MBTAAnalysis: A look inside the MBTA

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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…

The Clock is Ticking…….

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The clock is ticking towards December 30, 2017.  As part of…

Mass Connector Called Before Congress To Explain Failed Rollout

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Chris Cassidy at the Boston Herald is reporting that Jean Yang,…

ACA Spiking Premiums in Massachusetts, More Than 300 Cancellations of Plans

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The Patrick Administration has been publicly touting that health…

One Small Step Toward Consumer-Oriented Reform in Massachusetts Healthcare

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Last week a little noticed but highly significant healthcare…

“Barrier-Free Care”: An Idea That Should Hit the Wall in Committee

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House Bill 2084, "An Act Relative to Keep People Healthy By…

In Pictures: 15 Facts Pres. Obama Needs To Know About Mass.’s Healthcare Reform

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During President Obama’s Boston visit to talk about the ACA…

More Americans In 3 States Have Had Their Insurance Canceled Under ObamaCare Than Have Filed An Exchange Account In All 50

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This week the reality of the ObamaCare roll-out appeared…

Mass Health Connector 2.0: Limited Function and Unable to Provide Subsidy and Medicaid Information

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The Health Connector has spent the last 3 years telling everyone…

Healthcare.gov Crashes During First Day, Why Massachusetts Never Had This Problem

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In the grand scheme of the ACA, the first day of open enrollment…

Will ACA Cause Rate Shock in Massachusetts? It Appears So, Small Biz To See Premiums Rise Up to 97%

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Conventional wisdom has held that the ACA impact on Massachusetts…

Do Insurer Rate Filings Tell Us About the ACA/Obamacare in Mass? Not really

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This morning the state of Massachusetts released quarterly…

Promising State “Duals” Pilot (One Care), Late and Losing Carriers

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Pioneer has long advocated for reforming the way that healthcare…

ACA Premium Roller Coaster for Small Business Coming to Massachusetts

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A handful of owners of small companies in the Commonwealth…

60% of MA Docs Will Not Meet Ch224 Electronic Medical Record Mandate

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Putting aside a lengthy discussion about the merits of and cost…

Update and Public Statement on Continued Lack of Transparency on the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Massachusetts

The following is a statement from Pioneer Institute executive…

New “Grace Period” For ACA Implementation in Mass

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These are strange days in healthcare. Even the Boston Globe is…

Oregon Medicaid Results: Half Full or Missing the Point?

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Much as been written this past week about the second year results…

ACA’s Alice in Wonderland Twist: HHS Unilateral Delay of Regulations

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A recent decision by HHS illustrates the arbitrary nature…

Untold Story of Small Biz Delay under ACA, Just Déjà Vu from Massachusetts

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The revelation that the Obama Administration will delay the roll…

Will Mass Unmerge Insurance Marketplace Because of ACA?

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I have written numerous times about the impact that the ACA…

As Federal Health Law Turns Three, We Should Leverage The Power of Federalism

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As the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka ObamaCare)…

Health Policy Commission Starts to Pick Winners and Losers

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In a feared (put predicted) outcome, the newly formed Health…

Revolving Door on Beacon Hill, Healthcare Edition

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It often goes unreported, but Beacon Hill does have a wide revolving door…

Who Controls Health Care Costs? Experts Debate

This week, Pioneer hosted its annual Hewitt Health Care Lecture,…

5 Takeaways from the Employer Healthcare Survey in Massachusetts

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CHIA, the healthcare data agency for the Commonwealth, finally…

Data Neglect at Massachusetts’s Data Agency (CHIA/DHCFP)

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The agency responsible for much of the publicly available data…

Mass Connector Up to $180 Million to Change Tires on the Exchange

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The Boston Globe reported on its website yesterday that the…

What is ahead for Chapter 224 in 2013

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In an effort to achieve greater transparency, I decided…