What can Oklahoma Teach Massachusetts on Healthcare?

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More patients and companies are moving away from traditional healthcare; this video of the Oklahoma Surgery Center explains why.

Can Mass ACOs & ICOs Co-Exist? Wait…What is an ICO?

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For those keeping track at home, ACO is the acronym for an…

9 States to Watch for ACA Implementation

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Healthcare reporters have been in a frenzy to report this week…

Responding to Cadillac Tax Report Concerns

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Pioneer's recent report on the Cadillac tax has garnered a good…

Big ACA Middle-Class Tax Increase in Mass, $87K for Small Biz Employee

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Pioneer is releasing a new brief estimating the impact of…

Case Study-When Politics Influences Policy: Liberal Health Wonks from Mass

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This afternoon FamiliesUSA released a report from a trifecta…

If Doctors Know the Price, Would It Change Behavior? Essay Contest

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The great folks over at Costs of Care have opened their…

NYT: Medicare Bills Rise as Records Turn Electronic

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The theory of cost savings don't always match what happens in…

Does Health IT Guarantee Better Care & Save Money?

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Given the near universal HIT mandate in Chapter 224 of the…

$14B in Medicare Cuts under ACA for Massachusetts

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During the Presidential race, we have heard a lot about the $716…

Do Patient-Centered Medical Homes Save Money?

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Locally, much has been made about the Massachusetts Patient-Centered…

New England Raking in $$$ for ACA Exchanges, $351 million and counting

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Josh Archambault, Director of Healthcare Policy at Pioneer Institute…

Change Coming for FSAs? Drop the “Use-it-or-Lose-It” Rule

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HT to Meghan McCarthy at National Journal for the report and…

Rent Seeking in Mass Price Capping Law

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After Moody's issued a credit negative analysis for hospitals…

Medicaid Patient Access in Mass

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Yesterday the Massachusetts Medical Society released its annual…

Moody’s Report: New Mass Price Capping Law “Credit Negative” for Hospitals

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In the soon to be long list of unintended consequences as…

Funny Business Ahead in Massachusetts?

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Over at the Manhattan Institute, Paul Howard recently blogged…

Will Government-Directed Healthcare in Mass. Really Contain Costs?

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Governor Patrick signed a new healthcare law today aimed at cost…

Pioneer’s Statement on “Cost Containment” and Payment Reform Bill

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Another Lost Opportunity to Give Individuals and Businesses…

ACA Impact on Mass, Part 1: Low-income Residents will Pay More for Healthcare and Insurance

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Affordability/ Subsidy levels for Low-income: How much will individuals…

How SCOTUS ACA/Obamacare Ruling Impacts Mass

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Most of the press coverage has focused on the political angle…

Pulling Back the Curtain on Beacon Hill’s “Healthcare Reform 2.0”

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T-minus 13 days until the end of the legislative session and…

Jon Gruber’s RomneyCare/ObamaCare False Narrative

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This morning, Steve LeBlanc of the Associated Press has another…

Are Fewer People in MA Paying the Indiv Mandate Penalty?

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Since the Supreme Court upheld the ACA/Obamacare, there has…

Pioneer Press Release on SCOTUS ACA Ruling

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The Way Forward: Despite Supreme Court Ruling, New Start Needed…

The Myth of Cost Control Legislation

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The House passed their version of "cost control" last night in…

Guide to Mass Payment Reform Amendments: Sex Ed, Podiatry, and Acupuncture

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Find me on twitter: @josharchambault For those following at…

Mass House Pulls a “Charlie Brown” on Payment Reform Redraft

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The Massachusetts House rushed the release of their payment…

Video: But Will The Cost-Cutting Bills Really Save Money?

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The debate on Beacon Hill is heating up on payment reform legislation,…