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Monthly Archives: February 2010
“And Now for Something Completely Different” – Connector Board Report 2/11/10
Secretary Jay Gonzalez opened yesterday’s Board meeting by offering congratulations to Joe Murphy, who was named Commissioner of Division of Insurance. Jon Kingsdale announced Roni Mansur as the new Director of Operations for CommChoice. The new Director of CommCare will … Continue reading
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Governor Patrick on Cost Control: “We have to dial up the sense of urgency”
Governor Patrick issued a set of bold proposals this week to control unchecked growth in health insurance costs for small businesses and individuals. The Governor’s proposals embrace the shared responsibility framework that we believe is critical to addressing the problem. … Continue reading
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MHQP Issues Sixth Annual Clinical Quality Report
Massachusetts Health Quality Partners today issued its 2010 report with data on quality of care provided by primary care practices across the Commonwealth. Find the report on the MHQP website. Overall, the 150 medical groups included in the report rated … Continue reading
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Patients Need to Know What They Are Being Exposed To
The Food and Drug Administration announced that it will dramatically step up oversight of medical radiation, such as CT scans, in an effort to reduce patient’s exposure to unnecessary radiation. The agency released a white paper detailing its Initiative to … Continue reading
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Affordability Schedule, Coming Around Again
Over the past three years, health reform implementation has developed a relatively predictable schedule. It is again that time of the year, folks, when we discuss the Commonwealth’s Affordability Schedule. And so, as we enter the next month of Affordability … Continue reading
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South Hadley Discussion on Oral Health Friday
This coming Friday, February 12, Representative Scibak, Anthony Boschetti, DMD, and Guisy Romano-Clarke, MD, will be hosting an informational forum about the importance of fluoride varnish and children’s oral health. The event will be held in South Hadley at the … Continue reading
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Connector Board Meeting Preview
On Thursday, the Connector Board will convene for its first of two meetings this month. The meeting is from 9:00-11:00 am on the 21st floor of One Ashburton Place, Boston. We expect that the 2011 Affordability schedule and Commonwealth Care … Continue reading
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AG Report: Short Term/Long Term Issues; and Short Term/Long Term Solutions
Last week’s release by the Attorney General of preliminary findings of her Investigation of Health Care Cost Trends and Cost Drivers (full report (pdf); summary press release; Globe front page story) crystallizes the need for a two-track approach to reducing … Continue reading
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Employer Coverage Continues Climb
The Division of Health Care Finance and Policy has issued its latest Employers Health Insurance Survey (the releases include a one-page fact sheet (pdf); powerpoint of survey results; a 6-page overview of health reform and employers; and a detailed “field … Continue reading
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Checks Cheeky Checklists Chat
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart <td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspan='2'Atul Gawande www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Political Humor Health Care Crisis Dr. Atul Gawande appeared on The Daily Show last week talking about his new book, “The Checklist Manifesto,” detailing … Continue reading
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