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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Happy 5th Birthday, Massachusetts Health Reform: Women’s Health
As we mark the fifth anniversary of chapter 58, the Massachusetts health reform law, MomsRising – a national group that advocates for issues related to motherhood and families – posted a great blog entry about the impact of Massachusetts health … Continue reading
Posted in MA Health Reform
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**NEW** Weekly Dispatches from Our Community Organizers
Health Care for All has two new community organizers – Celia Segel and Ari Fertig – who have been talking to consumers across Massachusetts about how health care reform is working for them. Each week we will be bringing you information … Continue reading
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Congressman Markey Working To Strengthen Health Reform Implementation
While the US House Republicans are working to undermine the gains of the Affordable Care Act, and impact Massachusetts in the process, members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation are using the lessons of our implementation of chapter 58 to strengthen … Continue reading
Posted in Helpline, National Health Reform
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Federal House Republican Budget: Disaster For America. Worse For Massachusetts
The US House Republican leadership unveiled their budget this morning. With callous cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, and the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, the budget would be a disaster for America. For Massachusetts, it would be even worse. … Continue reading
Posted in MassHealth/Medicaid, National Health Reform
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HCFA, GBIO Issue Cost Control Challenge to Health Care System
Following Governor Patrick’s lively forum on health care cost control this morning, where he called for action, not debating the issue to death (coverage on the CommonHealth bloghere and here), GBIO and HCFA issued a challenge to the health industry: … Continue reading
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Years of drug industry lies warrant patient skepticism, not trust
The drug industry’s poor track record toward patient concerns belies the rosy picture painted by last Monday’s Boston Globe report on last week’s MassBIO conference. The conference talked about “participatory medicine,” empowering patients to participate with drug companies. Yet this … Continue reading
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Cavities Are Catching: MassHealth Adult Dental Cuts Endanger Children
As we leave the winter and flu season behind, we thought we were done worrying about catching an illness from anyone, at least for a few months. However, according to a recent New York Times article, dental cavities can be … Continue reading
Posted in Oral Health
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Romnesia
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the legislature’s enactment of chapter 58, the Massachusetts health reform law. Five years ago, we wrote that supporters should thank Speaker DiMasi, Senate President Travaglini, but also give Governor Romney his due: “We’ve had … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care Politics, MA Health Reform
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Are You An Assertive Patient? New Resources
Check out the updates to the website The Assertive Patient (www.assertivepatient.org)! The main page with updates is the page listing all hospitals in Massachusetts. In addition to providing links to the pages on hospitals’ websites regarding how to make a … Continue reading
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What None of the Critics Understand About the Health Safety Net/Uncompensated Care Pool
The Health Safety Net (HSN, formerly the Uncompensated Care Pool) program, which reimburses hospitals and community health centers for some care provided to very low income patients, is under fire. A report by the Inspector General, later amplified in news … Continue reading
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