Massachusetts May Expand State-Subsidized Health Insurance
Between 30,000 and 40,000 Massachusetts residents are offered health insurance by their employer but have incomes less than 300% of the federal poverty level and cannot afford the premiums.
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PBS Examines Massachusetts Health Insurance Law Effects
PBS' reported on how the Massachusetts health insurance law has affected the state's fiscal situation and uninsurance rates.
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Massachusetts Governor Requests Additional Funding For Health Insurance Law
Massachusetts Governor is seeking an additional $153.1 million to help cover costs of the state's health insurance law.
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Health Care Costs Challenging Massachusetts Health Insurance Law
Two years after the Massachusetts health insurance law was signed, the state's biggest challenge is rising costs.
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Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Approves Increase In Affordability Standards
The Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector approved new rules that increase the monthly premium considered affordable by about 10% from 2007 levels.
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Massachusetts Health Insurance Law Has Achieved Much
While the success of the Massachusetts health insurance law is not assured, the state should be proud of accomplishing so much, so quickly.
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Massachusetts Universal Coverage Is Imbalanced Between Physicians, Patients
Massachusetts' health insurance law has had the unintended consequence of exacerbating the imbalance between supply and demand for primary care physicians.
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Massachusetts Officials To Reduce Cost Of Health Insurance Law
Massachusetts officials are seeking ways to address the increasing costs of the state's health insurance law.
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Massachusetts Leaders Consider Cigarette Tax To Fund Health Insurance Law
Massachusetts House Speaker, Senate President are considering an increase to the state's cigarette tax as one of several proposals to address the greater-than-expected costs of the state's health insurance law.
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Wall Street Journal On Massachusetts Health Insurance Law
Wall Street Journal opinion piece discusses Massachusetts's landmark effort to insure our citizens.
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Massachusetts Health Care Subsidy Program Cost, Enrollment Could Double
Massachusetts' subsidized health insurance program is expected to double in enrollment and cost by June 2011.
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Massachusetts Employers, Employees Paying Most For Health Care Plans
Massachusetts health care model requires nearly every resident to buy health insurance.
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Cost Of Massachusetts Health Insurance Mandate To Rise
A 85% increase is projected in the cost of Massachusetts' mandatory health insurance law by 2009.
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Massachusetts Increases Spending For Health Insurance Law
Massachusetts Governor introduced a $28.2 billion fiscal year 2009 budget proposal that aims to close a $1.3 billion budget gap primarily created by increasing health care costs.
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Massachusetts Communities To Lower Health Care Costs
Several Massachusetts communities have joined the Group Insurance Commission, the state's employee health care system.
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Massachusetts: Changes To Health Care Provider Payment System Proposes
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts has proposed paying health care providers a flat fee each year for every patient.
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Success Of Massachusetts Health Insurance Law Depends On State's Ability To Rein In Health Care Costs
Massachusetts health officials have said that containing health spending increases is key to the success of the state's health insurance law.
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Considering Massachusetts Financial Meltdown In Review Of Health Care Legislation
A consumer group urged Hill to examine cost overruns hitting a similar program in Massachusetts and the lack of controls over insurer profiteering in the California measure.
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Massachusetts Draft Regulations Would Increase Penalties For Uninsured Residents
The penalty for Massachusetts residents who can afford but do not purchase health insurance in 2008 could quadruple compared with the penalty in 2007.
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Groups Attempt To Boost Immigrants' Understanding Of Massachusetts Health Insurance Mandate
Health officials address widespread confusion among immigrants about the new Massachusetts health insurance mandate.
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Massachusetts Panel Approves Changes To Commonwealth Care Plan
Massachusetts bid specifications for health insurers that aim to reduce cost increases for Commonwealth Care.
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Success, Challenges Of Massachusetts Health Insurance Law
The analysis examines the first 18 months of Massachusetts' health insurance law.
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Massachusetts Sees Nearly 300,000 Uninsured Enroll For Coverage Under Health Care Law
Nearly 300,000 formerly uninsured Massachusetts residents have enrolled in some form of health insurance over the past 18 months.
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Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Asks Insurers To Limit Premium Increases
Massachusetts Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector voted to press insurers to hold premium increases to 5% in 2008.
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Massachusetts Health Coverage Mandate Should Inform Presidential Candidates
New York Times examined the progress of the Massachusetts law requiring individuals to obtain health coverage.
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Massachusetts Might Face $147M Funding Shortfall In Health Reform Plan
Massachusetts could face a $147 million funding shortfall by the end of this fiscal year if enrollment in Commonwealth Care continues at a higher-than-expected rate.
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Massachusetts Health Insurance Law Focus Of Debate Among Candidates
The recently implemented Massachusetts health insurance law is now at the center of disputes in the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns
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Businesses Support Expansion Of Massachusetts Health Insurance Requirements For Employers
Fifty-five percent of Massachusetts employers believe a provision of the state's health insurance law requiring businesses with 11 or more workers to offer health insurance or pay a penalty should be expanded to all companies.
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Proposed Medicaid Cuts Could Cost Massachusetts $100M Annually
A reduction in federal Medicaid spending proposed by the Bush administration could cost Massachusetts more than $100 million annually.
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Massachusetts Initiative To Help Hispanics, Brazilians Obtain Health Coverage
Massachusetts Latino Health Insurance Program is seeking to expand its services to help more Boston-area Hispanics and Brazilians obtain health insurance before Dec. 31.
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Massachusetts Residents Seeking Information On Subsidized Health Insurance Plan
The number of Massachusetts residents seeking information about the state's new subsidized health insurance plan is "overwhelming" the call center set up to help them.
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States Likely Would Have To Increase Taxes To Implement Health Insurance Law Similar To Massachusetts'
Massachusetts' new health insurance law that aims to achieve near-universal coverage in the state might not be easily replicated by other states seeking to overhaul their health care systems.
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Massachusetts To Enroll Low-Income Residents In Partially Subsidized Health Coverage
Massachusetts health care officials are boosting efforts to enroll low-income residents in subsidized health insurance plans.
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Massachusetts Rejects Proposal For High-Deductible Prescription Drug Plan
Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority Board rejected a proposal for a prescription drug plan that would have included a $15 copayment for refills of generic drugs.
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Massachusetts Health Insurance Law Leads To Increased Use Of Community Health Centers
The number of Massachusetts residents visiting community health clinics has increased over the past year, in part because of the state's new health insurance law.
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Massachusetts Officials Approve Plans For Free-Care Pool
Massachusetts officials said that uninsured residents will not have to pay a $35-per-month deductible before receiving no-cost care at hospitals but that instead they will contribute copayments for services.
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Reimbursement Rules Threaten To Cut Millions In Funding For Massachusetts Free Care Hospitals
Payments to Massachusetts safety net hospitals would decrease by millions of dollars under proposed reimbursement rules that are part of the state's new health insurance law.
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Report Examines Effects Of Massachusetts Health Insurance Law
CBO releases report that examines effects of Massachusetts health insurance law.
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Massachusetts Health Insurance Law Captures Attention Of Other States
Massachusetts health insurance law is "attracting intense scrutiny" from other states.
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Massachusetts Should Be Able To Join State Health Insurance Program Without Unions' Permission
Massachusetts municipalities should be allowed to bypass negotiations with labor unions to join the state's health insurance program.
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