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Monthly Archives: October 2008
Calling Connector Fans!
Tomorrow, Saturday, October 25, the Connector is holding its annual Board retreat. Like previous years, the retreat will be held at Action for Results in Andover, MA and will start at 8:30am. There’s no agenda posted, but in past years … Continue reading
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Equal Time (sorta): McCain Pushes Back on Health
The McCain campaign just started replying to Obama’s overwhelming assault on health care. The Politco’s GOP blog reports on a new radio ad airing in battleground states. Here’s the audio, from the Politico: Here’s the text of the ad, which … Continue reading
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Infection Prevention Week Story #4: Providers and Consumers Preventing Infections
During Infection Prevention Week, we want to highlight some wonderful work taking place at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and the Partnership for Healthcare Excellence. IHI engages hospitals and the Partnership engages consumers, both with a shared goal of … Continue reading
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Cost, Quality and Access: The Challenging Journey Continues
Today the Mass Medical Society (MMS) hosted its ninth annual State of the State’s Health Care forum, focusing on the impact of rising costs on the practice of medicine and access to care. EOHHS Secretary JudyAnn Bigby opened the program … Continue reading
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9C Cuts Lead to Changes for Quality and Cost Council; Public Hearing on Website this Monday
Today’s QCC meeting consisted mostly of a discussion about the $700,000 cut to the QCC’s budget and a proposal for continuing the QCC’s work with the reduced budget. Read Secretary Bigby’s memo to the Council outlining the proposed changes. The … Continue reading
Briefing: How Will 9C Cuts Impact MassHealth?
On Monday October 20, advocates met with the Office of Medicaid and were briefed on the current plans to implement approximately $300 million in cuts from the MassHealth program pursuant to the Governor’s emergency 9C powers. Neil Cronin, the state’s … Continue reading
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Infection Prevention Week Story #3: Tom Brady
Patriots fans were shocked when Tom Brady injured himself earlier this year, leaving the team without its star quarterback. According to an October article in the Boston Globe, “Brady’s surgery took place 29 days after he was injured in the … Continue reading
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How Would You Implement Question 1?
Can you cut $12.6 billion from the state budget? If Question 1 passes in November, Governor Patrick and the Legislature will have to figure out how to eliminate that amount, nearly 40% of the state’s revenue, when fully phased in. … Continue reading
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Health Trends Report released: Common Health for the Commonwealth
The Massachusetts Health Council held an event at the State House this morning to announce the release of their 2008 report Common Health for the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Trends in the Determinants of Health. The report, which tracks health outcomes and … Continue reading
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Community Voices
On Tuesday evening, the Center for Community Health Education Research and Service (CCHERS) hosted Community Voices, a powerful health disparities photo essay exhibition. Developed by CCHERS in partnership with the Health Careers Academy in 2007, Community Voices is an innovative … Continue reading
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