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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Join Us at the Purple Bus Tour – Friday, Noon, City Hall Plaza
On Friday (9/28) at noon, the Purple Bus VoteHealthCare.org Tour pulls into City Hall Plaza, by the Government Center T stop. Kathie McClure is a lawyer and a mother of two from Georgia who embarked in “The Purple Bus adventure” … Continue reading
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Nu B-mark 4U: New State Cost Containment Web Site
The Governor’s office today unveiled a new website that will serve as a central information source on the implementation of the Chapter 224, the Health Care Payment and Delivery System Reform law: http://www.mass.gov/governor/healthcarecostcontainment. From the state’s news release: – The … Continue reading
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We’re Still Number 1. Not News Anymore?
Today the Census released the American Community Survey, with state-level data on income, poverty and insurance coverage. The Mass Budget and Policy Center has all the numbers, including a page on health insurance, which is the source of the graphic … Continue reading
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Legislature: “Only Modest Meals.” DPH: “Order Whatever You’d Like. The Bar is Open!”
Today the Department of Public Health approved temporary regulations that make a mockery of the legislature’s changes to the state’s drug and device marketing restrictions, further eroding doctor-patient protections (see joint press release from HCFA, AARP, MassPIRG and Community Catalyst … Continue reading
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Connector Board Approves Non-Standardized CommChoice Plans and Looks Ahead to ACA Implementation
Today, the Connector Board met to consider offering non-standardized plans in Commonwealth Choice and discuss the Connector’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation work. Materials from the meeting are posted here.
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Nominations for MITSS HOPE Award
Our friends at MITSS (Medically Induced Trauma Support Services) are currently accepting nominations for the 2012 MITSS Hope Award. The MITSS HOPE Award recognizes people–families, healthcare providers, hospitals (or teams or departments therein), academic institutions, community health centers, grassroots organizations, … Continue reading
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Honoring Those Who Serve
Today we remember the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. As we remember these events, let us also remember the men and women who are serving and their families. For the last 11 years, military personnel and … Continue reading
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MA Business Community Releases Report on Chapter 58
Today a group of Massachusetts business leaders spoke in DC on the Impact of Health Reform on Business in Massachusetts. Speakers included Jack Connors, Chair Emeritus, Hill Holiday; Richard Lord, President and CEO, Associated Industries of Massachusetts; and Michael Widmer, … Continue reading
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Why We’re Optimistic About Payment and Delivery Reform
We’ve been optimistic about the promise of payment and delivery reform, despite all the challenges ahead in implementing chapter 224. Is that justified? This week, the Institute of Medicine issued a detailed report, Best Care at Lower Cost: The Path … Continue reading
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