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Senate Budget Debate Starts Wednesday – Here’s Our Amendment Recommendations
Tomorrow the state Senate will begin debating its version of the state budget for fiscal year 2014, which begins on July 1. Like the House budget did, the Senate Ways and Means version starts out with a strong commitment to … Continue reading
First PFAC Conference a Success
Patient and Family Advisory Councils, or PFACs, are changing the way we experience care at our local hospitals, and also at some outpatient care centers. PFACs allow patients and family members to represent the consumer voice in health care, operating … Continue reading
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Your Task Today: Call Your Senator To Restore Oral Health Fillings
The Senate budget released yesterday is a mix of good and disappointing, of course. We’ll have a more detailed report, with all of our amendment recommendations, early next week. But for now we want to focus on the most glaring … Continue reading
Posted in Oral Health
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Connector Previews “Home Stretch” of ACA Implementation
Last Thursday, the Connector Board discussed policy, programmatic and operational readiness for Connector 2.0, voted to extend their Affordable Care Act (ACA) project management contract with Deloitte, and approved the transfer of authority over several regulations from CHIA to the … Continue reading
Posted in MA Health Reform
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People With Disabilities And Others: Please Fill Out This Survey From Mass DPH
[From Mass DPH:] Help influence health care in Massachusetts. The Health and Disability Program, part of Office of Health Equity at the MA Department of Public Health (DPH) is conducting a health needs survey for people with disabilities in Massachusetts. … Continue reading
Health Policy Commission Report: April 24 Meeting
The Health Policy Commission met on Wednesday, April 24, addressing a packed agenda. All the materials were just posted, here, so we can present our full report, after the break.
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More Building Blocks For ACA Implementation
While ACA implementation remains contentious in many states, in Massachusetts the building blocks are being set in place in a routine and orderly way. On Wednesday, MassHealth released its revised ACA implementation plan, called the “Roadmap to 2014.” Also released … Continue reading
House Approves MassHealth Dental Fillings in Budget; Still Cuts MassHealth
It was hard to notice. But an obscure section in a the final, technical amendment during the House budget debate would allow over 800,000 low-income adults to receive dental fillings under the budget approved by the Massachusetts House of Representatives … Continue reading
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Hour Limits on Interns May Have Unintended Consequences
No one wants an exhausted doctor making decisions about their health. That’s why the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, which is charged with accrediting American medical residency programs, has continued to take steps to limit the time doctors in … Continue reading
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This is Scary: MRSA Transmission From Animals To Us
A recent study has confirmed that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is being transmitted from animals to people (NY Times story, and NPR story). While this has long been suspected, the University of Cambridge study uncovered more concrete evidence by studying … Continue reading
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