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FY13 Healthcare Spending Tips 50% of State Budget ($16.5B)
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During the formation of the FY 13 budget the Governor and his…
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ACA Impact, Part 5: New $63 Per-Head Tax
The headline from the AP this morning
Surprise: New Insurance…
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ACA Impact, Part 4: $3.89 Billion in New Insurance Taxes Over 10 Years
I have written many times before on this blog about individual…
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What can Oklahoma Teach Massachusetts on Healthcare?
More patients and companies are moving away from traditional healthcare; this video of the Oklahoma Surgery Center explains why.
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Can Mass ACOs & ICOs Co-Exist? Wait…What is an ICO?
For those keeping track at home, ACO is the acronym for an…
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9 States to Watch for ACA Implementation
Healthcare reporters have been in a frenzy to report this week…
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Responding to Cadillac Tax Report Concerns
Pioneer's recent report on the Cadillac tax has garnered a good…
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Big ACA Middle-Class Tax Increase in Mass, $87K for Small Biz Employee
Pioneer is releasing a new brief estimating the impact of…
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Case Study-When Politics Influences Policy: Liberal Health Wonks from Mass
This afternoon FamiliesUSA released a report from a trifecta…
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If Doctors Know the Price, Would It Change Behavior? Essay Contest
The great folks over at Costs of Care have opened their…
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NYT: Medicare Bills Rise as Records Turn Electronic
The theory of cost savings don't always match what happens in…
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Does Health IT Guarantee Better Care & Save Money?
Given the near universal HIT mandate in Chapter 224 of the…
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$14B in Medicare Cuts under ACA for Massachusetts
During the Presidential race, we have heard a lot about the $716…
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Do Patient-Centered Medical Homes Save Money?
Locally, much has been made about the Massachusetts Patient-Centered…
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New England Raking in $$$ for ACA Exchanges, $351 million and counting
Josh Archambault, Director of Healthcare Policy at Pioneer Institute…
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Change Coming for FSAs? Drop the “Use-it-or-Lose-It” Rule
HT to Meghan McCarthy at National Journal for the report and…
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Rent Seeking in Mass Price Capping Law
After Moody's issued a credit negative analysis for hospitals…
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Medicaid Patient Access in Mass
Yesterday the Massachusetts Medical Society released its annual…
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Moody’s Report: New Mass Price Capping Law “Credit Negative” for Hospitals
In the soon to be long list of unintended consequences as…
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Funny Business Ahead in Massachusetts?
Over at the Manhattan Institute, Paul Howard recently blogged…
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Will Government-Directed Healthcare in Mass. Really Contain Costs?
Governor Patrick signed a new healthcare law today aimed at cost…
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Pioneer’s Statement on “Cost Containment” and Payment Reform Bill
Another Lost Opportunity to Give Individuals and Businesses…
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ACA Impact on Mass, Part 1: Low-income Residents will Pay More for Healthcare and Insurance
Affordability/ Subsidy levels for Low-income: How much will individuals…
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How SCOTUS ACA/Obamacare Ruling Impacts Mass
Most of the press coverage has focused on the political angle…
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Pulling Back the Curtain on Beacon Hill’s “Healthcare Reform 2.0”
T-minus 13 days until the end of the legislative session and…
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Jon Gruber’s RomneyCare/ObamaCare False Narrative
This morning, Steve LeBlanc of the Associated Press has another…
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Are Fewer People in MA Paying the Indiv Mandate Penalty?
Since the Supreme Court upheld the ACA/Obamacare, there has…
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Pioneer Press Release on SCOTUS ACA Ruling
The Way Forward: Despite Supreme Court Ruling,
New Start Needed…
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The Myth of Cost Control Legislation
The House passed their version of "cost control" last night in…
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Guide to Mass Payment Reform Amendments: Sex Ed, Podiatry, and Acupuncture
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