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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Connector Board Report – 1/15/09
The Connector Board held their first meeting of 2009 Thursday morning. The Board voted to approve a continued Public Education and Outreach contract with Weber Shandwick. The Board also had a in-depth presentation on the Commonwealth Care program, including proposals … Continue reading
Posted in MA Health Reform
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Governor Signs Oral Health Bill
This afternoon the Governor ushered in a new chapter for oral health in the Commonwealth, Chapter 530 of the Acts of 2008, when he signed omnibus oral health legislation into law. Health Care For All, the Oral Health Advocacy Taskforce, … Continue reading
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Surgical Checklist Saves Lives and Money – HCFA Legislative Preview
Health Care for All and the Consumer Health Quality Council are thrilled to see the results of a new study showing that following a simple series of steps can greatly reduce surgical complications and deaths. Representative Denise Provost (Somerville) has … Continue reading
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United We Stand For Public Health
On Thursday, January 22nd, The United We Stand For Public Health Coalition will be holding a press event at the State House in Nurses Hall at 1PM. See our related blog entry.
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United We Stand For Public Health
On Thursday, January 22nd, The United We Stand For Public Health Coalition will be holding a press event at the State House in Nurses Hall at 1PM. The Press event is a call to protect public health in the state’s … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care Politics, Public Health
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Understanding the Revenue Roots of the Fiscal Crisis
Very soon Governor Patrick will be announcing his second round of mid-year budget cuts, to be followed by an austerity budget on January 28 that will include steep cuts. Health care will certainly face substantial cuts. How did we get … Continue reading
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First Connector Board Meeting of the Year
The Connector Board will meet tomorrow morning, January 15th, from 9:00 am – 11:00 am in the 21st floor conference room of One Ashburton Place, Boston. When meeting materials are made available, they can be found here. Catherine Hammons
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NBC Nightly Part II
The second part of the NBC Nightly News coverage of Massachusetts health reform (part one is here) was, as predicted, a look at the “pitfalls, in Brian Williams’ words. No HCFA, but the piece covered the oh-so familiar “primary care … Continue reading
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Neutralized: “their word, not mine” (DPH Pharma Hearing Report)
Yesterday was the second day of hearings by the Department of Public Health’s hearings on the pharma gift ban and disclosure regulations. UMass Medical School was our host for the day and it was far from “same thing, different place.” … Continue reading
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NBC Covers Mass Health Reform
Tonight NBC Nightly News aired its first of two reports on health reform in Massachusetts. HCFA staff (uh, . . me) and our Helpline were featured. Here’s the video: .msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; … Continue reading
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