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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Powerful WGBH Report on MassHealth Dental: “My teeth have literally fallen apart, crumbled.”
This morning WGBH radio ran a story on the continued impact of the MassHealth adult dental cuts that were initiated in July 2010. Three years after most dental benefits were eliminated, we’ll see some progress. Fillings will be restored for … Continue reading
Posted in Oral Health
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Health Policy Commission Looks At Grant Program
The Health Policy Commission met on Thursday July 25th for its seventh full meeting. The Commission is moving ahead with important work set to occur in the fall, which will include awarding grants to support hospital investment and conducting the … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare Cost Control
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Consumer Appeal Rights Comments Wanted
The Health Policy Commission’s (HPC) Quality Improvement and Patient Protection Committee convened yesterday. The meeting focused on a discussion of the Office of Patient Protection’s (OPP) internal and external review procedures, and culminated in a lively listening session advising OPP … Continue reading
Posted in Private Market
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Bringing the ACA to All Communities in Massachusetts – Launching ACA Outreach Campaign
We want to keep you up-to-date on all the great outreach work that HCFA has been doing. If you hadn’t already heard, we are proud to partner with The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services and 10 local … Continue reading
Posted in HCFA
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Guess What? Docs Prescribe Drugs They Are Paid To Promote.
ProPublica is a non-profit news group dedicated to public interest investigative journalism. Their reporters matched for the first time federal data on payments from drug companies to prescribers and records on drugs prescribed by doctors to their Medicare patients. Until … Continue reading
Posted in Prescription Drug Reform
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Patient Activation = Better Care Experiences
Health care providers, take note: a new study published in Health Affairs reports that patients who are “activated” recount greater satisfaction in their healthcare encounters. Patient activation refers to how empowered a patient feels in managing his or her own … Continue reading
Connector Board Talks Budget, Accomplishments and Goals
Last Thursday, the Connector Board reviewed the agency’s FY2013 and FY2014 administrative budgets, looked back at FY2013 accomplishments and ahead to FY2014 goals, and announced the Navigator program grant awards. Materials from the meeting can be found here. Before delving … Continue reading
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