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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Consumer Stories Have Ongoing Impact
If you haven’t had a chance to do so already, we encourage you to check out the three 2-minutes videos with stories of members of our Consumer Health Quality Council (www.hcfama.org/quality/stories). Ginny, Linda and Lisa’s stories have had a huge … Continue reading
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Health Care Re-enters Presidential Debate
The Obama campaign returned to health care in their latest TV ad, pivoting off the banking crisis, and McCain’s support for deregulating insurance markets by allowing cross-border sales: There’s been a lot of analysis today about whether the ad is … Continue reading
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In What Respect, Charlie: Again Calling Out the Mandated Benefits Fallacy
This time it’s Harvard Pilgrim Health Care CEO Charlie Baker who misreads the DHCFP report on the cost of mandated insurance benefits. In his own blog, and in reprinted comments on the widely-read national “The Health Care Blog,” Charlie repeats … Continue reading
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Pharma: Actions Speak Louder Than, you know
Do you remember this phrase: “a direct and immediate devastating impact?” That’s from the full-page ad the biotech industry took out trying to convince the Governor to veto the comprehensive quality and cost bill, that included enforcement of the pharmaceutical … Continue reading
Quality and Cost Council Adopts Proposed Budget for FY 2010
On Wednesday, after much discussion, the Quality and Cost Council adopted a proposed FY ’10 budget of approximately $3.1 million. According to QCC Executive Director Katharine London, the money is needed for, among other things, additional staff to start implementing … Continue reading
Connector Board Discusses MCC Regs
The Connector Board met on Tuesday for an in-depth discussion of the revised Minimum Creditable Coverage (MCC) regulations. The Board discussed several concerns that were raised at the September 9th hearing and possible resolutions for these concerns. The materials for … Continue reading
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Governor, Legislators, Advocates, Families to Celebrate Kid’s Mental Health
Last month, Governor Patrick signed Chapter 321 of the Acts of 2008 into law. Chapter 321 will significantly improve Massachusetts’ children’s mental health system by expanding early identification of mental illness, providing schools resources to help students with mental disorders, … Continue reading
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Real Voices: Your Weekly Dose from the HCFA Helpline
Every week we highlight the voices of real people that contact our Helpline every day. Once a week you will be introduced to a family whose life has changed for the better due to health reform. If you or anyone … Continue reading
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Access Project Report on Medical Debt
Congratulations to our partners at The Access Project, who just released a comprehensive report on medical debt in Massachusetts, titled In Debt but Not Indifferent. The report describes findings from the Access Project’s Medical Debt Resolution Program, a project that … Continue reading
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Disparities Council Meeting Report
The Council on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities met on Monday, September 15th. Chaired by Representative Byron Rushing, the September meeting focused on a presentation on the Council’s prioritization process and the working groups’ priorities of the former Special Legislative … Continue reading
