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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Budget Conference: You Can Close The Bridge, But People Still Need To Cross The River
The House and Senate conferees reported their FY 2011 budget last night (full text; Globe coverage). Facing no good choices, the conference budget makes deep cuts in health programs, along with many other areas of state government we all rely … Continue reading
Data Shows that Recession, Not Pharma Gift Ban, is Issue for Restaurants
The restaurant industry and drug and device companies are trying to repeal the Commonwealth’s landmark drug industry marketing restrictions. The gift ban prevents drug and device companies from wining-and-dining doctors to get them to prescribe brand-name drugs. Repealing this provision … Continue reading
Posted in Prescription Drug Reform
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Eight Days Left to Give
Health Care For All (HCFA) needs $15,275.00 to fully fund our HelpLine. Will you donate $100.00 or more today? HCFA’s fiscal year ends June 30 and we need your help to continue to reach and assist the consumers of Massachusetts. … Continue reading
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Globe Gets It Backwards: National Health Reform Is Good For Massachusetts
In what world could someone conclude that billions of new federal dollars to cover health needs of low income Bay Staters could result in less affordable care for the poor? Only in the backwards land of today’s Globe story, Mass … Continue reading
Posted in MA Health Reform
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Quality and Cost Council Advisory Committee Meets this Week
The Advisory Committee to the Quality and Cost Council is meeting this Wednesday, June 23, 2:30-4:00 at the Division of Health Care Finance and Policy, 2 Boylston Street, 5th floor, Daley Room. A guest speaker, Andrew Cohen from the Center … Continue reading
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QCC Looks at Website, National Reform
The Massachusetts Health Care Quality and Cost Council (QCC) met this week, focusing on a Regional Extension Center (REC) business model for e-health implementation and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA- national health reform). Prior to discussing the … Continue reading
Another Reason Why National Health Care Reform is Good for Massachusetts
In advance of the BCBS Foundation Forum on Monday on the impact of national reform on Massachusetts, we want to highlight a new report by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured that provides another reason why national health … Continue reading
Posted in budget, National Health Reform
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Cost/Quality Conversation Advances: Get Your Partners Report Here
Today’s Boston Globe reported on the study by former DPH official Paul Dreyer disputing some of the findings of the Attorney General regarding hospital pricing in the Commonwealth (background: our report on the AG report). The AG’s report concluded that … Continue reading
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MA Receives Fed Funding to Improve Outpatient Quality
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced grants to implement patient safety practices and medical liability reforms. Massachusetts was one of the 7 recipients of these grants. The Department of Public Health, as the leader of a … Continue reading
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Two Quick Calls to Make on Friday
Happy Bunker Hill Day. To commemorate the day, we ask everyone to make two phone calls to support crucial health programs throughout the state. First, call Senator Brown and urge him to vote yes on “FMAP,” the Medicaid funds Massachusetts … Continue reading
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