Search
-
Recent Posts
- Public Hearing on Prescription Drug Shortages
- MA Public Report on Healthcare-Associated Infections Now Available
- Infection Report Released Tomorrow and Webinar on Better Care and Lower Costs
- Nominate a Community Leader Today!
- Connector Begins Re-Integrating Legal Immigrants Into Commonwealth Care
- The Task of Massachusetts: Spreading the Word About Reform
- What Santorum Means
- One-Two From Patrick Adminstration
- Conversations About End-of-Life Care
- Report Highlights Massachusetts Success In Children’s Enrollment
Categories
- budget
- Children's Health
- Children's Mental Health
- E-health
- Events
- HCFA
- Health Care Humor
- Health Care Market
- Health Care Politics
- Health Care Politics
- Health Care Quality
- Health Disparities
- Healthcare Cost Control
- Helpline
- International health policy
- MA Health Reform
- MassHealth/Medicaid
- National Health Reform
- Oral Health
- Outreach
- Prescription Drug Reform
- Private Market
- Public Health
- Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
- Resources
- Revenue
- States
- Uncategorized
- US health policy
Healthy Tweets!
- Wondering what the push for better care and lower cost is all about?Register for @TheIHI webinar tomorrow and find out: http://t.co/jpjRgS4H Tweeted 1 day ago
- Don't forget to submit your nomination for HCFA's Community Leader Award by Monday, Feb 13! http://t.co/SbSC0y3h Tweeted 1 day ago
- RT @CalHealthline: Flowchart from @KaiserFamFound on how ACA's individual mandate is supposed to work | http://t.co/VzRaNoYg #hcr Tweeted 1 day ago
- Help us stay in the lead! Show you support the Pats and kids health initiatives by commenting "Go Pats" on our CCF blog!http://bit.ly/A7mBEa Tweeted 6 days ago
- We're in a healthy competition w/NY on Georgetown's CCF blog!To help us win, comment 'Go Pats' on our post by Sun at 5! http://t.co/Fv0GJ009 Tweeted 1 week ago
Archives
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
- June 2005
- May 2005
- April 2005
Meta
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Massachusetts Needs Public Health and Outreach Work to Fulfill Promise of Health Reform
Thanks to Massachusetts health reform, a remarkable 432,000 people now have health insurance. Many of those newly insured are now seeing doctors for the first time in years. However, as health care advocates, we understand that access to insurance is … Continue reading
Posted in MA Health Reform
Leave a comment
2-0: States v. Industry on Pharmaceutical Data Mining
The federal court (<a href="http://www.prescriptionproject.org/tools/solutions_resources/files/0040.pdf) upheld Vermont’s Pharmaceutical Data Mining Law as constitutional. According to the Vermont Attorney General: The court found that the Vermont law reasonably regulates the information that data mining companies obtain from individual Vermonters’ prescription information. … Continue reading
Posted in Prescription Drug Reform
Leave a comment
A HIT Parade: A Health Information Technology Triple-Header You Won’t Want to Miss
Get out your calendars to note three important HIT meetings going on next week: Monday, April 27, from 10 – 12, at 1 Ashburton Place, 21st floor (click <a href="http://here for directions), is the next Mass HIT Council stakeholder meeting. … Continue reading
Posted in E-health
Leave a comment
Oral Health Study Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story
According to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation study,Massachusetts can boast the second-highest rate of dentists per person in the country. The study results showed the District of Columbia in the lead, with Massachusetts following close behind. Despite these great numbers, … Continue reading
Conference on Health Reform and Health Insurance Options for Individuals
Young Israel of Brookline. Sunday morning, May 3rd, from 9am to 12noon. Location: 62 Green Street, near Coolidge Corner, 02446. Keynote speakers: U.S. Congressmen Barney Frank and Michael Capuano. Rabbi Benjamin Samuels: Responsibility to Support Universal Health Care. Rob Restuccia: … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Public Support for New Revenues
This afternoon, One Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Community Action Network, along with other organizations, held a rally to oppose budget cuts proposed in the HWM budget outside of the State House. The group also advocated for new revenue streams. Advocates … Continue reading
HCFA’s Budget Amendment Priorities
The FY10 HWM’s Budget was released last Wednesday. 978 budget amendments were filed. Among them, 13 that HCFA supports. Click here to view the complete list FY10 House Budget Amendments. Budget debate begins on Monday April 27th.
Children’s Health Care Summit
The New England Alliance for Children’s Health (NEACH) will be hosting their 3rd annual Children’s Health Care Summit on Friday, April 24th from 9:30-4:30PM. The FREE event will take place at the Doubletree Hotel in Lowell, Massachusetts. For an updated … Continue reading
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
Grim
The House Ways and Means Committee released their proposed FY2010 budget today. The budget cuts deeply into health priorities, including prescription drugs for seniors, public health prevention programs, mental health, and other areas. Without restoration of these cuts and new … Continue reading
