U C this Kewl Outreach 2L
OMG! Chip Joffe-Halpern, Connector Board member and HCFA Board chair, runs Ecu-Health Care, which helps the uninsured and underinsured residents of North Berkshire access affordable health care. They have set up a page on myspace.com with information on Commonwealth Care, … Continue reading
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Commonwealth Care Informational Sessions
Due to the recent Connector Board decisions, several changes have been made to the Commonwealth Care health insurance program. Join us for an informational session where the following topics will be covered; Premium contribution changes 60 day choice period Section … Continue reading
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Here’s a Way to Improve Quality and Lower Costs
Here’s an idea for the Quality and Cost Council from today’s NYT: …a hospital group in central Pennsylvania is trying to learn in an experiment that some experts say is a radically new way to encourage hospitals and doctors to … Continue reading
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First Connector Hearing in Dartmouth
Today the Connector Board held their first public hearing on the draft regulations on “minimum creditable coverage,” affordability and CommCare premiums at UMass Dartmouth in Dartmouth, MA. Jon Kingsdale, Connector Executive Director, Celia Wcislo, Connector Board member and Jamie Katz, … Continue reading
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