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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Connector Cancels Meeting
Notice: The regularly-scheduled May Connector Board Meeting is canceled for tomorrow (May 13). You’ll be lonely if you show up. Next meeting is June 10. -Lindsey Tucker
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Public Health Council Meeting Wednesday
The Public Health Council will have their May meeting (agenda) this Wednesday at 9 am. Among the topics to be discussed, the Council will look at implementation of a limited ban on Bisphenol-A (BPA) in children’s food and beverage containers, … Continue reading
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Health Reform Is Happening
President Obama reminded us this weekend that health reform is already happening: I’ve said before that implementing health insurance reform won’t happen overnight, and it will require some tweaks and changes along the way. Ultimately, we’ll have a system that … Continue reading
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Our Water’s Back – Thanks Gov’t
ONE Massachusetts Project Director Yawu Miller has a thoughtful blog post putting the water pipe break in context: “The public systems that ensure that this water is inspected and safe and the public structures that collect, convey and clean the … Continue reading
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DHCFP Reports, You Pay Attention. Part Two of Two: Health Trends Recommendations
The second groundbreaking DHCFP report, issued today, is the summary of findings and new recommendations of the cost trends process authorized by 2008′s chapter 305. All of the materials regarding the cost trends project are at www.mass.gov/dhcfp/costtrends; today’s final report, … Continue reading
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DHCFP Reports, You Pay Attention. Part One of Two: Reserves
Two groundbreaking DHCFP reports issued today and yesterday will have a direct impact on health policy in Massachusetts. The reports (Study of the Reserves and Surpluses of Health Insurers in Massachusetts and Health Care Cost Trends Final Report), together with … Continue reading
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We need YOU to combat the obesity epidemic – Act FRESH
[Our guest blogger below is Valerie Bassett from the Massachusetts Public Health Association. We thank Valerie for the work of MPHA and look forward to active participation in their campaign] We’ve all heard the stats: Locally, one out of every … Continue reading
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