IT”S BEEN A DECADE since the Legislature revamped the way the state regulates health care, passing legislation establishing the Health Policy Commission and instituting a cost control benchmark. House Speaker […]
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Speaker Mariano says health care regulation needs updates
It’s been a decade since the Legislature revamped the way the state regulates health care, passing legislation establishing the Health Policy Commission and instituting a cost control benchmark. House Speaker […]
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Treat gun violence like the public health crisis it is
GUN VIOLENCE is a public health crisis. That’s what we continue to hear from healthcare leaders across Massachusetts and the nation. It may seem odd at first blush to use […]
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Employer health plans are expensive in Massachusetts
If you work for a Massachusetts company, it’s likely your employer offers health insurance. But it will cost you. Survey results of 806 employers released Thursday by the Center for […]
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Employer health plans are expensive in Massachusetts
IF YOU WORK for a Massachusetts company, it’s likely your employer offers health insurance. But it will cost you. Survey results of 806 employers released Thursday by the Center for […]
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Here’s a cake recipe for the Health Policy Commission
WHEN MASS GENERAL Brigham submitted its performance improvement plan on May 16, I thought what was proposed was “wholly inadequate.” In recent days, to follow up that comment, I tried to […]
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Hospital profits pick up in 2021, mostly on asset values
AFTER PANDEMIC-RELATED financial struggles, Massachusetts’ hospitals are again turning a profit, despite reduced levels of federal aid. A preliminary report by the Center for Health Information and Analysis on fiscal […]
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Mass General Brigham pledges to cut costs $70m a year
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM says it intends to cut spending $70 million a year across its hospital network to comply with a Health Policy Commission directive to bring its costs in […]
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Baker urges speedy FDA review of Moderna COVID vaccine for kids
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER wrote a letter to President Biden urging the US Food and Drug Administration to quickly consider approving Moderna’s application for a COVID-19 vaccine for children. The state’s […]
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Children’s acquisition of Franciscan makes sense
I WRITE TODAY not to bury the leaders of Boston Children’s Hospital, but to praise them. Well, perhaps with some reservations. My reason for saying something nice today about Boston […]
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What’s causing the infant formula shortage?
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. A baby formula shortage has added to the woes of American parents already confronted with the pressures of raising […]
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Mass. agrees to pay $56m to settle Holyoke Soldiers’ Home lawsuit
THE STATE HAS AGREED to pay $56 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by veterans who contracted COVID-19 and the families of veterans who died at the Holyoke […]
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Bringing common sense to assisted living
PEACE OF MIND for assisted living residents and their families – that’s what a bill before the Massachusetts Legislature would deliver. What small changes could make such a big difference? […]
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I assume my patients have been sexually assaulted
I AM A FORMER captain in the US Air Force, where I worked as both a research physicist and as an advocate for sexual assault victims in the military. Today, […]
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Wu calls MGH project a ‘catalytic investment’
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is calling the construction of two connected towers at Massachusetts General Hospital a “catalytic investment” that could not only boost health care in the city but […]
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Wu calls MGH project a ‘catalytic investment’
BOSTON MAYOR Michelle Wu is calling the construction of two connected towers at Massachusetts General Hospital a “catalytic investment” that could not only boost health care in the city but […]
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House floats UMass health sciences school at Mount Ida campus
FACED WITH a staffing crisis throughout the health care industry, the House’s leading policymaker on health care has an idea: build a new public school for health sciences education, located […]
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Court ruling lifts CDC’s transportation mask mandate
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE MASKS WILL no longer be required on MBTA vehicles and properties, Massachusetts Department of Transportation officials announced Tuesday afternoon, a day after a federal judge in […]
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Standardizing public health across Massachusetts
The relationship between the state of Massachusetts and its cities and towns is a complicated one. Sometimes, as with liquor licenses, the state is in control, deciding how many licenses […]
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Standardizing public health across Massachusetts
THE RELATIONSHIP between the state of Massachusetts and its cities and towns is a complicated one. Sometimes, as with liquor licenses, the state is in control, deciding how many licenses […]
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Nursing homes need support — and more accountability
A WEEK AGO CommonWealth featured an op-ed by a representative of the nursing home industry entitled “Nursing home situation grows dire again.” The gist of the article was a plea to […]
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In healthcare debate, home care deserves attention
THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19 pandemic, home healthcare providers played a critical role in taking the pressure off hospitals and an overwhelmed healthcare system, enabling patients to be taken care of and […]
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State seeks $600m in Robin Hood Medicaid plan
EVEN AS DEBATE continues in the Legislature over how best to help community hospitals in the long term, a technical provision included in Gov. Charlie Baker’s state budget proposal could […]
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Is the state’s health cost benchmark still relevant?
One of the central duties of the state Health Policy Commission is to set an annual cost growth benchmark, a target that serves as a guide rail of sorts for […]