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Monthly Archives: February 2006
Gasp! Mass. Senate Warmly Embraces RomneyCare
Today the State Senate unanimously approved a health reform bill that embraces key elements of Gov. Romney’s health care proposal, and nothing else. We raised serious concerns with the bill, (click here to see our letter to senators). The Senate … Continue reading
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Big Enchilada, or Taquito?
Friday, March 3, is 120 days before July 1 (the absolute deadline for Massachusetts to have a new plan for using $385 million in federal Medicaid money or lose it), and that triggered a flurry of action today on health … Continue reading
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Like New England Weather, the Senate Shifts Again
The old saying, “if you don’t like New England weather, wait a minute,” seems to characterize the State Senate’s ever shifting posture on health reform. Today’s Boston Globe discloses Sen. Pres. Travaglini’s decision to toss in the towel on comprehensive … Continue reading
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The Wheel Is Turning, But the Hamster Is Dead
My slightly demented brother in law Bill — an ER doc in Oregon — sent this collection of memorable job performance reviews — reportedly taken from actual employee performance evaluations in a large US corporation: “His men would follow him … Continue reading
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See What Happens When You Push: Walmart Announces Improvements in Worker Health Benefits
We know it won’t be nearly enough, yet we can’t help noticing today’s announcement by Walmart that they will expand their health coverage offerings to their workers. Does anyone think they would be doing this were it not for the … Continue reading
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The Senate Health Reform “Offer”
On Monday of this week, Senate sources revealed they had sent a 14-page powerpoint memo to the House as a compromise health reform proposal to break the conference committee deadlock. This afternoon, State House News published the document on its … Continue reading
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Wanna Weigh in on Health Reform? 3/1/06 1pm, State House Room A1
Remember the MassACT Ballot Initiative? Still kickin’. Last December, it passed the first threshold by collecting 81,000 registered voter signatures (66,000 needed). Between now and May, the Legislature has the opportunity under the State Constitution to pass it on their … Continue reading
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