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Category Archives: MA Health Reform
Connector Prepares for the ACA While Running Current Programs
Today, the Connector Board met to discuss the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the Connector, vote on the 2012 Affordability Schedule, and analyze data from the FY12 Commonwealth Care member survey. Materials from the meeting are posted … Continue reading
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Connector Board Hires Consultants, Discusses Small Business Coverage
Today, the Connector Board voted to approve consultant contracts for project management assistance to transform the Connector into an ACA-compliant Exchange and to provide analysis and strategy guidance around implementing ACA-required reinsurance, risk adjustment, and risk corridor programs. Connector staff … Continue reading
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NPR: “If Massachusetts can do that, it might become a national model again”
NPR aired two stories over the last two days looking in depth at Massachusetts health care reform, and the prospects for cost control. The stories (audio and transcripts for both stories are here), by veteran NPR health report Richard Knox, … Continue reading
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Health Connector Offers More Choices to Small Businesses
Today, the Connector relaunched its Business Express program with offerings from the state’s eight leading health insurance carriers. Business Express provides small businesses with 50 or fewer employees an enhanced shopping experience, including easy comparison of health plans. The program … Continue reading
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Massachusetts: Best Friends of the Court
As the nation awaits the fate of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) slated to go before the United States Supreme Court late next month, Attorney General Martha Coakley jump-started the debate with a recent trip to Washington. On Thursday, … Continue reading
Connector Plans for 2012 Affordability Schedule and FY13 CommCare Procurement
The Connector Board convened their first of two February meetings today. In an ambitious agenda, they primarily discussed the 2012 Affordability Schedule and the FY13 Commonwealth Care procurement. Materials from today’s meeting are here and our full report is below … Continue reading
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Connector Begins Re-Integrating Legal Immigrants Into Commonwealth Care
After a victory in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court that requires the Commonwealth to restore full Commonwealth Care coverage for eligible legal immigrants, the Connector is began today the process of reintegrating this population into Commonwealth Care. Today, the Connector … Continue reading
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The Task of Massachusetts: Spreading the Word About Reform
WaPo Wonkblog’s Sarah Kliff found this group of questions about chapter 58 included the latest Harris poll on health reform attitudes. The poll itself found modest increases in public support for the components of the ACA, with the exception of … Continue reading
What Santorum Means
This exchange from last Thursday’s Florida Republican debate was the most extensive discussion of health care so far in the primary season: Romney gave a cogent, articulate defense of Massachusetts health reform (which of course goes just as well for … Continue reading
One-Two From Patrick Adminstration
This week the Patrick administration reaffirmed its commitment to health care in the Commonwealth. First, the Governor’s State of the Commonwealth speech focused on payment and delivery system reforms that will stem the rising costs of health care: The market … Continue reading
