Search
-
Recent Posts
- Senate Begins Payment Reform Debate – Some More Amendments To Watch
- Senate to Debate Payment Reform Tuesday – Let Your Senators Hear From You On Amendments
- Connector Board Report – May 10, 2012
- HCFA Reacts to Senate Payment Reform Bill
- Speaker DeLeo: “We will lead the nation in finding a way to curb health care costs.”
- What Makes Better Care? The Series. Part 9: Transparency
- What Makes Better Care? The Series. Part 8: Consumer Protections
- What Makes Better Care? The Series. Part 7: Patient Choice and Accessibility
- What Makes Better Care? The Series. Part 6: Shared Savings
- What Makes Better Care? The Series. Part 5: Public and Community Health
Categories
- budget
- Children's Health
- Children's Mental Health
- E-health
- Events
- HCFA
- Health Care Humor
- Health Care Market
- Health Care Politics
- Health Care Politics
- Health Care Quality
- Health Disparities
- Healthcare Cost Control
- Helpline
- International health policy
- MA Health Reform
- MassHealth/Medicaid
- National Health Reform
- Oral Health
- Outreach
- Prescription Drug Reform
- Private Market
- Public Health
- Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
- Resources
- Revenue
- States
- Uncategorized
- US health policy
Healthy Tweets!
- Good: In #paymentreform debate, MA Senate defeats on 5-31 vote amend that would strip dedicated funding for prevention and e-health. #mapoli Tweeted 11 hours ago
- MA Senate approves HCFA-supported Rodrigues amend to make health info web site accesible to people w/ disabilities #paymentreform #mapoli Tweeted 12 hours ago
- Senate approves Jehlen #paymentreform amendment to make hospital checklist info public. Big win for our Consumer Quality Council Tweeted 2 days ago
- RT @commonhealth: Mass. Senate debate on health reform under way; you can watch it live here: 1.usa.gov/Jezqya Tweeted 2 days ago
- Senate approves Sen Moore's amendment to require palliative care and end of life options in #paymentreform debate. #mapoli Tweeted 2 days ago
Archives
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
- June 2005
- May 2005
- April 2005
Meta
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Making Health Reform Work: State Consumer Assistance Programs
Our colleagues at the Community Service Society NY and Community Catalyst have released a fantastic (and beautiful to look at too!) new report (pdf) that highlights the importance of State Consumer Assistance Programs (CAPs) in making health reform implementation work … Continue reading
Posted in Helpline, National Health Reform
Leave a comment
QCC Meets Wednesday
The Quality and Cost Council meets Wednesday, September 15, at 1:00 pm at 1 Ashburton Place, Boston, 21st floor. The agenda (pdf) includes a discussion of chapter 288, the just-passed small group health insurance cost control bill, and the recommendations … Continue reading
URGENT ALERT – Key Vote On Tuesday – Tell Scott Brown to Save Prevention Funds For MA
Tomorrow – Tuesday, Sept. 14 – the US Senate is scheduled to vote on a critical amendment that would gut the Prevention and Public Health Fund included as part of national health reform. The Fund provides resources to national, state, … Continue reading
Posted in Public Health
2 Comments
How Do We Know Payment Reform Will Work? Because it already is: The CCA Story
CCA is Commonwealth Care Alliance, the consumer-focused health plan that serves low-income seniors and disabled people as part of the Senior Care Options program and other state programs for people with complex medical needs. (Full disclosure: HCFA is one of … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare Cost Control
2 Comments
Protecting our Seniors: The Elder Dental Program Speaks up for Oral Health
Many populations are disproportionately hurt by cuts to the MassHealth adult dental program that eliminate services such as fillings, root canals, and dentures. Because oral health is a key piece of overall health and wellness, lack of these services can … Continue reading
Posted in Oral Health
Leave a comment
More Outcome Data On-line
Consumer Reports has published data on quality of care relating to heart bypass surgery. Read more in the NY Times and read a New England Journal of Medicine article about the new report. Right now, the information is only available … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care Quality
1 Comment
Accept the Challenge: Enrolling All Kids Into Coverage
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced “The Secretary’s Challenge: Connecting Kids to Coverage,” a campaign that will challenge federal officials, governors, mayors, community organizations, tribal leaders and faith-based organizations to enroll uninsured children who are eligible for Medicaid … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Outreach
1 Comment
Oral Health on CommonHealth
A new blog post about oral health and the impact of the MassHealth dental cuts was posted at WBUR’s CommonHealth blog today. The post focuses on how individuals are being impacted by these cuts by highlighting the stories of three … Continue reading
Posted in Oral Health
Leave a comment
Getting Coverage to 18-26 Year Olds
Massachusetts had done a good job in expanding coverage to young adults, but there’s a lot more to do. Young Invincibles, a national organization representing 18 to 34 year-olds in the federal health reform debate, launched the Getting Covered campaign … Continue reading
Posted in National Health Reform
Leave a comment
Essay Contest on Cost Awareness in Health Care
Do you have a story about a medical bill that was higher than you expected it to be? Or a time when you wanted to know how much a medical test or treatment might cost and couldn’t find out? The … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare Cost Control
2 Comments
