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Category Archives: Private Market
Lower Copays Create Better Patient Outcomes
A recent study from the New England Journal of Medicine indicates that the simple strategy of eliminating copayments may improve the quality of health outcomes for patients. The study, supported by the Commonwealth Fund, concludes that patients discharged from the … Continue reading
Blue Cross / Tufts Medical Center Impasse – Who’s Looking Out for the Patients?
Today’s announcement that Tufts Medical Center and its physicians at the New England Quality Care Alliance (NEQCA), and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts hit a contracting impasse (see coverage from WBUR, and this personal story, and the Globe story), … Continue reading
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More Stories of Closed Enrollment Crazyness
HCFA received many inquiries from last month’s original open enrollment blog post. We were right – a lot of education on the state’s closed enrollment situation needs to happen, not only for consumers, but also to all players in the … Continue reading
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A federal escape valve for closed enrollment
Today I spoke with a man who has been put into a desperate situation caused by a hole in our health care system. Jim has been on Commonwealth Care for the past couple of years. He recently completed an annual … Continue reading
Must See Video, Yes. But Important Policy Meaning For Us, Too.
Both WBUR’s CommonHealth and the Globe’s White Coat Notes have appropriately linked to this wonderful, creative and smart video, created by Gregory Warner of Marketplace. But there’s an important policy implication for us that the video illustrates. Massachusetts used to … Continue reading
Student Health Programs Advance, but Still Need Improvement. UMass Amherst Students Fight Back.
Though most university students are healthy, they are not immune from becoming seriously ill or injured. In fact, over 15% of young adults live with chronic health problems such as asthma, diabetes, or hypertension. In addition, it’s essential that people … Continue reading
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Want Lower Health Insurance Rates? Urge Senators to Preserve the Governor’s Vetoes.
Governor Patrick vetoed three sections in the Massachusetts FY 2012 budget to ensure the state has better control over escalating health care costs. Yesterday the House overrode the vetoes, and they will be coming up in the Senate soon, possibly … Continue reading
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Window opens for individuals and families to buy or change health plans
The first annual six-week open enrollment period to purchase individual health insurance has begun. Until August 15, Massachusetts residents who either want to purchase individual or family health insurance coverage or want to switch their existing coverage will be able … Continue reading
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A “Commonwealth Conversation” about … health databases
A productive blog conversation is going on now about something fairly wonky, but fairly important. We’ve blogged before about the state’s “All Payer Claims Database (APCD).” The DHCFP database, which will collect health transactions from every possible source in the … Continue reading
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And We’re Off!: Joint Committee on Financial Services Holds Informational Hearing for 2011-2012 Session
Following in their tradition, the Joint Committee on Financial Services (with jurisdiction over banking and insurance) held an informational hearing today for stakeholders. The tone of the hearing was jovial with many laughs – honest financial services can be funny- … Continue reading
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