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Monthly Archives: July 2010
QCC Meets Wednesday
The Health Care Quality and Cost Council is meeting tomorrow, July 21, 1-3pm, at 1 Ashburton Place, 21st floor, Boston. Meetings are open to the public. The agenda includes updates from committees (cost containment, quality and safety, advisory), an update … Continue reading
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Globe Says Employers Dropping Coverage. Do We Refudiate?
Sunday’s A-1 Globe lead, Firms cancel health coverage, is another example that leaves us wondering if anecdote equals trend. Do we refudiate the story? Or acknowledge that public coverage can be the more appropriate choice for low-income workers? The story … Continue reading
Posted in MA Health Reform
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Report From The Front: “I have heard desperation in our callers’ voices that I have not heard before”
[HCFA Helpline Counselor Hannah Frigand is on the frontline of what's happening in Massachusetts. Our Helpline volume is up, as some 1000 people a week call for assistance with their health coverage. For our callers, health care policy has personal … Continue reading
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Quality Bill Moving – Now in House Ways and Means – Let’s Get It Done
HCFA and the Consumer Health Quality Council have been advocating throughout this legislative session for three bills that aim to improve health care quality and patient safety. The three bills focus on MRSA screening and precautions, the use of checklists … Continue reading
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Look Who’s Talking About the Gift Ban Too
The House vote last week to repeal the entire General laws chapter containing the pharma and medical device marketing restrictions got a lot of talk time today. The provision was added on to the financial regulatory reorganization bill. In the … Continue reading
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Committee Against Repeal of the Alcohol Tax Regional Campaign Field Meetings Start July 19
At November 2nd’s state election, the liquor industry will ask Massachusetts voters to repeal the sales tax on alcohol. This sales tax provides dedicated funding for substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery services. Passage of the question would jeopardize funding … Continue reading
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Many Small Changes Can Lead to Higher Quality and Lower Cost
Sunday’s NY Times Business section included an article focusing on the use of “Continuous Process Improvement,” or C.P.I., at Seattle Children’s Hospital (the article also mentions that other hospitals, including Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, have similar programs in … Continue reading
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The Public Health Council Meets Wednesday
The Public Health Council meets on Wednesday at 9 AM. Click here for the agenda. We’re looking forward to the presentation on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS). Come back here to read more about the presentation.
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Small Group Insurance Market Gets Informed
Just in time for the end of the Legislative Session debate, DOI has released three reports dealing with the small-group health insurance market and exploring possible solutions to the unsustainable premium rates currently suffered by the market. All of the … Continue reading
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New Statewide Toll Free Number for Emergency Psychiatric Calls
As of June 1st, there is important news for health care consumers in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership (MBHP) has set up a new statewide toll free number to call when a family member or consumer has a psychiatric … Continue reading
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