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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Thanks, Tom. Tom Dehner to Leave Medicaid Director Post
Medicaid Director Tom Dehner has told his staff that he is leaving his position on September 18. It’s a tough job for a state bureaucrat when your vacation makes the news (like Tom’s did last summer), but Tom shrugged it … Continue reading
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Numbers of Harm Increase but Massachusetts Still Paving the Way for Quality
A series of articles published this month by the Hearst Newspapers highlights the increasing number of deaths that occur as a result of medical errors in the United States. In 1996, a report titled “To Err is Human” stated that … Continue reading
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Public Health Council Meeting Wednesday
The Public Health Council will meet on Wednesday at 9AM in the Public Health Council Room at 250 Washington Street. There will be a presentation on H1N1 Preparation and Planning. Click here for the full agenda.
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National Reform Updates – Tsongas in Hudson, Obama in NH, and More
As the national health reform debate heats up, there are lots of ways for Bay Staters to show their support for expanding quality affordable health care. Congresswoman Tsongas Event Tuesday: Congresswoman Niki Tsongas will host her Congress on Your Corner … Continue reading
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Prison Is Not Treatment
Budget cuts have real consequences for real people – consequences that will be felt for years to come. The crisis of the mental health system that the Children’s Mental Health Campaign and other advocates have spoken about in Massachusetts is … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Mental Health
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From Saturday’s Public Forum with Niki Tsongas
Hello From Niki Tsongas’ Community Meeting at the Chelmsford Town Hall. The meeting was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. but the place was packed to capacity at 9:30 a.m. Hundreds of people were in the overflow of the parking … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care Politics, National Health Reform, US health policy
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HCQCC Special Edition: The RAND Report on health care cost savings
Today, the Health Care Quality and Cost Council (HCQCC) held a special meeting to discuss the long awaited RAND report. The RAND report is a document that models how Massachusetts can best control health care costs. The evaluators looked at … Continue reading
Fenway Health Unveils New Dental Clinic
Fenway Health, a Boston-based health center, is doing its part to remind us that oral health is a critical part of overall health. The mission of Fenway Health is to “enhance the physical and mental health of its community, which … Continue reading
Posted in Oral Health
Tagged dental services, health clinic, Oral Health, Public Health
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Anti-Reform Thugs Are Here, Too
I had thought (hoped?) that the ugly anti-reform mob thuggery being played out at Congressional town hall meetings for the benefit of the You-tube cameras was not happening in Massachusetts. Sorry, but it’s happening here, too. Tuesday’s Worcester Telegram has … Continue reading
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Who You Gonna Call? Myth Busters!
Today’s lead Globe editorial, “Mass. bashers take note: Health reform is working,” responds forcefully to the increasingly shrill attacks on chapter 58. We hope the editorial gets read far and wide. Massachusetts health reform is not perfect, and we have … Continue reading
Posted in MA Health Reform
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