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Dec 19th, 2008
The Boston Globe examined how key players in the debate over how to provide health care coverage for the nation's 47 million uninsured residents believe that the Massachusetts health insurance law is an important model for what Washington could do and how to get it done.
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Dec 19th, 2008
Many low-income, elderly and immigrant residents in Massachusetts will likely be affected by Boston Medical Center's announcement that it will be laying off hundreds of workers and reducing services
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Dec 2nd, 2008
While the Massachusetts health insurance law has led to about 440,000 newly insured state residents, the demand for primary care physicians has outpaced the supply.
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Nov 17th, 2008
Some hospitals in Massachusetts receive payments from insurers that on average are about 15% to 60% more than payments for the same procedure at competing hospitals, even when there is no evidence that higher-priced care leads to better patient outcomes.
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Nov 3rd, 2008
Issue brief looks at employer support of Massachusetts health insurance law, Kaiser Family Foundation updates Medicare tool.
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Oct 30th, 2008
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the state's largest health insurer, will require physicians to adopt computer prescription systems by 2010 to qualify for bonus payments.
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Oct 21st, 2008
The Massachusetts Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority board on Friday voted unanimously to proceed with new minimum standards for health coverage, but added exemptions for individuals, unions or employers who can prove that plans that have not been authorized by the state are comparable to the requirements.
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Oct 7th, 2008
Massachusetts residents enrolled in the state-subsidized health insurance program Commonwealth Care continued to seek routine care at hospital emergency departments at a rate 14% higher than state residents overall.
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Sep 2nd, 2008
The pioneering Massachusetts program to provide health insurance for all citizens looks more and more successful with each passing month, which suggests that the plan could become a model for universal health coverage for other states or the nation.
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Aug 30th, 2008
More than 350,000 people have health insurance coverage with the new health care plan provided by the state of Massachusetts.
