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Category Archives: HCFA
[UPDATED] Covering All Legal Immigrants: Not $150 million this year, and not after next year, either
The state SJC just ordered the state to restore full Commonwealth Care coverage for legal immigrants. What’s it going to cost? For lots of people, the $30 billion state budget is just lots of unimaginable big numbers. But for those … Continue reading
And Now, A Word From Our Sponsor
The season of giving is almost over and there are only a few days left to donate to HCFA in 2011. Please help us provide health care education, enrollment services and advocacy that the people of Massachusetts deserve. In order … Continue reading
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Serious Reportable Events Report to be Released Wed.
The Department of Public Health will release the latest public report on Serious Reportable Events (SREs) this Wednesday during the monthly meeting of the Public Health Council. The meeting takes place 9am-12:00 at DPH, 250 Washington Street, Boston, in the … Continue reading
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CMS Honors HCFA Staffer and Massachusetts Children’s Outreach
This week the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recognized HCFA’s Children’s Health Policy and Outreach Manager, Dayanne Leal, for her outstanding efforts to identify and enroll eligible children in MassHealth and other children’s health program. Dayanne was … Continue reading
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Who Fact Checks The Fact Checker? (UPDATED to Reflect Changes in the Original Column)
[Update: The Post revised their column in response to our request, after a conversation I had with the author. They removed some of the most egregious errors, but the column still reflects a hazy understanding of the goals and results … Continue reading
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Taking the Public’s Pulse on Health Care Affordability
Today The Blue Cross Foundation hosted a breakfast where the results of a poll entitled “Public Perceptions of Health Care Costs in Massachusetts” were presented to a packed room of interested health policy people by Robert Blendon of the Harvard … Continue reading
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DentaQuest Puts Money Where Our Mouths Are
Ya know when you’re doing the Hokey Pokey and ya get to the end when you put your whole body in? You don’t just leave your lips, teeth, tongue and gums outside the Hokey Pokey circle, do you? No. Because … Continue reading
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Update: Federal Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) for Mass. Residents
In a recent blog post we suggested that the Federal Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) was a health insurance option for Mass. residents currently locked out of the private health insurance market. We have received additional information from our partners … Continue reading
Breathing is Health
The air we breathe could not be more fundamental to our health. HCFA is part of the Massachusetts Healthy Air Campaign which is holding a press conference on Tuesday, Sept 27, at 11 am at the Codman Square Community Health … Continue reading
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