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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Costs and Prices – It’s All In The Report. Now – What Do We Do About It?
The latest health care cost trends report from DHCFP “Trends in Health Expenditures” looks at total health care spending for the private health plans (fully insured and self-insured), Medicare and MassHealth (which includes Commonwealth Care spending). The private health plan … Continue reading
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Public Health Hearing Focuses on Quality and Patient Safety
Health Care For All’s Consumer Health Quality Council (CHQC) testified on Tuesday at a Committee on Public Health hearing. Four members testified in person and three others submitted written testimony. They all urged legislators to pass bills that will strengthen … Continue reading
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Health Policy Boot Camp: 10 days, 13 hours, 57 minutes …
The DHCFP cost trends web page (www.mass.gov/dhcfp/costrends) starts with a countdown clock, ticking down the minutes to the most anticipated event in state health wonkery: the second annual Cost Trends hearings. Bigger and better. We’re excited for this ball to … Continue reading
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We’re not just health care wonks, we’re also hockey fans!
Last night the Bruins won the Stanley cup. Our boys got out there, with a two game deficit, and came back to clinch the title in a nail biting 4-3 series. How did they do it? Two ways: they focused … Continue reading
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“MA residents should not be expected to pay for the free lunches of providers when they can barely afford their own health care”
Today the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses heard testimony on multiple bills, including S. 1849 – archly titled, “An Act Relative to Restaurant Rejuvenation.” The bill would add a restaurant loophole to the state’s Pharmaceutical and Medical … Continue reading
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Got Coverage? 1,479 More Kids in MA Do Now!
It’s been a whirlwind month, but the first phase of the “got coverage?” Kids Enrollment Challenge is DONE! And thanks to the tireless efforts of 66 enrollment organizations statewide, HCFA is proud to announce that 1,479 previously uninsured children now … Continue reading
Quality and Cost Council Meeting Wednesday
The Massachusetts Health Care Quality and Cost Council is meeting on Wednesday, June 15, 1-3pm. 1 Ashburton Place, 21st floor. See the agenda here . Discussions are focusing on the My Health Care Options website and the DHCFP cost trends … Continue reading
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Connector Board Discusses Wellness, Operating Budgets, and Exchange Planning
This morning, the Connector Board met to discuss four agenda items: Updates on the wellness initiative for Business Express, FY 2011 Administrative Budget and Audits, Voting on FY 2012 Administrative Budget Recommendation, and a vote on an exchange planning grant … Continue reading
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Court Hearing On Legal Immigrant Case Thursday
On May 6, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued its landmark ruling (details from our blog) that the state’s removal of a group of legal immigrants from the Commonwealth Care program violates the equal protection guarantees of the state Constitution. … Continue reading
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Let’s See How Far We’ve Come: The Results of Our Statewide Kids Enrollment Challenge to be Announced Next Week
Last month, Health Care For All issued a challenge to 66 organizations across Massachusetts to help enroll 500 uninsured children in health coverage during the month of May. You may have read about our Challenge in the Boston Globe or … Continue reading
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